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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By decision of 7 January 2022, the Belgian Competition Authority approved the merger between the port of Antwerp and the Port of Zeebrugge. This merge…
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Ce 1er février 2022, des règles plus strictes tendant à lutter contre le retard de paiement dans les transactions commerciales entrent en vigueur…
Read MoreOn 7 January 2022, the Belgian Competition Authority approved the merger of the Port of Antwerp and the Port of Zeebrugge, now becoming the unified Po…
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Influencer marketing is a form of marketing in which companies use the online influence and relevant knowledge of people called “influencers”. Influen…
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Late payments in commercial transactions harm companies’ competitiveness, especially SMEs, as they affect liquidity. Late payments are said to be the …
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On 9 December, the European Commission published draft Guidelines on the application of EU competition law to collective agreements on the working con…
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In case C-882/19 (Sumal v Mercedes Benz Trucks España), the Court of Justice of the European Union (“the Court of Justice”) addressed the qu…
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As of 1 February 2022, new rules on payment terms will mandatorily apply to all B2B contracts in Belgium. These rules are included in the Act of 2 Aug…
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La directive européenne portant sur les pratiques commerciales déloyales B2B au sein de la chaîne de distribution agroalimentaire vient d’être transpo…
Read MoreThe Market Court has annulled the Belgian Competition Authority’s decision that imposed a fine of EUR 859,310 on Caudalie for breaching competition la…
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Pierre Goffinet and Roman Spangenberg, Associate in our Competition and Regulatory practice, contributed to the 2022 edition of @Lexology Ge…
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Online reviews zijn vandaag de dag overal te vinden. Deze digitale vorm van mond-aan-mondreclame geeft consumenten een stem en biedt ondernemingen teg…
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When submitted a request for a preliminary ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is expect to answer questions – not raise too man…
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De B2B-wet (Wet van 4 april 2019 houdende wijziging van het Wetboek van Economisch Recht met betrekking tot misbruiken van economische afhankelij…
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During the COVID-19 pandemic and for approximately two years, the EU Commission and the National Competition Authorities have stopped carrying out daw…
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La crise du coronavirus a incontestablement accentué les difficultés rencontrées par les entreprises, et plus particulièrement les PME, pour obtenir l…
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En 2018, nous vous annoncions l’adoption du Décret relatif au bail commercial de courte durée, lequel venait enfin donner un cadre léga…
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Consultation de la Commission sur l’adaptation des règles actuelles pour tenir compte de l’Intelligence artificielle et de l’économie circulaire.
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Ter bescherming van de KMO’s en zelfstandigen, die vaak weinig onderhandelingsmarge hebben in contracten met grote ondernemingen, wijzigt de wet van 2…
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On 15 July 2021, the Act of 2 August 2002 on combating late payment in commercial transactions was modified to address companies’ liquidity problems d…
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