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Après les cyberattaques visant les frigos connectés de supermarchés, qui assume les pertes dans un réseau de franchise ? Lexing examine le devoir d'assistance et d'information du f…
Since 1 November 2026, product identifiers (PIDs) are mandatory in customs declarations for B2C distance sales up to €150, and a €2 handling fee per item applies. What do businesse…
A draft of the EU's long-awaited Digital Fairness Act is expected on 11 November 2026 and could bring new requirements for online interface design, subscriptions and influencer mar…
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Selon un jugement du Tribunal de l’entreprise d’Anvers du 26 juin 2026, un …
Boek 7 BW vraagt om een grondige herlezing van standaardcontracten. Deze ch…
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On 21 October 2015, the European Commission decided that a tax ruling between Starbucks and the Netherlands should be considered illegal state aid. As…
On 26 October 2015, the Belgian federal legislature repealed the rules governing announcements of price reductions, in order to align Belgian law to E…
On 6 October 2015, the General Court ("GC") dismissed an application brought by Corporación Empresarial de Materiales de Construcción (formerly known …
Following taxi associations’ protests and legal action, Uber services have been restricted in, among other countries, Belgium, France, Germany and Ita…
Imagine: the head of the legal department knocks at your door and asks if he can come in for a minute. Without waiting for your response, he enters an…
On 22 October 2015, the Court of Justice rendered a judgment on appeal against the Commission decision in the Heat Stabilisers cartels (Commission v A…
On 15 July 2015, the European Commission imposed fines of up to €49 million on cargo train operators Express Interfracht (Austrian railway incumbent Ö…
On 6 October 2015, the Court of Justice ruled under which circumstances Post Danmark's rebate scheme for bulk advertising qualified as an abuse of a d…
The Belgian law on pre-contractual information does not grant bank and insurance agents a right to pre-contractual information. The Belgian Constituti…
On 16 October 2015, the Belgian Parliament voted a law modifying the Belgian Code of Economic Law. The modifications should enter into force on 1 Nove…
The Belgian High Court seems to be allowing for the severability of non-competition clauses. Instead of completely setting aside an invalid non-compet…
On 23 September 2015, the College of Competition Prosecutors (Auditoraat / Auditorat) of the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsauto…
Imagine that an internal study has demonstrated that your current distribution set-up in Europe is seriously out of date. High-end products have …
One of the protection measures in consumer law is to grant consumers the right to withdraw when signing an agreement outside the (professional) seller…
Titel 2 van Boek X van het Wetboek van Economisch Recht legt verregaande precontractuele verplichtingen op (met inbegrip van een wachttermijn van één …
On 27 August 2015, the Belgian government submitted a bill to the Chamber of Representatives that amends in various respects the Code of Economic Law …
On 14 July 2015, the European Commission approved the acquisition of Irish airline Aer Lingus by International Consolidated Airlines Group ("IAG"), su…
De uitsluiting van de bank- en verzekeringsagenten uit het toepassingsgebied van titel II van boek X van het Wetboek van Economisch recht betreffende …
Met haar arrest van 23 januari 2015 slaat het Hof van Cassatie een nieuwe weg in voor de beoordeling van een (geldig) niet-concurrentie…
E-commerce groeit nog steeds erg snel in de EU, vooral ook in een aantal landen die in tegenstelling tot Nederland en Duitsland in eerste instantie de…
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