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Liberius welcomes a new EU Competition Partner in Brussels

Liberius welcomes Jurgen Smits as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU & Competition Practice Group. Jurgen joins from HEINEKEN International, where he was Global Head of Competi…

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Liberius welcomes a new EU Competition and Regulatory Partner in Brussels

Liberius welcomes Wilko van Weert as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU & Competition Practice Group. Wilko specialises in EU competition and regulatory matters, with a pr…

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Eversheds welcomes new partner in Brussels

Eversheds Sutherland has announced the strategic international hire of Marjolein De Backer as a Partner in its Competition, Trade & Foreign Investment practice in Brussels.

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02/07/24
B2C : obligation d’accepter le paiement en espèces

Depuis le 31 mars 2024, toutes les entreprises sont tenues d’accepter les p…

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24/06/24
Priorities of the Belgian Competition Authority for 2024

On 7 June 2024, the Belgian Competition Authority (the “BCA”) published its…

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Brussels Court of Appeal annuls infringement decision in VEBIC-case on procedural grounds

By judgment of 13 February 2013 the Brussels’ Court of Appeal ("CoA") annulled the decision of the Competition Council (Raad voor de Mededinging, "CC"…

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Bpost fined for abuse of its dominant position in the Belgian postal sector

As from 2005, the Belgian Competition Council received a number of complaints against Bpost for abuse of its dominant position in the Belgian postal s…

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Paris Court of Appeal confirms: Pierre Fabre breached competition law by banning internet sales within its sel…

In 2006, the French Competition Authority (the Conseil) started to investigate whether a number of manufacturers of cosmetics and personal care produc…

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Brussels Court of Appeal Curbs the Powers of the Belgian Competition Authority

In a judgment of 5 March 2013, the Brussels Court of Appeal set out the conditions under which the Belgian Competition Authority can seize documents w…

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European Court of Justice clarifies scope of post-term non-compete obligation in franchise agreement

In its judgment of 7 February 2013, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") ruled (Case C-117/12) that a post-term non-compete obligation in a franchise…

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Les programmes de conformité au droit de la concurrence au seindes entreprises

Les programmes de conformité au droit de la concurrence peuvent constituer un outil utile pour éviter des problèmes de droit de la concurrence.

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Dutch Court rules on cartel damage claims in Gas Insulated Switchgear case

On 16 January 2013, the District Court for the Eastern Netherlands handed down a landmark judgment concerning a claim for cartel damages. The judgment…

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Electrabel aurait abusé de sa position dominante

Dans son rapport motivé déposé au Conseil de la concurrence le 7 février dernier, l’Auditorat du Conseil de la concurrence constatequ’Electrabel a abu…

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bpost condamnée pour abus de position dominante

Le Conseil de la Concurrence belge a condamné le 10 décembre 2012 bpost pour abus de position dominante sous la forme de rabais discriminatoires entre…

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Brussels Courts Shed Light on Superlative Advertising

During the past year, several judgments of Brussels’ courts have clarified the notion of superlative advertising and defined its limits. As such, the…

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La Chambre des Représentants de Belgique approuve de nouvelles règles en matière de concurrence

Ce 28 février, la Chambre des Représentants de Belgique a approuvé une nouvelle législation en matière de concurrence. Celle-ci apporte un certain nom…

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Dutch competition authority prohibits in rare decision merger between baking companies and dismisses divestmen…

In its decision of 14 December 2012 (Case 7321), the Dutch competition authority ("NMa") concluded that the proposed acquisition of A.A. ter Beek (kno…

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Dutch administrative court rules that provision of a Bachelor programme by an institute for distance learning …

On 30 January 2013, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Dutch Council of State (Afdeling Bestuursrechtspraak Raad van State, "ABRvS") hand…

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Refusal to sell in the automotive sector

Today’s automotive sector is a market with many players. At different levels, networks are built, sales are concluded and trade relationships are ma…

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Proposed merger between Dutch regulators into Authority for Consumers and Markets postponed

On 1 January 2013, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") was expected to come into force. However, the proposed merger between the thr…

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Draft bill amending the Belgian Competition Act

The Belgian government has submitted to Parliament a bill introducing significant amendments to the Competition Act. The amended Competition Act will …

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Bills to Reform Belgian Competition Act

  On 27 December 2012, the Belgian federal government introduced two draft bills aimed at reforming Belgian competition law. These bills are expe…

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Dutch competition authority clears proposed concentration between Fox and Eredivisie

On 7 December 2012, the Dutch competition authority ("NMa") published its decision in which it cleared the proposed concentration between the US media…

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Belgian competition council: Happy Time offer Belgacom does not involve margin squeeze even when taking into a…

On 29 November 2012, the Belgian competition council ("BCC") decided that the Happy Time offer of Belgacom, the incumbent Belgian telecom operator, di…

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Former employees can invoke the undertaking’s right to remain silent under Dutch competition law

On 21 December 2012, the Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal ("College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven, CBb") rendered two judgments (LJN: BY7…

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