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18/03/21

Priorities of the Belgian Competition Authority for 2021

On 10 March 2021, the Belgian Competition Authority issued its annual communication setting out its policy priorities for the current year.

10/03/21

Impact of the new rules on unfair terms in B2B agreements on general terms and conditions

The Law of 4 April 2019 introduced new mandatory rules that intend to procure that the key terms of contracts between undertakings are fair and not ab…

05/03/21

What is drop-shipping and how does it differ from a market place?

In recent years, the practice of drop-shipping has intensified by taking advantage of the boom in e-commerce. While this way of business is in princip…

01/03/21

New B2B law: insurance sector in the clear?

The Law of 4 April 2019 (the “B2B Law”)(1) introduced new mandatory rules that intend to procure that the key terms of contracts between business…

03/02/21

Unfair B2B terms in franchising contracts

As the B2B law is specifically adopted with a focus on the situation of franchisees who could sometimes be faced with unfair terms and conditions, fra…

21/01/21

Champagne: in victory, one deserves it!

On 21 December 2020, the Opposition Division of the EUIPO rejected the registration application for the ‘CHAMPAWS’ trade mark for pet beverages becaus…

15/01/21

The pitfalls of the B2B law for service and distribution contracts

As the B2B law applies to all contracts between businesses, it will generally concern contracts for the provision of services and commercial distribut…

13/01/21

Dawn raid’s illegality does not automatically void the subsequent request for information

Brussels Markets Courts confirms two-step test for determining the effects of a dawn raid’s illegality.

29/12/20

Overzicht van EU-BE juridische ontwikkelingen

U vindt hieronder een overzicht van recente juridische ontwikkeling op Europees en Belgisch niveau.

24/12/20

The Belgian Competition Authority suspects Caudalie of imposing minimum resale prices on its distributors by d…

Over the last 4 years, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) has increasingly scrutinised anticompetitive restraints in vertical agreements and as…

24/12/20

The effect of the B2B law on your general terms and conditions

The B2B law inevitably has an important effect on the general terms and conditions of your agreements. In this section of our practical guide we expla…

15/12/20

Overzicht van nieuwe/hangende prejudiciële vragen in verband met consumentenrecht

U vindt hieronder een selectie van nieuwe/hangende prejudiciële vragen, inclusief hyperlinks naar de site van het Hof van Justitie.

11/12/20

Which contracts are subject to the B2B law?

In this section of our guide, we deal with the issue which parties are affected by the law and which clauses are subject to this law. We also deal wit…

08/12/20

Onrechtmatige bedingen – De rechter kan een onrechtmatig beding slechts vervangen onder een aantal voorwaarden…

07/12/20

Are the new SCCs sufficient after Schrems II ?

On 12 November 2020, the European Commission published long awaited draft new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for data transfers between…

06/12/20

Unfair terms in B2B contracts - Introduction

1 December 2020 marks a major turning point for business-to-business contracts (B2B), as that is the date on which the law prohibiting unfair contract…

02/12/20

Unfair terms in B2B relations – What you should know from now on

Are you a small, medium or big company? As a builder, banker, retailer, seller or any other business, do you enter into B2B agreements that usually pr…

01/12/20

Beperking van persvrijheid – Laster van concurrerend persorgaan kan oneerlijke marktpraktijk uitmaken

Rechtbank van Koophandel te Luik1 oordeelt dat het opzetten van een lastercampagne een oneerlijke marktpraktijk uitmaakt indien deze erop is geri…

26/11/20

Submission of a proposal for decision against Caudalie for imposing a minimum resale price on its selective di…

On 20 November 2020, the Investigation and Prosecution Service of the Belgian Competition Authority announced that it had submitted a motivated propos…

26/11/20

First Belgian ruling on abuse of economic dependence

First Belgian ruling on abuse of economic dependence: much looked forward too, little precedential value?