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By judgment of 13 February 2013 the Brussels’ Court of Appeal ("CoA") annulled the decision of the Competition Council (Raad voor de Mededinging, "CC"…
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As from 2005, the Belgian Competition Council received a number of complaints against Bpost for abuse of its dominant position in the Belgian postal s…
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In 2006, the French Competition Authority (the Conseil) started to investigate whether a number of manufacturers of cosmetics and personal care produc…
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In a judgment of 5 March 2013, the Brussels Court of Appeal set out the conditions under which the Belgian Competition Authority can seize documents w…
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In its judgment of 7 February 2013, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") ruled (Case C-117/12) that a post-term non-compete obligation in a franchise…
Lire plusLes programmes de conformité au droit de la concurrence peuvent constituer un outil utile pour éviter des problèmes de droit de la concurrence.
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On 16 January 2013, the District Court for the Eastern Netherlands handed down a landmark judgment concerning a claim for cartel damages. The judgment…
Lire plusDans son rapport motivé déposé au Conseil de la concurrence le 7 février dernier, l’Auditorat du Conseil de la concurrence constatequ’Electrabel a abu…
Lire plusLe Conseil de la Concurrence belge a condamné le 10 décembre 2012 bpost pour abus de position dominante sous la forme de rabais discriminatoires entre…
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During the past year, several judgments of Brussels’ courts have clarified the notion of superlative advertising and defined its limits. As such, the…
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Ce 28 février, la Chambre des Représentants de Belgique a approuvé une nouvelle législation en matière de concurrence. Celle-ci apporte un certain nom…
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In its decision of 14 December 2012 (Case 7321), the Dutch competition authority ("NMa") concluded that the proposed acquisition of A.A. ter Beek (kno…
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On 30 January 2013, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Dutch Council of State (Afdeling Bestuursrechtspraak Raad van State, "ABRvS") hand…
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Today’s automotive sector is a market with many players. At different levels, networks are built, sales are concluded and trade relationships are ma…
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On 1 January 2013, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") was expected to come into force. However, the proposed merger between the thr…
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The Belgian government has submitted to Parliament a bill introducing significant amendments to the Competition Act. The amended Competition Act will …
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On 27 December 2012, the Belgian federal government introduced two draft bills aimed at reforming Belgian competition law. These bills are expe…
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On 7 December 2012, the Dutch competition authority ("NMa") published its decision in which it cleared the proposed concentration between the US media…
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On 29 November 2012, the Belgian competition council ("BCC") decided that the Happy Time offer of Belgacom, the incumbent Belgian telecom operator, di…
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On 21 December 2012, the Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal ("College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven, CBb") rendered two judgments (LJN: BY7…
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