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02/01/14

The EU Court of Justice rendered an interesting decision regarding the right of consumers to sue in the courts…

The new bill of 24 September 2012 regarding market practices contains someclarifications about sales, with the aim of ending the discussion about thei…

01/01/14

Europe Forces Belgium To Adapt Its Environmental Impact Assessment Concerning Projects

On 24 March 2011, Belgium was condemned by the Court of Justice because of its deficient implementation of directive 85/337/EG on the assessment of th…

01/01/14

Sales and the new bill regarding market practices

The new bill of 24 September 2013 regarding market practices contains some clarifications about sales, with the aim of ending the discussion about the…

31/12/13

Replacement Public Holidays 2014

In 2014, only one public holiday will fall on a Saturday (or a day that is normally a non-working day within the company). As a result, in most cases …

31/12/13

First public consultation on a biocidal active substance launched

The first public consultation under the Biocidal Products Regulation will be on the active substance dinotefuran as a potential candidate for substitu…

30/12/13

Banks fined 1,7 billion EUR for participating cartels in the interest rate derivatives segment

The cartels affected financial derivatives, such as forward rate agreements, swaps, futures and options. These are instruments linked to a specific fi…

27/12/13

EU General Court Invalidates Design for Infringing Earlier 3D Trade Mark

On 23 April 2013, the General Court of the European Union (the “GC”) upheld an earlier decision of the Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation…

27/12/13

Class actions will become possible in Belgium

Legislators adopted, on 5 July 2013, a bill aiming to make it possible for consumers to launch class actions.

26/12/13

The Court of Justice rules that the duty of sincere cooperation precludes a municipality from relying on a con…

On 7 November 2013, the Court of Justice handed down its judgment in UPC Nederland BV v. Gemeente Hilversum (C-518/11). The case concerned a reference…

26/12/13

Harmonised classification and labelling current consultations

Parties concerned are invited to submit their comments to the proposed harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) of the substance. The CLH public …

24/12/13

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: NEW THRESHOLDS FOR EUROPEAN NOTIFICATION AS FROM 1 JANUARY 2014

By means of Regulation no. 1336/2013 the European Commission has, on 13 December 2013 determined the new thresholds for European notification. These w…

23/12/13

ECJ Rules on Choice of Law Clause in Commercial Agency Agreements

On 17 October 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) answered a preliminary question from the Belgian Supreme Court in the case …

23/12/13

NIEUW WETBOEK ECONOMISCH RECHT

Zoals reeds aangekondigd in onze vorige e-zine, gaat de publicatie en inwerkingtreding van de verschillende boeken van het Wetboek Economisch Recht do…

20/12/13

Verkoopcompromis onder de opschortende voorwaarde van de aflevering van een bodemattest: moet er nog zand zijn…

In navolging van een aantal arresten van het Hof van Cassatie is er reeds veel geschreven over het bodemattest, de rechtsgeldigheid van de opschortend…

20/12/13

The Court of Justice rules that the Commission's formal decision to investigate a state aid infringement has l…

On 21 November 2013 the Court of Justice ruled on a set of preliminary questions which were referred to it by the Oberlandes Gericht Koblenz ("German…

20/12/13

Les marchés publics de produits de santé – à quel prix ?

Les établissements de soins sont, on s’en doute, de gros consommateurs de produits de santé et, singulièrement, de médicaments. Il va de soi qu’en bon…

19/12/13

Brussels Court Of Appeal Confirms AB InBev Infringement of Maes’ Blue Colour Trade Mark

On 21 October 2013, the Brussels Court of Appeal ruled on a dispute between Alken Maes Brouwerijen N.V. and InBev Belgium N.V. concerning the alleged …

19/12/13

Public procurement in hospitals, nothing new?

The introduction of the new procurement regulation on 1 July 2013 raises lots of questions with regard to hospitals, including the one – often taken f…

18/12/13

ECHA initiates eight-week public consultations on applications for authorisation for DEHP and DBP

ECHA has received seven applications for authorisation for uses of DEHP and DBP and now invites interested parties to submit relevant information on a…

18/12/13

Condominium : amendment to the by-laws by 31 August 2014 at the latest

Pursuant to an act of 17 August 2013, the term let to the condominiums in order to amend their articles of association is postponed by one year. The d…

10/09/26

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European Commission publishes official proposal for new Public Procurement Regulation

10/09/26

10/09/26

Un développement majeur pour les avocats en matière de lutte contre le blanchiment

09/09/26

09/09/26

Greenwashing : quand le droit s’invite dans votre stratégie marketing

09/09/26

Wanneer is jouw recruitment AI-tool een high risk systeem?

09/09/26

Antwerp Enterprise Court holds that disputes concerning the …

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02/01/14

The EU Court of Justice rendered an interesting decision regarding the right of consumers to sue in the courts…

01/01/14

Europe Forces Belgium To Adapt Its Environmental Impact Assessment Concerning Projects

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Sales and the new bill regarding market practices

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Replacement Public Holidays 2014

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First public consultation on a biocidal active substance launched

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Banks fined 1,7 billion EUR for participating cartels in the interest rate derivatives segment

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EU General Court Invalidates Design for Infringing Earlier 3D Trade Mark

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Class actions will become possible in Belgium

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The Court of Justice rules that the duty of sincere cooperation precludes a municipality from relying on a con…

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Harmonised classification and labelling current consultations

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PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: NEW THRESHOLDS FOR EUROPEAN NOTIFICATION AS FROM 1 JANUARY 2014

23/12/13

ECJ Rules on Choice of Law Clause in Commercial Agency Agreements

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NIEUW WETBOEK ECONOMISCH RECHT

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Verkoopcompromis onder de opschortende voorwaarde van de aflevering van een bodemattest: moet er nog zand zijn…

20/12/13

The Court of Justice rules that the Commission's formal decision to investigate a state aid infringement has l…

20/12/13

Les marchés publics de produits de santé – à quel prix ?

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Brussels Court Of Appeal Confirms AB InBev Infringement of Maes’ Blue Colour Trade Mark

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Public procurement in hospitals, nothing new?

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ECHA initiates eight-week public consultations on applications for authorisation for DEHP and DBP

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Condominium : amendment to the by-laws by 31 August 2014 at the latest

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