46 results Les baux pour les magasins pop-up bénéficient désormais d’une législation spécifique à Bruxelles La Région bruxelloise a instauré un cadre législatif pour les baux commerciaux consentis pour une durée maximale d’un an et lève, ainsi, l’incertitude qui planait sur les commerces éphémères. Het finale Belgische ‘nationaal energie- en klimaatplan’ en de Belgische langetermijnstrategie: het geduld van de Commissie op de proef gesteld? Op 31 december 2019 diende België, nog net op tijd, zijn definitieve nationaal energie- en klimaatplan (NEKP) in bij de Commissie. Het staat nu al vast dat het Belgische NEKP niet op applaus zal worden onthaald door de Commissie. Wat zijn de gevolgen? Uitwisseling van persoonsgegevens met het Verenigd Koninkrijk Uit de Brexit deal volgt dat gedurende de eerste 4 maanden van 2021 de doorgifte van persoonsgegevens naar het Verenigd Koninkrijk (“VK”) nog op dezelfde manier mag plaatsvinden als voorheen. General court dismisses all five appeals in the optical disk drives cartel The General Court recently upheld a Commission decision finding that suppliers of optical disk drives colluded in bids for sales to Dell and HP by engaging in a network of parallel bilateral contacts over a multi-year period. Extended access to electronic data for the Belgian Competition Authority The Belgian legislator has amended some competition law provisions in Book IV Code of Economic law. The new provision on access to data of electronic communications operators endows the Belgian Competition Authority with new investigation powers. The vertical fight continues: two more cases on vertical restraints Companies should not take competition rules lightly in their supply relationships. The EU General Court's Valve judgment and the ACM's LG decision illustrate the consistent attention to vertical restraints. Inclusion of a property in the inventory of the Brussels-Capital Region's real estate heritage What impact could the inclusion of a property in the Brussels-Capital Region's real estate heritage inventory have on your project? Are there any specific measures required? Is the demolition of such a property prohibited? Inscription d'un bien à l'inventaire du patrimoine immobilier de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale Quel impact peut avoir l’inscription d’un bien à l’inventaire du patrimoine immobilier en Région de Bruxelles-Capitale sur votre projet ? Implique-t-elle des mesures particulières ? Est-il interdit de démolir un tel bien ? Employers beware: the Commission joins the ‘labour party’ Companies should review their recruitment and hiring policies and practices. The Commission has joined the hunt for ‘job cartels’ with its first ever cartel in the labour market. Court of Appeal rules on limitation period for follow-on claims under Brazilian law in antitrust damages case concerning the cathode-ray tube markets On 17 June 2025, The Court of Appeal of 's-Hertogenbosch rendered a judgment in antitrust follow-on damages litigation concerning the cathode-ray tube markets, ruling on – amongst other things – the commencement of the limitation. Dutch court confirms: Samsung's 'price recommendations' practices were unlawful The Rotterdam District Court has delivered its judgment in the ACM's first-ever vertical restraints case. It upholds the fine imposed on Samsung for coordinating its retailers' online consumer prices under the pretence of 'price recommendations'. First application of Towercast in Belgium and merger filing exemption for certain hospital merger The Belgian Competition Authority has applied the Towercast case law in a first case in Belgium. It could possibly try do so again for certain hospital mergers that the legislator has recently exempted from merger filing in Belgium. Competition law in 2024: putting theory into practice 2023 marked the near finale of the European Commission’s overhaul of its competition policy, leaving only a few loose ends to tie up in 2024/2025. It is now time to watch theory be put into practice by the competition authorities and at the courts. 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. Digital antitrust conduct: too elusive to catch? The ink on the Digital Market Act has barely dried, but fast-evolving digital developments already have competition authorities calling for new tools. Is Big Tech not kept in check by the DMA, the antitrust rules and the EU Merger Regulation after all? Selectie nieuwe prejudiciële vragen over consumentenrecht Hier vindt u een selectie van prejudiciële vragen over het consumentenrecht tussen uit 2023 en 2024. Sélection de nouvelles questions préjudicielles en matière de droit de la consommation Veuillez trouver ici une sélection de questions préjudicielles relatives au droit de la consommation pour les années 2023 et 2024. Say cheese! Are your distribution agreements picture-perfect? Suppliers and distributors should double-check their agreements. The European Court of Justice has provided guidance for the assessment of exclusive distribution agreements. Pagination Previous page Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Next page
Les baux pour les magasins pop-up bénéficient désormais d’une législation spécifique à Bruxelles La Région bruxelloise a instauré un cadre législatif pour les baux commerciaux consentis pour une durée maximale d’un an et lève, ainsi, l’incertitude qui planait sur les commerces éphémères.
Het finale Belgische ‘nationaal energie- en klimaatplan’ en de Belgische langetermijnstrategie: het geduld van de Commissie op de proef gesteld? Op 31 december 2019 diende België, nog net op tijd, zijn definitieve nationaal energie- en klimaatplan (NEKP) in bij de Commissie. Het staat nu al vast dat het Belgische NEKP niet op applaus zal worden onthaald door de Commissie. Wat zijn de gevolgen?
Uitwisseling van persoonsgegevens met het Verenigd Koninkrijk Uit de Brexit deal volgt dat gedurende de eerste 4 maanden van 2021 de doorgifte van persoonsgegevens naar het Verenigd Koninkrijk (“VK”) nog op dezelfde manier mag plaatsvinden als voorheen.
General court dismisses all five appeals in the optical disk drives cartel The General Court recently upheld a Commission decision finding that suppliers of optical disk drives colluded in bids for sales to Dell and HP by engaging in a network of parallel bilateral contacts over a multi-year period.
Extended access to electronic data for the Belgian Competition Authority The Belgian legislator has amended some competition law provisions in Book IV Code of Economic law. The new provision on access to data of electronic communications operators endows the Belgian Competition Authority with new investigation powers.
The vertical fight continues: two more cases on vertical restraints Companies should not take competition rules lightly in their supply relationships. The EU General Court's Valve judgment and the ACM's LG decision illustrate the consistent attention to vertical restraints.
Inclusion of a property in the inventory of the Brussels-Capital Region's real estate heritage What impact could the inclusion of a property in the Brussels-Capital Region's real estate heritage inventory have on your project? Are there any specific measures required? Is the demolition of such a property prohibited?
Inscription d'un bien à l'inventaire du patrimoine immobilier de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale Quel impact peut avoir l’inscription d’un bien à l’inventaire du patrimoine immobilier en Région de Bruxelles-Capitale sur votre projet ? Implique-t-elle des mesures particulières ? Est-il interdit de démolir un tel bien ?
Employers beware: the Commission joins the ‘labour party’ Companies should review their recruitment and hiring policies and practices. The Commission has joined the hunt for ‘job cartels’ with its first ever cartel in the labour market.
Court of Appeal rules on limitation period for follow-on claims under Brazilian law in antitrust damages case concerning the cathode-ray tube markets On 17 June 2025, The Court of Appeal of 's-Hertogenbosch rendered a judgment in antitrust follow-on damages litigation concerning the cathode-ray tube markets, ruling on – amongst other things – the commencement of the limitation.
Dutch court confirms: Samsung's 'price recommendations' practices were unlawful The Rotterdam District Court has delivered its judgment in the ACM's first-ever vertical restraints case. It upholds the fine imposed on Samsung for coordinating its retailers' online consumer prices under the pretence of 'price recommendations'.
First application of Towercast in Belgium and merger filing exemption for certain hospital merger The Belgian Competition Authority has applied the Towercast case law in a first case in Belgium. It could possibly try do so again for certain hospital mergers that the legislator has recently exempted from merger filing in Belgium.
Competition law in 2024: putting theory into practice 2023 marked the near finale of the European Commission’s overhaul of its competition policy, leaving only a few loose ends to tie up in 2024/2025. It is now time to watch theory be put into practice by the competition authorities and at the courts.
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.
Digital antitrust conduct: too elusive to catch? The ink on the Digital Market Act has barely dried, but fast-evolving digital developments already have competition authorities calling for new tools. Is Big Tech not kept in check by the DMA, the antitrust rules and the EU Merger Regulation after all?
Selectie nieuwe prejudiciële vragen over consumentenrecht Hier vindt u een selectie van prejudiciële vragen over het consumentenrecht tussen uit 2023 en 2024.
Sélection de nouvelles questions préjudicielles en matière de droit de la consommation Veuillez trouver ici une sélection de questions préjudicielles relatives au droit de la consommation pour les années 2023 et 2024.
Say cheese! Are your distribution agreements picture-perfect? Suppliers and distributors should double-check their agreements. The European Court of Justice has provided guidance for the assessment of exclusive distribution agreements.