699 results ECJ in Towercast: plan C for tackling concentrations? Companies beware: completed non-notifiable concentrations do not necessarily go scot-free. An ex post abuse-of-dominance investigation by national competition authorities (NCA) could still loom. Reporting for non-EU AIFMs as of Q1 2023 Effective from Q1 2023, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (the “AFM”) indicated that it will require AIFMs who have notified AIFs for marketing under Article 36/Article 42 AIFMD to submit Periodic Reports. The ECJ’s ruling in Servier: Never Settle For Less Patent settlement agreements between originator pharmaceutical companies and generics manufacturers are a risky business. Originator medicine company Servier and five generic companies rolled the dice and the ECJ largely confirmed their antitrust fines. Mayday, Mayday: Pay day! The Commission’s fight to avoid paying interest to Deutsche Telekom is over. The ECJ upheld the right of companies to receive interest on unduly collected antitrust fines, carrying a hefty price tag for the Commission. Get ready for more action! Dutch investment screening continues to evolve Dutch investment screening is rapidly expanding: since June, the proposal for a separate defence regime has been published and the intended expansion of the regime of the Vifo Act to include AI and biotech has been announced. Reason for a quick update! Widening the net: The Dutch government proposes to broaden the scope of the Vifo Act The Vifo Act continues to evolve: Dutch government to extend the scope of the general Dutch FDI screening regime to cover six additional technologies. 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. Belgian Competition Authority confirms jurisdiction for M&A transactions in hospital sector On 14 July 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority confirmed its jurisdiction to review M&A transactions between hospitals, regardless of whether these hospitals belong to the same hospital network. ECJ calls the shots: CK Telecoms ruling sent back to General Court The ECJ overruled the General Court in its CK Telecoms ruling, taking the strict requirements that the GC placed on the Commission when reviewing mergers off the table. This will make it easier for competition authorities to intervene in merger cases. Toegang tot de kapitaalmarkt: Implementatiewet richtlijn aandelen met meervoudig stemrecht De Implementatiewet richtlijn aandelen met meervoudig stemrecht implementeert EU-richtlijn 2024/2810 voor betere mkb-toegang tot kapitaalmarkten. Het wetsvoorstel ligt ter consultatie en introduceert meervoudig stemrecht voor MTF-toelating. Including scope 3 emissions in environmental impact assessments used in public decision-making In this blog post, we discuss the role that Scope 3 emissions can play in project permitting and environmental impact assessments. We do this in the light of a landmark decision by the UK Supreme Court on 20 June 2024. Commission takes labour market enforcement to the next level Employers beware: the European Commission is strengthening its actions against anticompetitive practices in labour markets. In its recent Competition Policy Brief it takes a tough stance. Companies are well-advised to review their employment practices. Natan Vermeersch wins the CREG Prize 2022 We are proud to announce that Natan Vermeersch has been awarded the prestigious CREG - Commission for Electricity and Gas Regulation - Belgium Prize in the Flemish Community for his master's thesis, titled "De gunning van offshore domeinconcessies". Stibbe Brussels reinforces Real Estate and Energy practices with two new partners Stibbe is pleased to announce the appointments of Anneleen Quirynen (Real Estate, Construction & Projects) and Lothar Van Driessche (Energy, Industry & Utilities) as partners in the Brussels office. The future of nuclear power in the Netherlands (part 3): the project procedure has started! A Notification of Intention and Participation for the construction of two new nuclear power plants was published in the Government Gazette on 22 February 2024. Announcement of amendments to draft bill to exclude RETT concurrence exemption for share deals The Dutch government announced that the draft legislative proposal to exclude the application of the RETT concurrence exemption on the acquisition of a qualifying share interest in companies owning newly developed real estate will be amended. Developments around the termination of LIBOR and its replacement benchmarks This contribution discusses developments around the termination of LIBOR and its replacement benchmarks. The third AFM report on SFDR compliance signals tightening enforcement and highlights a shift in supervision towards the quality of disclosures A recent report of the AFM underlines its focus on monitoring SFDR compliance, signals tightening enforcement action against those lagging behind, and highlights a new phase of supervisory attention for clear, accurate and reliable SFDR disclosures. Pagination Previous page Page 32 Current page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Next page
ECJ in Towercast: plan C for tackling concentrations? Companies beware: completed non-notifiable concentrations do not necessarily go scot-free. An ex post abuse-of-dominance investigation by national competition authorities (NCA) could still loom.
Reporting for non-EU AIFMs as of Q1 2023 Effective from Q1 2023, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (the “AFM”) indicated that it will require AIFMs who have notified AIFs for marketing under Article 36/Article 42 AIFMD to submit Periodic Reports.
The ECJ’s ruling in Servier: Never Settle For Less Patent settlement agreements between originator pharmaceutical companies and generics manufacturers are a risky business. Originator medicine company Servier and five generic companies rolled the dice and the ECJ largely confirmed their antitrust fines.
Mayday, Mayday: Pay day! The Commission’s fight to avoid paying interest to Deutsche Telekom is over. The ECJ upheld the right of companies to receive interest on unduly collected antitrust fines, carrying a hefty price tag for the Commission.
Get ready for more action! Dutch investment screening continues to evolve Dutch investment screening is rapidly expanding: since June, the proposal for a separate defence regime has been published and the intended expansion of the regime of the Vifo Act to include AI and biotech has been announced. Reason for a quick update!
Widening the net: The Dutch government proposes to broaden the scope of the Vifo Act The Vifo Act continues to evolve: Dutch government to extend the scope of the general Dutch FDI screening regime to cover six additional technologies.
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.
Belgian Competition Authority confirms jurisdiction for M&A transactions in hospital sector On 14 July 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority confirmed its jurisdiction to review M&A transactions between hospitals, regardless of whether these hospitals belong to the same hospital network.
ECJ calls the shots: CK Telecoms ruling sent back to General Court The ECJ overruled the General Court in its CK Telecoms ruling, taking the strict requirements that the GC placed on the Commission when reviewing mergers off the table. This will make it easier for competition authorities to intervene in merger cases.
Toegang tot de kapitaalmarkt: Implementatiewet richtlijn aandelen met meervoudig stemrecht De Implementatiewet richtlijn aandelen met meervoudig stemrecht implementeert EU-richtlijn 2024/2810 voor betere mkb-toegang tot kapitaalmarkten. Het wetsvoorstel ligt ter consultatie en introduceert meervoudig stemrecht voor MTF-toelating.
Including scope 3 emissions in environmental impact assessments used in public decision-making In this blog post, we discuss the role that Scope 3 emissions can play in project permitting and environmental impact assessments. We do this in the light of a landmark decision by the UK Supreme Court on 20 June 2024.
Commission takes labour market enforcement to the next level Employers beware: the European Commission is strengthening its actions against anticompetitive practices in labour markets. In its recent Competition Policy Brief it takes a tough stance. Companies are well-advised to review their employment practices.
Natan Vermeersch wins the CREG Prize 2022 We are proud to announce that Natan Vermeersch has been awarded the prestigious CREG - Commission for Electricity and Gas Regulation - Belgium Prize in the Flemish Community for his master's thesis, titled "De gunning van offshore domeinconcessies".
Stibbe Brussels reinforces Real Estate and Energy practices with two new partners Stibbe is pleased to announce the appointments of Anneleen Quirynen (Real Estate, Construction & Projects) and Lothar Van Driessche (Energy, Industry & Utilities) as partners in the Brussels office.
The future of nuclear power in the Netherlands (part 3): the project procedure has started! A Notification of Intention and Participation for the construction of two new nuclear power plants was published in the Government Gazette on 22 February 2024.
Announcement of amendments to draft bill to exclude RETT concurrence exemption for share deals The Dutch government announced that the draft legislative proposal to exclude the application of the RETT concurrence exemption on the acquisition of a qualifying share interest in companies owning newly developed real estate will be amended.
Developments around the termination of LIBOR and its replacement benchmarks This contribution discusses developments around the termination of LIBOR and its replacement benchmarks.
The third AFM report on SFDR compliance signals tightening enforcement and highlights a shift in supervision towards the quality of disclosures A recent report of the AFM underlines its focus on monitoring SFDR compliance, signals tightening enforcement action against those lagging behind, and highlights a new phase of supervisory attention for clear, accurate and reliable SFDR disclosures.