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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 new Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") highlighted the key priorities it will pursue during the rest of the year. It will seek to address…
A bill amending the Competition Act has been passed and published in the Belgian State Gazette. The bill's date of entry into force will be determined…
In its decision of 26 February 2013, the Netherlands Consumer Authority (Consumentenautoriteit, "CA") imposed a fine of EUR 370,000 on Irish airline R…
The Belgian government is trying to save the sales and blackout periods by introducing a new bill with amendments to the current Commercial Practices …
On 14 March 2013, the Dutch Competition Authority ("NMa") published a fining decision after administrative objections in a case concerning an alleged …
On 14 March 2013, the District Court of Rotterdam (the "District Court") annulled a decision of the Dutch Competition Authority ("NMa") imposing fines…
Overeenkomstig artikel 20, lid 5, 2° van de Wet betreffende de handelsagentuurovereenkomsten, is geen uitwinningsvergoeding verschuldigd indien de han…
By order of 7 March 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) ruled on a preliminary reference from the Ghent Commercial Court concerni…
Until now, the non-competition indemnity concluded after the employment contract was only subject to tax withholdings and not to social security contr…
On 30 January 2013, the Belgian Privacy Commission (Commission de la protection de la vie privée / Commissie voor de bescherming van de persoonlijke l…
La Cour de justice a jugé que l'interdiction belge de la vente à perte est contraire au droit européen, pour autant que cette interdiction vise à prot…
By judgment of 13 February 2013 the Brussels’ Court of Appeal ("CoA") annulled the decision of the Competition Council (Raad voor de Mededinging, "CC"…
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…
In 2006, the French Competition Authority (the Conseil) started to investigate whether a number of manufacturers of cosmetics and personal care produc…
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…
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…
Antitrust compliance programmes can be a useful tool for preventing competition law issues.
On 16 January 2013, the District Court for the Eastern Netherlands handed down a landmark judgment concerning a claim for cartel damages. The judgment…
Electrabel abused its dominant position, says the College of Competition Prosecutors in its motivated report submitted to the Competition Council on 7…
The Belgian Competition Council sentenced bpost on 10 December 2012 for abuse of dominant position in the form of discriminatory discounts between its…
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