The EU is on course to secure new powers that will enable the Commission to review market-distorting subsidies from outside the block. The EC’s much debated proposal, published last year (see our reporting here), aims to fill a gap in the EC’s policy toolbox
On 10 May 2022, the EU Commission adopted new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (“VBER”) and Vertical Guidelines following a thorough evaluation and review which started in 2018.
On 29 March 2022, the Belgian Competition Authority approved under conditions the acquisition by groups DPG Media NV and Rossel & Cie of joint control RTL Belgium SA, Audiopresse SA, New Contact SA, Radio H SA, RTL BELux SA and RTL BELux SA & Cie SECS and indirectly of IPB, Inadi SA and Cobelfra SA.
By Law of 28 February 2022, the Belgian legislator has transposed the ECN+ Directive that seeks to strengthen national competition authorities. Aside from other substantive changes to the Belgian competition law ruleboo
The European Commission publishes for public consultation revised rules on horizontal cooperation agreements with the stated aim of adapting them to economic and societal developments including the digital and green transition
The European Commission’s revised Guidelines on state aid for climate, environmental protection and energy (« CEEAG ») have been endorsed on 27 January 2022.
On 24 February 2022, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives approved a modification of Belgian competition law resulting in part from the transposition of EU Directive 2019/1 to empower the competition authorities of the Member States to be more effective enforcers
At the end of 2021, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives approved the law transposing the European Electronic Communications Code.
The Belgian Competition Authority comprises of the Investigation and Prosecution Service, in charge of cases settled and simplified merger control decisions, and the Competition College, a decision-making body for all infringement cases
De trouwe Delhaizeklanten konden zich afgelopen week gelukkig prijzen. De supermarktketen zette het nieuwe jaar in met een verrassing: voor een beperkte tijd waren de exclusieve Nespresso-capsules in hun winkelrekken te vinden.
