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22/07/22

Competition law more strictly regulated after the transposition of the ECN+ Directive

Belgian competition law underwent an important reform with the law of 28 February 2022, which transposes the ECN+ Directive that came into force on 17…

21/07/22

Commission decision on the Finnish recapitalisation of Finnair

On 22 June 2022, the General Court of the EU confirmed the legality of the European Commission decision of 9 June 2020 approving the public recapitali…

20/07/22

EU Institutions Reach Agreement on Foreign Subsidies Regulation

On June 30, 2022, the EU co-legislators (the European Parliament and the Council) reached agreement on a new, far-reaching Regulation aimed at ta…

11/07/22

The Digital Services Act: EU Regulation of Intermediary Service Providers Imminent

On Tuesday, July 5th, the European Parliament adopted the Digital Services Act (DSA) with a resounding 539 votes in favor, 54 votes against …

08/07/22

European Commission Unveils Measures to Unleash the Potential of Health Data

The European Commission has presented its Proposal for a Regulation on the European Health Data Space (the “Proposal”). While it aims to strengthen th…

04/07/22

The EU’s mutual trust in the administration of justice does not extend to arbitration (in insurance disputes)

In the context of enforcement of judgments, the CJEU (in Case C-700/20) does not allow arbitration to circumvent the fundamental rules underpinni…

30/06/22

Belgium takes important step in introducing Foreign Direct Investment screening

On 1 June 2022, Belgium’s Federal and various Regional governments entered into a draft cooperation agreement to introduce a mechanism for screening F…

29/06/22

Nouvelle convention fiscale belgo-française : changements en vue concernant les plus-values sur actions

A la fin de l’année dernière, la Belgique et la France ont signé une nouvelle convention fiscale qui entrera en vigueur à l’issue du processus de rati…

27/06/22

Regulation on foreign subsidies is heading for the finish line - European companies need to be prepared

Since 5 May 2022, EU trilogue negotiations have been underway on the first Regulation to limit the effect of subsidies from third countries to compani…

21/06/22

The General Court of the EU confirms the recovery of aid to Tirrenia di Navigazione

On 18 May 2022, the General Court of the EU confirmed the legality of the European Commission's decision of 2 March 2020 concerning the recovery of il…

14/06/22

Proposed European Health Data Space Regulation

On May 3, 2022, the European Commission published a proposed regulation (the “EHDS Proposal”) for the establishment of a European Health Data Spa…

10/06/22

A quelle sauce fiscale sont mangés les NFT ?

Les « NFT » (« non-fungible tokens » / jetons non fongibles) sont en vogue. De nombreuses opérations impliquant ces certificats de…

01/06/22

Supply and distribution agreements | Adapted competition rules as from 1 June!

The European Commission has adopted a new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (‘VBER’) accompanied by new Vertical Guidelines. This Regulation (E…

31/05/22

New rules for contracts for the sale of goods and for the supply of digital content and services

On 1 June 2022, the Belgian law transposing the EU directives on certain aspects of contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services (…

24/05/22

Ten key takeaways of the draft revision for the EU merger control procedure

Following its evaluation of procedural and jurisdictional aspects of EU merger control, on 6 May 2022 the European Commission published drafts for a r…

20/05/22

Priorities of the Belgian Competition Authority for 2022

On 12 May 2022, the Belgian Competition Authority (the “Authority”) issued its annual communication setting out its policy priorities for the current …

20/05/22

REPowerEU and the Energy Market Design – What are the plans of the EU Commission?

On 18 May 2022, the EU Commission presented a plan to reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels and fast forward the green transition (the REPowerEU P…

18/05/22

EU Commission Adopts New Rules for Distribution Agreements: What’s to Come for Distribution Relationships in t…

On May 10, 2022, the European Commission adopted the new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and accompanying Vertical Guidelines. The new rule…

17/05/22

The annual tax on foreign UCIs: end of the judicial saga?

Recently, the Belgian Supreme Court issued several judgements regarding the compatibility of the annual tax on undertakings for collective investment …

13/05/22

Insolvency | Back to the future with the Heiploeg ruling?

After having almost killed the Belgian judicial restructuring procedure by transfer under judicial supervision (see our previous news on the…

10/01/24

10/01/24

New LLM opportunity in Belgium: VUB-BSoG transforms its LLM to evening classes and announces ne…

18/12/23

18/12/23

Liberius welcomes a new EU Competition Partner in Brussels

04/12/23

04/12/23

Liberius welcomes a new EU Competition and Regulatory Partner in Brussels

08/05/24

La fondation hollandaise (STAK) aux prises avec la taxe Caïm…

26/04/24

Making the EU Courts More Efficient for Trade-Related Decisi…

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22/07/22

Competition law more strictly regulated after the transposition of the ECN+ Directive

21/07/22

Commission decision on the Finnish recapitalisation of Finnair

20/07/22

EU Institutions Reach Agreement on Foreign Subsidies Regulation

11/07/22

The Digital Services Act: EU Regulation of Intermediary Service Providers Imminent

08/07/22

European Commission Unveils Measures to Unleash the Potential of Health Data

04/07/22

The EU’s mutual trust in the administration of justice does not extend to arbitration (in insurance disputes)

30/06/22

Belgium takes important step in introducing Foreign Direct Investment screening

29/06/22

Nouvelle convention fiscale belgo-française : changements en vue concernant les plus-values sur actions

27/06/22

Regulation on foreign subsidies is heading for the finish line - European companies need to be prepared

21/06/22

The General Court of the EU confirms the recovery of aid to Tirrenia di Navigazione

14/06/22

Proposed European Health Data Space Regulation

10/06/22

A quelle sauce fiscale sont mangés les NFT ?

01/06/22

Supply and distribution agreements | Adapted competition rules as from 1 June!

31/05/22

New rules for contracts for the sale of goods and for the supply of digital content and services

24/05/22

Ten key takeaways of the draft revision for the EU merger control procedure

20/05/22

Priorities of the Belgian Competition Authority for 2022

20/05/22

REPowerEU and the Energy Market Design – What are the plans of the EU Commission?

18/05/22

EU Commission Adopts New Rules for Distribution Agreements: What’s to Come for Distribution Relationships in t…

17/05/22

The annual tax on foreign UCIs: end of the judicial saga?

13/05/22

Insolvency | Back to the future with the Heiploeg ruling?