Since 1 July 2023, the Belgian rules on the screening of foreign direct inv…
The Belgian Act on precontractual information obligations in commercial coo…
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On 20 September 2023, the General Court released a series of judgments holding that the Belgian excess profit rulings (“EPRs”) qualified as a State ai…
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Eversheds Sutherland has announced the strategic international hire of Marjolein De Backer as a Partner in its Competition, Trade & Foreign Invest…
Lire plusThe Belgian Competition Authority (the “BCA”) adopted on 30 May 2023 its annual communication setting out its policy priorities for the current year. …
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As from October 2023, companies receiving financial contributions from third countries will have to report these to the European Commission when engag…
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A lot of uncertainty has existed about the requirement for hospitals to notify M&A transactions to the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”). On 2…
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Are you a company facing unpaid consumer invoices? What are you allowed to do in light of the new Belgian consumer debt collection rules? As of when d…
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Met ingang van 1 september 2023 treedt het boek XIX "Schulden van de consument" in het Wetboek van economisch recht in werking. De bepalingen van dit …
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Op vandaag treedt het nieuwe boek XIX van het Wetboek Economisch Recht getiteld “Minnelijke schulden van de Consument” in werking. Een onderneming zal…
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Companies should be wary of the novel approach taken by two national competition authorities towards indirect information exchange. A Dutch and a Belg…
Lire plusWhat’s Cooking? (formerly Ter Beke) announced in October 2021 its plan to acquire Imperial Meat Products VOF, the Belgian and Dutch subsidiary of the …
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The Foreign Subsidies Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 (FSR) adopted on 14 December 2022 aims to address the distortions caused by foreign subsidies to the E…
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In a recent case, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) had to consider whether the ‘selling price’ under EU consumer protection rules should include …
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In the age of artificial intelligence (“AI”), many legal questions arise around the compensation for damage caused by defective products. For example,…
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The Act of May 4, 2023, inserting Book XIX "Consumer Debts" into the Belgian Economic Code, B.S. May 23, 2023 aims to update the rules on amicable col…
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The Belgian screening mechanism for foreign direct investments (FDI) will enter into force on 1 July 2023. The mechanism is designed to safeguard Belg…
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Three new or updated advertising codes recently came into force in Belgium, covering food, automotive and detergents sectors in order to face notably …
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On June 1, 2023, the European Commission published its new block exemption regulations on research and development agreements (R&D BER) and specia…
Lire plusKorean Airlines a notifié le 13 janvier 2023 son projet de rachat de Asiana Airlines à la Commission européenne. Le 17 février 2023, la Commission a o…
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Les responsables des ressources humaines sont souvent tenus à l'écart des programmes de compliance en droit de la concurrence et des possibilités de f…
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In a groundbreaking decision, the Belgian Supreme Court recently established that the Belgian Exclusive Distribution Act is not an ‘overriding mandato…
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