The Act of 8 May 2022 amending the Belgian Code of Economic Law has introduced several new requirements which apply to distance selling (e.g. through a web shop) and off-premises sales in a B2C context.
The present article, second in our series, focuses on the extended list of unfair (misleading and aggressive) market practices in a B2C context.
The legislative changes that will be discussed find their origin in several texts adopted at EU level: (i) Directive 2019/770 of 20 May 2019 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services
In het Belgisch Staatsblad van 2 juni 2022 verscheen de wet van 8 mei 2022 met nieuwe regels voor aankondigingen van prijsverminderingen (nieuwe artikelen VI.18 en VI.19 van het Wetboek Economisch Recht (“WER”). Aankondigingen van prijsverminderingen moeten dan steeds de vorige prijs (hierna “referentieprijs”) vermelden, zijnde de laagste prijs die de onderneming in de 30 dagen onmiddellijk voorafgaand aan de prijsvermindering toepaste.
The Belgian law transposing EU Directive 2019/2161 (known as the "Omnibus Directive") entered into force on 28 May 2022. Below we provide an overview of the main new obligations for Belgian and foreign businesses dealing with consumers in Belgium.
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Today, the Act of 8 May 2022 amending books I, VI and XV of the Code of Economic Law (hereafter “Omnibus Act”) has been published in the Official Gazette. The Omnibus Act implements into Belgian law the Directive (EU) 2019/2161.
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 (2019/770) and for the sale of goods (2019/771) will enter into force, thereby ushering in a number of changes.
Supply-chain problems post COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine are key factors for price increases currently affecting most industries. Undertakings that supply products and services should check their commercial agreements to ascertain to what extent they can increase the price
On 1 June 2022, the new Belgian rules on consumer guarantees and digital content and services will enter into effect. With the new rules, Belgium has finally transposed EU Directive 2019/770 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content
Contrat par voie électronique : pour pouvoir être valablement lié par un tel contrat, le consommateur doit comprendre sans ambiguïté à partir de la seule mention figurant sur le bouton de commande qu’il sera obligé de payer dès qu’il cliquera sur ce bouton.
