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04/02/14

General Court reduces the fine of two appellants in the calcium carbide and magnesium reagents cartel case

On 23 January 2014, the General Court (“GC”) handed down judgments on three appeals from the calcium carbide and magnesium reagents cartel for SKW, De…

03/02/14

Lower German Court takes issue with claim vehicle model and dismisses EUR 131 million damages claim against ce…

On 17 December 2013, the District Court of Düsseldorf ruled against a EUR 131 million lawsuit brought by Cartel Damage Claims ("CDC") against six ceme…

27/01/14

State aid and sport infrastructures

The European Commission clears Belgian support scheme for football stadiums.

24/01/14

Price fixing cartel in the North Sea

Four North Sea shrimps traders fined € 28 million for price fixing cartel.

21/01/14

Europe has fined a group of banks a total amount of €1.7 billion for manipulation of interest rates

The European Commission has imposed a record fine of €1.71 billion on eight financial institutions for participating in cartels in order to manipulate…

17/01/14

THE “RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN” AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF INTERNET INTERMEDIARIES

On November 6, a Paris Court ordered Google to filter out hyperlinks to images of former F1 boss Max Mosley in an allegedly Nazi-themed sadomasochisti…

16/01/14

Wat brengt de fiscus in 2014?

Het Marlex-team wenst iedereen een gezond en voorspoedig 2014.

15/01/14

Reporting obligation and tax transparency of foreign legal structures – Report on the current situation at mi…

As announced in our newsletter of 25 November 2013, the Belgian government was planning to introduce, as from 1 January 2014, a tax transparency …

13/01/14

Court of Justice held that national legislation imposing an obligation to participate in a scheme of compulsor…

On 12 December 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union published its judgment in Ministero dello Sviluppo economico v. SOA Nazionale Costrutt…

10/01/14

Case law on the taxation in Belgium of income distributed by the French SCI once again rejects the administrat…

Some jurisdictions had supported the view of the tax authorities that such income can be taxed in Belgium as dividends. The Court of First Instance of…

02/01/14

The EU Court of Justice rendered an interesting decision regarding the right of consumers to sue in the courts…

The new bill of 24 September 2012 regarding market practices contains someclarifications about sales, with the aim of ending the discussion about thei…

01/01/14

Europe Forces Belgium To Adapt Its Environmental Impact Assessment Concerning Projects

On 24 March 2011, Belgium was condemned by the Court of Justice because of its deficient implementation of directive 85/337/EG on the assessment of th…

30/12/13

Banks fined 1,7 billion EUR for participating cartels in the interest rate derivatives segment

The cartels affected financial derivatives, such as forward rate agreements, swaps, futures and options. These are instruments linked to a specific fi…

27/12/13

EU General Court Invalidates Design for Infringing Earlier 3D Trade Mark

On 23 April 2013, the General Court of the European Union (the “GC”) upheld an earlier decision of the Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation…

26/12/13

Harmonised classification and labelling current consultations

Parties concerned are invited to submit their comments to the proposed harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) of the substance. The CLH public …

23/12/13

ECJ Rules on Choice of Law Clause in Commercial Agency Agreements

On 17 October 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) answered a preliminary question from the Belgian Supreme Court in the case …

20/12/13

The Court of Justice rules that the Commission's formal decision to investigate a state aid infringement has l…

On 21 November 2013 the Court of Justice ruled on a set of preliminary questions which were referred to it by the Oberlandes Gericht Koblenz ("German…

18/12/13

ECHA initiates eight-week public consultations on applications for authorisation for DEHP and DBP

ECHA has received seven applications for authorisation for uses of DEHP and DBP and now invites interested parties to submit relevant information on a…

12/12/13

Nieuwe Europese douaneverordening

Verordening nr. 608/2013. In 2012 werden door de douaneautoriteiten bijna 40 miljoen namaakgoederen met een totale waarde van ongeveer €1 miljard aan …

10/12/13

The Court of Justice confirms that undertakings can bring an action for damages if the EU Courts fail to adjud…

On 26 November 2013, the Court of Justice ruled in Kendrion v Commission (C-50/12 P), Gascogne Sack Deutschland GmbH v Commission (C-40/12 P) and Grou…

21/06/24

21/06/24

Crowell & Moring launches its Environment and Natural Resources Practice Group in Brussels

19/06/24

19/06/24

Ne manquez pas les Universités d'été d'AVOCATS.BE – Inscrivez-vous aujourd'hui

10/01/24

10/01/24

New LLM opportunity in Belgium: VUB-BSoG transforms its LLM to evening classes and announces ne…

01/07/24

Brussels Court of Appeal Prohibits the Rebranding of a Gener…

28/06/24

Belgium gears up to enforce the EU Deforestation Regulation

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04/02/14

General Court reduces the fine of two appellants in the calcium carbide and magnesium reagents cartel case

03/02/14

Lower German Court takes issue with claim vehicle model and dismisses EUR 131 million damages claim against ce…

27/01/14

State aid and sport infrastructures

24/01/14

Price fixing cartel in the North Sea

21/01/14

Europe has fined a group of banks a total amount of €1.7 billion for manipulation of interest rates

17/01/14

THE “RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN” AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF INTERNET INTERMEDIARIES

16/01/14

Wat brengt de fiscus in 2014?

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Reporting obligation and tax transparency of foreign legal structures – Report on the current situation at mi…

13/01/14

Court of Justice held that national legislation imposing an obligation to participate in a scheme of compulsor…

10/01/14

Case law on the taxation in Belgium of income distributed by the French SCI once again rejects the administrat…

02/01/14

The EU Court of Justice rendered an interesting decision regarding the right of consumers to sue in the courts…

01/01/14

Europe Forces Belgium To Adapt Its Environmental Impact Assessment Concerning Projects

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Banks fined 1,7 billion EUR for participating cartels in the interest rate derivatives segment

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EU General Court Invalidates Design for Infringing Earlier 3D Trade Mark

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Harmonised classification and labelling current consultations

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ECJ Rules on Choice of Law Clause in Commercial Agency Agreements

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The Court of Justice rules that the Commission's formal decision to investigate a state aid infringement has l…

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ECHA initiates eight-week public consultations on applications for authorisation for DEHP and DBP

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Nieuwe Europese douaneverordening

10/12/13

The Court of Justice confirms that undertakings can bring an action for damages if the EU Courts fail to adjud…