Competition authorities have the right to seize documents relevant to the i…
Navigating Belgium’s short-term rental landscape can be tricky. As regulati…
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In commercial trade, it is not unusual that a distributor or producer of goods refuses to deliver or sell its services or goods to a certain dealer.
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On 12 December 2012, the General Court upheld the Commission’s € 20 million euro fine on Electrabel for implementing a concentration without notifying…
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Belgian Competition Council Again Annuls Insufficiently Reasoned Decision by College of Prosecutors Not to Prosecute
Read MoreThe Belgian Competition Authority fines a company active in the export and distribution of the French press.
Read MoreThe European Commission considers that the fines for infringement of competition law are not tax deductible.
Read MoreThe European Commission sent a statement of objections to Microsoft on non-compliance with browser choice commitments.
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On 13 September 2012, the European Commission (the "Commission") brought an action against Belgium before the Court of Justice of the European Union (…
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On 2 November 2012, the Belgian Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de Cassation) gave judgment in the long-running legal saga concerning the (lack o…
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Today, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence) has imposed a EUR 0.9 million fine on Bang & Olufsen France and its Danish pa…
Read MoreThe European Commission sent a statement of objections to Microsoft on non-compliance with browser choice commitments.
Read MoreThe current prohibition on announcing price reductions in the periods from 6 December and 6 June untill the start of the official sales periods (3 to…
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La période de pré-soldes (ou période d'attente) est une période de +/- trois semaines précédant les soldes (d'hiver et d'été) pendant laquelle les com…
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L'article 32 § 1 de la loi du 6 avril 2010 sur les pratiques du marché et la protection du consommateur (LPMC) interdit expressément aux entreprises a…
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Het artikel 32 § 1 van de wet van 6 april 2010 betreffende marktpraktijken en consumentenbescherming (WMPC) verbiedt uitdrukkelijk aan ondernemingen a…
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Is de Belgische wetgeving betreffende de verkoop met verlies, terug te vinden in de artikelen 101 en 102 van de wet van 6 april 2010 betreffende markt…
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On 13 January 2012, the Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de Cassation) partially quashed a judgment of the Liège Court of Appeal (the “Court of Ap…
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On 18 October 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) answered a preliminary question from a UK jurisdiction in case Purely Creative …
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On 27 September 2012, the Competition Council annulled a decision of the College of Competition Prosecutors not to pursue a complaint on the basis of …
Read MoreThe new regulation on individual medicinal preparation is an execution of a regulation which was adopted in December 2009. By this new regulation, a m…
Read Moreafter unannounced inspections at the premises of several suppliers of maritime transport services, the European Commission has reasons to believe that…
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