New pre-contractual disclosure requirements apply before entering into fran…
On 21 September 2024, the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Belgian Competitio…
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Hieronder vindt u een selectie van nieuwe prejudiciële vragen over het consumentenrecht uit 2023.
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Naar aanleiding van “Dieselgate”, boog het Hof van Justitie zich over de vraag of Volkswagen voor een oneerlijke handelspraktijk kon worden veroordeel…
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« Vert », « écologique », « respecte la nature », « protège l’environnement », « neutre en carbone ». Les allégations environnementales utilisées par …
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The European Commission recently revised its Guidelines on Horizontal Cooperation Agreements. This is the third in a series of alerts in which we prov…
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Antitrust issues in vertical relationships are no longer below the competition authorities’ ‘radar’. This trend of not only focusing on horizontal but…
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Dergelijke reclame-uiting voldoet niet aan de vereiste objectiviteit. Er is echter geen slechtmaking ten aanzien van de verdeler van de fopspenen, aan…
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De Voorzitter van de Ondernemingsrechtbank te Antwerpen oordeelde, in het kader van een stakingsvordering tegen Orange, dochteronderneming SSN en mark…
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De Voorzitter van de Ondernemingsrechtbank te Antwerpen oordeelde, in het kader van een stakingsvordering tegen Orange, dochteronderneming SSN en mark…
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On July 1, 2023, the European Commission’s revised Guidelines on Horizontal Cooperation Agreements entered into force (see our previous alert for a co…
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Knowing your rights as a commercial agent or a principal (i.e. the person the agent concludes the transaction for) is essential for negotiating a comm…
Read MoreOn 15 January 2024, the European Commission approved a EUR 120 million Italian aid scheme for all airlines establishing new connections between one of…
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On 20 December 2023, the European Commission designated Pornhub, Xvideos and Stripchat, three widely-used porn sites, as ‘very large online platforms’…
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023 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. No…
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Benchmarking is a vital tool in the development and improvement of a franchise network, and will benefit franchisees and franchisors alike. A good be…
Read MoreSince August 2020, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) has had special competence regarding abuse of economic dependence. The prohibition on abuse…
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Liberius welcomes Jurgen Smits as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU & Competition Practice Group. Jurgen joins from HEINEKEN International, where…
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On 23 October 2023, the Competition College of the Belgian Competition Authority (the BCA) handed down a decision condemning and imposing a fine of EU…
Read MoreIn August 2023, the Belgian State decided to organise, via the Federal Debt Agency, a subscription to a State treasury bond in the face of low savings…
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The European Commission (EC) recently published its updated Horizontal Guidelines, including a new section on competition and sustainability agreement…
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Wat is een uitwinningsvergoeding en wanneer heeft de handelsagent hier recht op? In deze e-zine zetten we dit kort uiteen aan de hand van enkele recen…
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