Nieuws & Publicaties

16/08/13

Opinion of EU Advocate General on Right to Be Forgotten and (Territorial) Application of Data Protection Rules…

On 25 June 2013, Advocate General Jääskinen (the “AG”) delivered his opinion in case C-131/12 Google Spain and Google Inc. v Agencia Española de Prote…

13/08/13

De Commissie legt een boete van 561 miljoen EUR op omwille van de niet-naleving van haar verbintenissen

Op 6 maart 2013 heeft de Europese Commissie een boete van €561 miljoen opgelegd aan Microsoft wegens het niet naleven van haar verbintenissen om aan d…

12/08/13

Prohibition of Joint Offers Involving Financial Services Is Compatible with EU Law

On 18 July 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) held that the Belgian prohibition on joint offers to consumers when at least one c…

01/08/13

Verhoging van de registratierechten op erfpacht en opstal

Le gouvernement fédéral a conclu un nouvel accord budgétaire le 30 mars 2013 afin de ramener le déficit à 2,15% du PNB. Dans les mesures prises par le…

24/07/13

CJEU clarifies scope of Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation

On 18 July 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") handed down its judgment in case C-299/12, in which it clarified three issues con…

22/07/13

Due to limited impact of infringement, Trade and Industry Appeal Tribunal reduces fine for providing wrong inf…

In its judgement of 14 May 2013, the Trade and Industry Appeal Tribunal (College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven, "CBb") lowered a fine imposed by t…

19/07/13

The General Court confirms fines for three undertakings in the aluminium fluoride cartel

On 18 June 2013, the General Court ("GC") dismissed the appeals lodged by Fluorsid, Minmet and Industries Chimiques du Fluor ("ICF") against the Commi…

17/07/13

European Court of Justice affirms in full the General Court's judgement in Quinn Barlo

On 30 May 2013 the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") upheld the judgement of the General Court ("GC") in the case Quinn Barlo and Others v. Commission…

15/07/13

European Court of Justice affirms that the theory of economic entity does not imply that earlier cartel infrin…

On 13 June 2013, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") rendered its judgement in the case Versalis SpA v. Commission (C-511/11 P) upholding the Genera…

12/07/13

Nieuwe fiscale maatregelen uit de begrotingscontrole 2013 en recent gepubliceerde nieuwe fiscale maatregelen

Op 30 juni 2013 heeft de Belgische regering een akkoord bereikt omtrent verscheidene fiscale maatregelen die uitgevoerd zullen worden volgend op de be…

11/07/13

ECJ declares incompatible with EU law an Austrian provision precluding access to cartel case files without par…

On 6 June 2013, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") published its judgement in Donau Chemie (C-536/11). The case concerned a reference for a prelimi…

09/07/13

Aftrek voor risicokapitaal

Onder het stelsel van de aftrek voor risicokapitaal genieten Belgische vennootschappen en inrichtingen van een fiscale aftrek die wordt berekend op hu…

08/07/13

Europeese raadpleging over de herziene mededingingsregels voor overeenkomsten inzake technologieoverdracht

De Europese Commissie lanceert op 18 februari 2013 een publieke raadpleging omtrent een voorstel aangaande mededingingsregels voor overeenkomsten inza…

05/07/13

The Commission published a proposal for a directive on rules governing actions for antitrust damages

01/07/13

Transatlantic developments in relation to the antitrust analysis of reverse payment settlements: Lundbeck and …

Lundbeck held various patents relating to citalopram, both in respect of the substance itself and in respect of various production processes. When the…

27/06/13

Regularisation: Significant Changes on the Horizon - Current System Extended until 14 July 2013

The Act of 27 December 2005 introduced a system of permanent tax regularisation, allowing taxpayers to regularise previously undeclared amounts. The s…

26/06/13

Has the Court of Justice Disallowed Language Requirements in Cross-border Employment Relationships?

On 16 April 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union held (C-202/11) that the rule that an employment contract between a company established i…

25/06/13

New European legislation on credit agencies

One and a half years after the Commission's legislative proposal to reinforce the regulatory framework of credit rating agencies (CRAs), Europe remain…

20/06/13

Staatssteun en zorgverstrekking – de publieke financiering van een Portugese zorginstelling is geen staatssteu…

De Europese commissie oordeelt dat de publieke financiering door de Portugese gezondheidsautoriteiten van een zorgverstrekkingscentrum niet van aard i…

20/06/13

New developments in Dutch landmark cases concerning state aid and state guarantees

On 26 April 2013 the Dutch Supreme Court (the “Hoge Raad”) rendered two judgments in the state aid cases concerning guarantees provided by the Port of…