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On 21 July 2016, the Court of Justice issued a preliminary ruling in which it found that a company cannot be held liable for anti-competitiv…
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The European Court of Justice ruled that the obligation to draw up cross-border invoices exclusively in a particular language (under penalty of nullit…
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The European Commission has fined MAN, Volvo/Renault, Daimler, Iveco and DAF EUR 2.93 million for coordinating prices at “gross lists” level for mediu…
Lire plusOn 29 June 2016, the Belgian Competition Authority closed its investigation into the Professional Institute for Real estate agents (“BIV”). It conclud…
Lire plusWith the objective of promoting the establishment of an internal market for electricity, the European legislator adopted Directive 2009/72/EC of the E…
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La libre circulation des denrées alimentaires au sein de l’Union européenne revêt une importance de premier plan. Or, la législation alimentaire n’est…
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On June 23, 2016, UK took the historic resolution to leave the EU which will be implemented by triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and by notif…
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Start-ups, scale-ups, incubation centers, pitches, webinars, workshops, etc. all “hot” and “trendy” names for a booming group of entrepreneurs strivin…
Lire plusOn 4 July 2016, the Belgian Competition Authority published a practical guide on compliance programmes for SMEs. Competition law forbids illegal cart…
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On 21 June 2016, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) handed down a judgment in response to a request for a pre…
Lire plusThe Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that the Flemish language rules requiring invoices relating to cross-border transactions to be drawn up in Du…
Lire plusOn 3 June 2016, the European Commission concluded that the Belgian public service compensation to bpost is compatible under EU State aid rules.
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On 10 May 2016, the General Court ("GC") dismissed Germany's appeal against the decision of the European Commission concerning the German la…
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On 28 April 2016, the Brussels Court of Appeal (the “Court”) confirmed the decision of the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautori…
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Imagine: your company recently introduced a fully updated product line, and the initial sales results have been very encouraging. You are confide…
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On 11 May 2016, the European Commission blocked Hutchison's proposed acquisition of Telefónica UK ("O2"), despite remedies offered by the parties…
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On 12 May 2016, the General Court (“GC”) dismissed an action for annulment brought by Trioplast Industrier AB (“Trioplast”) against a letter from…
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On 3 July 2016, the new Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation - No 596/2014 on market abuse) will take effect in Belgium and across Europe, replacing an…
Lire plusOn 28 April 2016, the Belgian Competition Authority issued its policy priorities for the current year. This document, which has existed since 2014, ai…
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Le Conseil d'état1 a suspendu l’Arrêté Royal du 15 février 2016 relatif à la fabrication et à la mise dans le commerce des cigarettes électroniques2. …
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