198 results Reform of the Belgian Building Material Index In December 2022, the existing Belgian Building Material Index will be published for the last time. This article discusses the impact on ongoing construction contracts. Colour shifting risks: cartel fines for alleged indirect info exchange upheld National courts upheld the approach by two national competition authorities towards indirect information exchange, lowering the standard of proof for collusion by competitors when receiving competitively sensitive information from a buyer (or supplier). European Commission adopts merger simplification package to reduce red tape The European Commission recently adopted a package to simplify its procedures for reviewing concentrations under the EU Merger regulation. Under the new rules, more cases can benefit from the simplified procedure. De beursvennootschap, AVA-seizoen 2022 In het Tijdschrift voor de Ondernemingsrechtpraktijk staan Lieke Stroeve en Manon Cremers stil bij de actiepunten voor AVA-seizoenen 2022 en 2023. 2022: the big reveal of 2021’s competition law promises 2021 was riddled with sneak previews of a “review of competition policy tools with unprecedented scope and ambition”. Gun jumping: beware, the Commission will take action The Commission has imposed interim measures on Illumina and GRAIL. These measures include the obligation to run GRAIL by independent management. Back to the future – Commission publishes roadmap for green and digital challenges The Commission’s Communication “A competition policy fit for new challenges” (the “Communication”) identifies key areas in which competition law and policy can support European efforts in dealing with the challenges of the green and digital transitions. Proposal to amend European Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) in context of Fit-for-55 One component of the Fit-for-55 climate package is a revision of the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) to allow the ETS to also contribute to the target of 55% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030 compared to 1990. Voorstel tot wijziging van het Europees emissiehandelssysteem (ETS) in het kader van Fit-for-55 Een van de onderdelen van het Fit-for-55 klimaatpakket is een herziening van het Europees emissiehandelssysteem (ETS) waardoor ook het ETS bijdraagt aan het reductiedoel van 55% minder broeikasgassen in 2030 ten opzichte van 1990. Chambers and Partners Real Estate Global Practice Guide 2021 - Luxembourg chapter Claire-Marie Darnand, Victorien Hémery, Johan Léonard, Tom Storck, Benjamin Marthoz, Audrey Jarreton and François Bernard contributed to the Luxembourg chapter of the Chambers and Partners Real Estate Global Practice Guide 2021. Upward referral of killer acquisitions: enlightened or one-stop shop flop? Companies involved in M&A deals falling below the EU and national notification thresholds need to think twice about their deal’s potential impact on competition from now on. Abuse of economic dependence: lessons drawn from the first judgments On 22 August 2020, the ban on abuse of economic dependence was implemented in Belgium. Now that almost a year has passed and the first judgments have been rendered, we assess what first lessons can be drawn from these judgments. De Wet natuurbescherming, stikstof en de bouwpraktijk na de PAS-uitspraken: waar staan we? In 2019 deed de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State (“Afdeling”) de geruchtmakende PAS-uitspraken. De jurisprudentie deed de bouwwereld op haar grondvesten schudden en overheden namen van de weeromstuit een uiterst afwachtende houding aan. Foreign subsidies: another addition to the M&A checklist Checking for merger control notification obligations and Foreign Direct Investment screening mechanisms will be on the list for most companies involved in M&A deals. Slovak Telekom: ECJ on essentials of the ‘essential facilities’ doctrine Only dominant companies with a “genuinely tight grip” on the market can be forced to grant rivals access to their infrastructure. Getting the Deal Through – Cartel Regulation 2021 Floris ten Have and Kaj Privé contributed to Getting the Deal Through – Cartel Regulation 2021. In their publication, Floris and Kaj discuss important issues that apply to cartel regulation in the Netherlands. De UAV-GC 2020, beter ten halve gekeerd dan ten hele gedwaald In het Tijdschrift Aanbestedingsrecht en Staatssteun gaan Ingmar de Groot, Erik Verweij en David Orobio de Castro met anderen in op de wijzigingen en mogelijke knelpunten van de herziene UAV-GC. Mogen grote steden woningbeleggers in alle wijken weren? Gemeenten krijgen binnenkort een nieuw instrument in de strijd tegen woningnood: opkoopbescherming. Dit is een vergunningplicht voor het verhuren van een recent aangeschafte woning. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page
Reform of the Belgian Building Material Index In December 2022, the existing Belgian Building Material Index will be published for the last time. This article discusses the impact on ongoing construction contracts.
Colour shifting risks: cartel fines for alleged indirect info exchange upheld National courts upheld the approach by two national competition authorities towards indirect information exchange, lowering the standard of proof for collusion by competitors when receiving competitively sensitive information from a buyer (or supplier).
European Commission adopts merger simplification package to reduce red tape The European Commission recently adopted a package to simplify its procedures for reviewing concentrations under the EU Merger regulation. Under the new rules, more cases can benefit from the simplified procedure.
De beursvennootschap, AVA-seizoen 2022 In het Tijdschrift voor de Ondernemingsrechtpraktijk staan Lieke Stroeve en Manon Cremers stil bij de actiepunten voor AVA-seizoenen 2022 en 2023.
2022: the big reveal of 2021’s competition law promises 2021 was riddled with sneak previews of a “review of competition policy tools with unprecedented scope and ambition”.
Gun jumping: beware, the Commission will take action The Commission has imposed interim measures on Illumina and GRAIL. These measures include the obligation to run GRAIL by independent management.
Back to the future – Commission publishes roadmap for green and digital challenges The Commission’s Communication “A competition policy fit for new challenges” (the “Communication”) identifies key areas in which competition law and policy can support European efforts in dealing with the challenges of the green and digital transitions.
Proposal to amend European Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) in context of Fit-for-55 One component of the Fit-for-55 climate package is a revision of the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) to allow the ETS to also contribute to the target of 55% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030 compared to 1990.
Voorstel tot wijziging van het Europees emissiehandelssysteem (ETS) in het kader van Fit-for-55 Een van de onderdelen van het Fit-for-55 klimaatpakket is een herziening van het Europees emissiehandelssysteem (ETS) waardoor ook het ETS bijdraagt aan het reductiedoel van 55% minder broeikasgassen in 2030 ten opzichte van 1990.
Chambers and Partners Real Estate Global Practice Guide 2021 - Luxembourg chapter Claire-Marie Darnand, Victorien Hémery, Johan Léonard, Tom Storck, Benjamin Marthoz, Audrey Jarreton and François Bernard contributed to the Luxembourg chapter of the Chambers and Partners Real Estate Global Practice Guide 2021.
Upward referral of killer acquisitions: enlightened or one-stop shop flop? Companies involved in M&A deals falling below the EU and national notification thresholds need to think twice about their deal’s potential impact on competition from now on.
Abuse of economic dependence: lessons drawn from the first judgments On 22 August 2020, the ban on abuse of economic dependence was implemented in Belgium. Now that almost a year has passed and the first judgments have been rendered, we assess what first lessons can be drawn from these judgments.
De Wet natuurbescherming, stikstof en de bouwpraktijk na de PAS-uitspraken: waar staan we? In 2019 deed de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State (“Afdeling”) de geruchtmakende PAS-uitspraken. De jurisprudentie deed de bouwwereld op haar grondvesten schudden en overheden namen van de weeromstuit een uiterst afwachtende houding aan.
Foreign subsidies: another addition to the M&A checklist Checking for merger control notification obligations and Foreign Direct Investment screening mechanisms will be on the list for most companies involved in M&A deals.
Slovak Telekom: ECJ on essentials of the ‘essential facilities’ doctrine Only dominant companies with a “genuinely tight grip” on the market can be forced to grant rivals access to their infrastructure.
Getting the Deal Through – Cartel Regulation 2021 Floris ten Have and Kaj Privé contributed to Getting the Deal Through – Cartel Regulation 2021. In their publication, Floris and Kaj discuss important issues that apply to cartel regulation in the Netherlands.
De UAV-GC 2020, beter ten halve gekeerd dan ten hele gedwaald In het Tijdschrift Aanbestedingsrecht en Staatssteun gaan Ingmar de Groot, Erik Verweij en David Orobio de Castro met anderen in op de wijzigingen en mogelijke knelpunten van de herziene UAV-GC.
Mogen grote steden woningbeleggers in alle wijken weren? Gemeenten krijgen binnenkort een nieuw instrument in de strijd tegen woningnood: opkoopbescherming. Dit is een vergunningplicht voor het verhuren van een recent aangeschafte woning.