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Liberius welcomes a new EU Competition Partner in Brussels

Liberius welcomes Jurgen Smits as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU & Competition Practice Group. Jurgen joins from HEINEKEN International, where he was Global Head of Competi…

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Liberius welcomes a new EU Competition and Regulatory Partner in Brussels

Liberius welcomes Wilko van Weert as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU & Competition Practice Group. Wilko specialises in EU competition and regulatory matters, with a pr…

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Eversheds welcomes new partner in Brussels

Eversheds Sutherland has announced the strategic international hire of Marjolein De Backer as a Partner in its Competition, Trade & Foreign Investment practice in Brussels.

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18/04/24
New guidelines for the Belgian rules on foreign direct inves…

Since 1 July 2023, the Belgian rules on the screening of foreign direct inv…

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16/04/24
Franchisors get ready: on 1 September 2024 the new Belgian A…

The Belgian Act on precontractual information obligations in commercial coo…

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Belgian B2C guarantee regime revised : new challenges for businesses

A little late given transposition deadlines, Belgium has finally adopted an Act transposing two Directives relating to the sale of consumer goods :&nb…

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L'Autorité belge de la concurrence approuve sous conditions l'acquisition de RTL Belgium et de ses filiales pa…

L'Autorité belge de la concurrence a approuvé le 29 mars 2022 sous conditions l'acquisition par les groupes DPG Media NV et Rossel & Cie du contrô…

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New limitations regarding unilateral costs increase to be borne by commercial agents

On 16 February 2022, unbeknownst to most practitioners, the Belgian federal Parliament passed a bill amending article X.13 of the Code of Economic Law…

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Belgian Competition Act amended to transpose ECN+ Directive into Belgian competition law and introduce merger …

On 17 March 2022, the Belgian Act transposing the ECN+ Directive and also introducing further amendments into the Belgian Competition Act entered into…

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Novelties in Belgian competition law

By Law of 28 February 2022, the Belgian legislator has transposed the ECN+ Directive that seeks to strengthen national competition authorities. Aside …

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The European Commission has endorsed its new Climate, Energy and Environmental Aid Guidelines 2022

The European Commission’s revised Guidelines on state aid for climate, environmental protection and energy (« CEEAG ») have been e…

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The latest modifications of Belgian competition law – What you need to know

On 24 February 2022, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives approved a modification of Belgian competition law resulting in part from the transpositio…

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The impact of the implementation of the European Electronic Communications Code in Belgium

At the end of 2021, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives approved the law transposing the European Electronic Communications Code.

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Renewal of the Belgian Competition Authority’s Prosecutor General and assessors

The Belgian Competition Authority comprises of the Investigation and Prosecution Service, in charge of cases settled and simplified merger control dec…

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Late Payment in Belgian Commercial Transactions: What is the Impact of the Changes to the Payment Term Rules?

A new Belgian law, passed on August 14, 2021, has introduced several important changes to the 2002 law on combating late payment in commercial transac…

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Nespresso in Delhaizerekken: een lek in het selectief distributiestelsel? What else?

De trouwe Delhaizeklanten konden zich afgelopen week gelukkig prijzen. De supermarktketen zette het nieuwe jaar in met een verrassing: voor een beperk…

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Algemene voorwaarden: nu ook B2B strenger gereguleerd én meer controles.

De algemene voorwaarden zijn al lang geen vrijgeleide meer om uw onderneming tot ‘in het oneindige’ te gaan indekken. Er dient met bijzondere regelgev…

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Belgian Competition authority approves merger of two important ports in Europe, Antwerp and Zeebrugge

By decision of 7 January 2022, the Belgian Competition Authority approved the merger between the port of Antwerp and the Port of Zeebrugge. This merge…

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Nouvelles mesures contre le retard de paiement dans les transactions commerciales

Ce 1er février 2022, des règles plus strictes tendant à lutter contre le retard de paiement dans les transactions commerciales entrent en vigueur…

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Belgian Competition Authority clears Port of Antwerp and Port of Zeebrugge merger

On 7 January 2022, the Belgian Competition Authority approved the merger of the Port of Antwerp and the Port of Zeebrugge, now becoming the unified Po…

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Influencer marketing: 5 tips for your influencer contracts

Influencer marketing is a form of marketing in which companies use the online influence and relevant knowledge of people called “influencers”. Influen…

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Payment periods: do public authorities receive special treatment?

Late payments in commercial transactions harm companies’ competitiveness, especially SMEs, as they affect liquidity. Late payments are said to be the …

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Collective agreements - EU to limit impact of competition law on self-employed people

On 9 December, the European Commission published draft Guidelines on the application of EU competition law to collective agreements on the working con…

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The liability of a subsidiary for a competition law infringement by the parent company

In case C-882/19 (Sumal v Mercedes Benz Trucks España), the Court of Justice of the European Union (“the Court of Justice”) addressed the qu…

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High time to check and adapt the contractual terms: stricter payment terms in B2B relations as of 1 February 2…

As of 1 February 2022, new rules on payment terms will mandatorily apply to all B2B contracts in Belgium. These rules are included in the Act of 2 Aug…

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