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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De online concurrentie is hard, ook in de reissector, en online verkopers doen er vaak alles aan om de consument ertoe te verleiden om precies op hun …
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On 16 November 2018, the Belgian Council of Ministers adopted a draft Bill (the “Draft Bill”) amending numerous competition law provisions of the Belg…
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Your company sells consumer electronics throughout Europe, both in your brick and mortar stores and on your own websites.
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In early October, the Belgian Advertising Council announced a “Recommendation for Online Influencer Marketing”. This text should provide cla…
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Le principe du réseau sélectif des produits Sthil (tronçonneuses, débroussailleuses, élagueuses, sécateurs à batterie) est légitime afin d’en préserve…
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You work for a company that is the undisputed market leader in its sector. In an attempt to optimally exploit this market position, you propose to the…
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Het Hof van Beroep te Gent bevestigde nogmaals de principiële vrijheid van handel en concurrentie waaruit de principiële geoorloofdheid van afwerving …
Read MoreOn 12 September 2018, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) published its draft guide on the exchange of information on markets and prices, and ha…
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The act of 30 July 2018 concerning the protection of trade secrets entered into force on 24 August 2018. The act implements a European directive and p…
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On 22 June 2018, the Belgian Supreme Court confirmed an earlier judgment of the Brussels Court of Appeal annulling a decision of the Belgian Competiti…
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Google a exigé des fabricants qu’ils préinstallent l’application Google Search et son navigateur (Chrome) comme condition à l’octroi de la licence pou…
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- Verzend commerciële e-mails enkel naar ontvangers die vooraf hiermee instemden. - Volg goed op wie zich uitschrijft voor commerciële e-…
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On 28 May, the European Commission adopted the long-awaited Implementing Regulation 2018/775 (‘Implementing Regulation’) laying down rules for the app…
Read MoreAlgorithms is the hot topic in competition law. In June 2017, the OECD published a paper on the risk of collusion in the use of algorithms. This issue…
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On 28 February 2018, the Brussels Court of Appeal (the “Court”) held that the decision of the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsaut…
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On 2 March 2018, a Bill amending the Law of 2 August 2002 on combating late payment in commercial transactions was submitted to the Federal Chamber of…
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Le Jury d’Éthique Publicitaire (« JEP ») est l’organe d'autodiscipline du secteur de la publicité en Belgique. Le JEP examine si les message…
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Le 22 janvier 2018, la Cour d’appel de Gand a une nouvelle fois eu l’opportunité d’examiner la licéité d’une publicité comparative .
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L’affaire [1] concernait une cession d’actions d’une entreprise active dans le secteur de l’éclairage. Dans le cadre de cette cession d’actions,…
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Un producteur ou un fournisseur de produits de luxe peut interdire à ses distributeurs agréés de revendre ses produits sur une plate-forme Internet ti…
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