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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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The Belgian legislature approved the new Commercial Practices Act and inserts the Act as Book VI in the Code of Economic Law. The Act was signed by th…
On 27 November 2013, the District Court of Central Netherlands declared itself competent to rule on antitrust damages claims against five Dutch elevat…
Every company works with its own terms and conditions of sale. However, discussions often arise whether these terms and conditions are opposable or no…
On 20 December 2013, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that the "statutory conversion" provision in the Dutch Civil Code does not apply to clauses that ha…
The Prosecution body filed on 29 November 2013 a draft decision to the President of the Belgian Competition Authority concerning the practices of Elec…
On 24 December 2013, the Board of Directors of the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) published in the Belgian Official Journal (Belgisch Staatsbla…
When investigating violations of competition law, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") can carry out unannounced on-site inspections at the premi…
On 14 November 2013, the bill inserting Chapter XIII "Consultation" in the Code of Economic Law was adopted by Parliament; its goal is to rewrite the …
The new bill of 24 September 2013 regarding market practices contains some clarifications about sales, with the aim of ending the discussion about the…
Zoals reeds aangekondigd in onze vorige e-zine, gaat de publicatie en inwerkingtreding van de verschillende boeken van het Wetboek Economisch Recht do…
Il a longtemps été admis que les réglementations européenne et belge relatives aux pratiques commerciales s’appliquaient uniquement aux autorités pour…
Within a dispute between two German newspapers the ECJ was again asked to bring clarification over the scope of the Directive 2005/29 concerning unfai…
On 24 September 2013, the Belgian government introduced a new bill in the Chamber of Representatives regarding the insertion of commercial practices a…
Le 24 septembre 2013 a été déposé au Parlement un nouveau projet de loi portant insertion du Livre VI « Pratiques du marché et protection du consommat…
On 24 September 2013, the government submitted a bill to the Chamber of Representatives to insert a Book VI entitled “Market Practices and Consumer Pr…
Heavy administrative and financial burdens are placed on businesses, particularly small and medium-sized ones, as a result of excessive payment period…
Belgium Competition Council drops price-fixing probe into lab testing for mad cow disease.
The new Belgian Competition Authority, which replaces the Competition Council, formally started its operations on Friday 6 September 2013.
On 6 September 2013, Dutch private and (semi-) public organizations entered into the "Energy Agreement for promotion of sustainable growth".
On 12 September 2013, the Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") published non-confidential versions of its decisions by which it fined 79 real e…
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