484 results 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 ECJ: private enforcement in aviation sector also a national court's game Recently, the ECJ ruled that national courts dealing with private enforcement cases are competent to apply EU competition law to historical behaviour in the aviation sector. 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. No time to rest! Updates on Dutch and European investment screening After a busy 2024 in terms of screening action, there is no time to take a rest for the Dutch and EU legislators on the topic of investment screening. Time for another update! Latest Dutch tax developments: key implications for investors In this issue of Tax Notes International, Ashley Peeters and Michael Molenaars discuss several new changes to Dutch tax legislation. PFAS in Walloon and Brussels law Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as “forever chemicals” due to their persistence in the environment and very low degradability, have been the subject of several major scandals in Europe in recent years. Les PFAS dans le droit wallon et bruxellois Les substances per- et polyfluoroalkylées (PFAS), surnommées "polluants éternels" en raison de leur persistance dans l’environnement et leur très faible dégradabilité, ont fait l'objet de plusieurs scandales majeurs en Europe ces dernières années. PFAS-regulering onder druk: wat betekenen nieuwe rechtszaken voor bedrijven en overheden? PFAS blijven de gemoederen bezighouden. Terwijl het RIVM nieuwe risico’s onderzoekt en bestuursorganen zoeken naar handhaafbare normen, groeit het aantal juridische procedures rondom deze omstreden stofgroep. The Current Status of the AI Act: Navigating the Future of AI Regulation in the EU We discuss the current status of the AI Act since the ban on unacceptable AI systems and the AI literacy obligation, and the challenges that are arising in light of the balance between the rapid advancement of technologies and the slow pace of regulation. EU Compass: Boosting competitiveness as North Star Are ‘European champion’ companies walled off from unfair (foreign) competition the future? The European Commission recently presented its Competitiveness Compass to navigate the European Union to strengthened competitiveness. Digital Law Up(to)date: French Data Protection authority launches three new initiatives in the field of personal data protection In this blog, we briefly present three interesting initiatives of the CNIL, the French Data Protection Authority. Digital Law Up(to)date: Belgian DPA asks for clearer justification of the Covid Safe Ticket (CST) The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) has delivered its opinion on two draft cooperation agreements (one legislative agreement and one implementing agreement) relating in particular to the extension of the scope of the Covid Safe Ticket (CST). Digital Law Up(to)date: CJEU allows decompilation of computer programs to correct errors On 6 October 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that the decompilation of a computer program to correct an error in the functioning of that program does not infringe the exclusive rights of the author of the program. Digital Law Up(to)date: EDPS opinion on the proposal for a directive on consumer credits The European Data Protection Supervisor has handed down a positive opinion on the initiative of the European Commission to modernise Directive 2008/48 on credit agreements for consumers, taking into account the increasing digitalisation of this market. Digital Law Up(to)date: Republic of Korea offers adequate protection of personal data In this blog, we briefly present the positive opinion of the European Data Protection Board on the draft decision of the European Commission on the adequate protection of personal data in the Republic of Korea. Digital Law Up(to)date: Out with the old – new SCCs required for new agreements As of 27 September 2021, the old set of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) can no longer be used in agreements. Digital Law Up(to)date: Display of advertising messages in electronic inbox similar to real emails constitutes unsolicited communication On 25 November 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the display in the electronic inbox of advertising messages in a form similar to real email constitutes an unsolicited communications. Digital Law Up(to)date: Dismissal of a complaint by the DPA for not processing the complainant's data A recent decision by the litigation chamber of the Belgian DPA can be put into perspective with the decision of the Supreme Court of 7 October 2021 considering that the DPA has to deal with a complaint filed by a person whose data had not been processed. Pagination Previous page Page 16 Current page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Next page
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
ECJ: private enforcement in aviation sector also a national court's game Recently, the ECJ ruled that national courts dealing with private enforcement cases are competent to apply EU competition law to historical behaviour in the aviation sector.
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.
No time to rest! Updates on Dutch and European investment screening After a busy 2024 in terms of screening action, there is no time to take a rest for the Dutch and EU legislators on the topic of investment screening. Time for another update!
Latest Dutch tax developments: key implications for investors In this issue of Tax Notes International, Ashley Peeters and Michael Molenaars discuss several new changes to Dutch tax legislation.
PFAS in Walloon and Brussels law Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as “forever chemicals” due to their persistence in the environment and very low degradability, have been the subject of several major scandals in Europe in recent years.
Les PFAS dans le droit wallon et bruxellois Les substances per- et polyfluoroalkylées (PFAS), surnommées "polluants éternels" en raison de leur persistance dans l’environnement et leur très faible dégradabilité, ont fait l'objet de plusieurs scandales majeurs en Europe ces dernières années.
PFAS-regulering onder druk: wat betekenen nieuwe rechtszaken voor bedrijven en overheden? PFAS blijven de gemoederen bezighouden. Terwijl het RIVM nieuwe risico’s onderzoekt en bestuursorganen zoeken naar handhaafbare normen, groeit het aantal juridische procedures rondom deze omstreden stofgroep.
The Current Status of the AI Act: Navigating the Future of AI Regulation in the EU We discuss the current status of the AI Act since the ban on unacceptable AI systems and the AI literacy obligation, and the challenges that are arising in light of the balance between the rapid advancement of technologies and the slow pace of regulation.
EU Compass: Boosting competitiveness as North Star Are ‘European champion’ companies walled off from unfair (foreign) competition the future? The European Commission recently presented its Competitiveness Compass to navigate the European Union to strengthened competitiveness.
Digital Law Up(to)date: French Data Protection authority launches three new initiatives in the field of personal data protection In this blog, we briefly present three interesting initiatives of the CNIL, the French Data Protection Authority.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Belgian DPA asks for clearer justification of the Covid Safe Ticket (CST) The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) has delivered its opinion on two draft cooperation agreements (one legislative agreement and one implementing agreement) relating in particular to the extension of the scope of the Covid Safe Ticket (CST).
Digital Law Up(to)date: CJEU allows decompilation of computer programs to correct errors On 6 October 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that the decompilation of a computer program to correct an error in the functioning of that program does not infringe the exclusive rights of the author of the program.
Digital Law Up(to)date: EDPS opinion on the proposal for a directive on consumer credits The European Data Protection Supervisor has handed down a positive opinion on the initiative of the European Commission to modernise Directive 2008/48 on credit agreements for consumers, taking into account the increasing digitalisation of this market.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Republic of Korea offers adequate protection of personal data In this blog, we briefly present the positive opinion of the European Data Protection Board on the draft decision of the European Commission on the adequate protection of personal data in the Republic of Korea.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Out with the old – new SCCs required for new agreements As of 27 September 2021, the old set of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) can no longer be used in agreements.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Display of advertising messages in electronic inbox similar to real emails constitutes unsolicited communication On 25 November 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the display in the electronic inbox of advertising messages in a form similar to real email constitutes an unsolicited communications.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Dismissal of a complaint by the DPA for not processing the complainant's data A recent decision by the litigation chamber of the Belgian DPA can be put into perspective with the decision of the Supreme Court of 7 October 2021 considering that the DPA has to deal with a complaint filed by a person whose data had not been processed.