171 results Highest Dutch Court: ACM has not proved dominance of Dutch railway operator NS A high market share is not always proof of a dominant position. The Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (CBb) upheld the annulment of the ACM’s fine of nearly EUR 41 million on Dutch railway operator NS for alleged abuse of dominance. 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. Financial Regulatory – Update Q1 2021 Traditionally, 1 January (and 1 July) each year is a date on which new Dutch financial regulations enter into force. This year, the amendments to the Dutch Financial Supervision Act are relatively few, but other developments are worthy of attention. Enforcement of Schrems II: Council of State refuses unconditional illegality of transfers to the U.S. A recent decision of the Belgian Council of State shines a first light on the enforcement of the Schrems II ruling of the European Court of Justice in Belgium. ACM issues first excessive pricing fine in pharma On 1 July 2021, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) imposed a fine of EUR 19.5 million on drug manufacturer Leadiant for excessive pricing of their orphan drug CDCA-Leadiant. ACM jumps on gun-jumping bandwagon Companies involved in multi-step acquisitions should beware of potential gun-jumping risks. The ACM has fined a trade association for failing to notify the acquisition of four pharmacies involving a consecutive partial resale. Second time lucky: Intel’s EUR 1.06 billion loyalty rebate fine quashed Intel’s second round at the General Court was significantly more successful than its first. In the first round, the General Court had failed to analyse whether the loyalty rebates at issue were capable of restricting competition. In the second round, afte Stibbe nomme deux nouveaux associés Le bureau bruxellois de Stibbe est fier d'annoncer la promotion de Guan Schaiko (Environment & Planning) et de Pieter Nobels (Banking & Finance) au titre d'associé. Les nouvelles nominations prendront effet le 1er juillet 2022. Stibbe contributes to CFO Forum on new growth During CFO Forum’s Annual Meeting, Marieke Driessen and Rogier Raas hosted a breakout session on ESG reporting and how it contributes to driving new growth. Aperçu des développements juridiques belges et européens Veuillez trouver ci-joint un aperçu des récents développements juridiques belges et européens arrêtés au 25 avril 2022. Overzicht van EU-BE juridische ontwikkelingen Gelieve hierbij een overzicht te vinden van recente Belgische en Europese juridische ontwikkelingen tot en met 25 april 2022. Navigating access refusals after the ECJ’s Google Android Auto-ruling Big Tech faces challenges when denying third parties access to its open platforms. The European Court of Justice has ruled that a dominant company’s refusal to make its open platform compatible with a third-party app may be abusive. Taking initiative: ACM catches transaction ahead of new powers M&A transactions falling below the merger notification thresholds are not necessarily exempt from scrutiny. Companies should therefore carefully assess the potential competitive impact of their transactions, as the ACM has proven to be vigilant. Responsabilité du fait des produits défectueux: même la similitude avec le nom ou la marque du producteur engage la responsabilité du distributeur en tant que « producteur assimilé » Dans un arrêt du 19 décembre 2024, la Cour de Justice a jugé qu’un distributeur est responsable d’un produit défectueux s'il porte le même nom ou marque que le producteur, même s’il n’a pas apposé la marque. Les règles sur les pratiques commerciales déloyales ne s'appliquent pas à l'achat d'un bien auprès d'un consommateur par une entreprise, sauf si cet achat est intrinsèquement lié à un service destiné au consommateur Dans son arrêt du 5 décembre 2024, la Cour de Justice a examiné si la Directive sur les pratiques commerciales déloyales s'appliquait à la publicité d'une entreprise spécialisée dans l'évaluation et l'achat d'or auprès des consommateurs. Package of new anti-money laundering rules adopted by European Council On 30 of May 2024 the Council of the European Union adopted the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Package (the AML Package). The AML Package will have consequences for market parties. Killing three birds with one stone: Illumina wins Article 22 battle The ECJ wrote the epilogue to the Illumina/Grail saga, overturning the EC’s novel ‘Article 22’ approach. It is now clear that the EC cannot accept referral requests to review transactions that fall below the thresholds of national merger control regimes. Google Shopping: self-preferencing can be abusive The European Court of Justice has confirmed that Google abused its dominance by favouring its own shopping comparison service and demoting competing ones. However, not all favouritism is doomed. Pagination Previous page Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page
Highest Dutch Court: ACM has not proved dominance of Dutch railway operator NS A high market share is not always proof of a dominant position. The Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (CBb) upheld the annulment of the ACM’s fine of nearly EUR 41 million on Dutch railway operator NS for alleged abuse of dominance.
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.
Financial Regulatory – Update Q1 2021 Traditionally, 1 January (and 1 July) each year is a date on which new Dutch financial regulations enter into force. This year, the amendments to the Dutch Financial Supervision Act are relatively few, but other developments are worthy of attention.
Enforcement of Schrems II: Council of State refuses unconditional illegality of transfers to the U.S. A recent decision of the Belgian Council of State shines a first light on the enforcement of the Schrems II ruling of the European Court of Justice in Belgium.
ACM issues first excessive pricing fine in pharma On 1 July 2021, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) imposed a fine of EUR 19.5 million on drug manufacturer Leadiant for excessive pricing of their orphan drug CDCA-Leadiant.
ACM jumps on gun-jumping bandwagon Companies involved in multi-step acquisitions should beware of potential gun-jumping risks. The ACM has fined a trade association for failing to notify the acquisition of four pharmacies involving a consecutive partial resale.
Second time lucky: Intel’s EUR 1.06 billion loyalty rebate fine quashed Intel’s second round at the General Court was significantly more successful than its first. In the first round, the General Court had failed to analyse whether the loyalty rebates at issue were capable of restricting competition. In the second round, afte
Stibbe nomme deux nouveaux associés Le bureau bruxellois de Stibbe est fier d'annoncer la promotion de Guan Schaiko (Environment & Planning) et de Pieter Nobels (Banking & Finance) au titre d'associé. Les nouvelles nominations prendront effet le 1er juillet 2022.
Stibbe contributes to CFO Forum on new growth During CFO Forum’s Annual Meeting, Marieke Driessen and Rogier Raas hosted a breakout session on ESG reporting and how it contributes to driving new growth.
Aperçu des développements juridiques belges et européens Veuillez trouver ci-joint un aperçu des récents développements juridiques belges et européens arrêtés au 25 avril 2022.
Overzicht van EU-BE juridische ontwikkelingen Gelieve hierbij een overzicht te vinden van recente Belgische en Europese juridische ontwikkelingen tot en met 25 april 2022.
Navigating access refusals after the ECJ’s Google Android Auto-ruling Big Tech faces challenges when denying third parties access to its open platforms. The European Court of Justice has ruled that a dominant company’s refusal to make its open platform compatible with a third-party app may be abusive.
Taking initiative: ACM catches transaction ahead of new powers M&A transactions falling below the merger notification thresholds are not necessarily exempt from scrutiny. Companies should therefore carefully assess the potential competitive impact of their transactions, as the ACM has proven to be vigilant.
Responsabilité du fait des produits défectueux: même la similitude avec le nom ou la marque du producteur engage la responsabilité du distributeur en tant que « producteur assimilé » Dans un arrêt du 19 décembre 2024, la Cour de Justice a jugé qu’un distributeur est responsable d’un produit défectueux s'il porte le même nom ou marque que le producteur, même s’il n’a pas apposé la marque.
Les règles sur les pratiques commerciales déloyales ne s'appliquent pas à l'achat d'un bien auprès d'un consommateur par une entreprise, sauf si cet achat est intrinsèquement lié à un service destiné au consommateur Dans son arrêt du 5 décembre 2024, la Cour de Justice a examiné si la Directive sur les pratiques commerciales déloyales s'appliquait à la publicité d'une entreprise spécialisée dans l'évaluation et l'achat d'or auprès des consommateurs.
Package of new anti-money laundering rules adopted by European Council On 30 of May 2024 the Council of the European Union adopted the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Package (the AML Package). The AML Package will have consequences for market parties.
Killing three birds with one stone: Illumina wins Article 22 battle The ECJ wrote the epilogue to the Illumina/Grail saga, overturning the EC’s novel ‘Article 22’ approach. It is now clear that the EC cannot accept referral requests to review transactions that fall below the thresholds of national merger control regimes.
Google Shopping: self-preferencing can be abusive The European Court of Justice has confirmed that Google abused its dominance by favouring its own shopping comparison service and demoting competing ones. However, not all favouritism is doomed.