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Merger Control Comparative Guide

Merger Control Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of European Union, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

European Union Anti-trust

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Cooley LLP

EU Court Of Justice Holds That Uber Is Transport Services Company

The E-commerce Directive prohibits EU Member States from restricting the freedom to provide information society services from another EU Member State.

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Bill On Reform Of Belgian Business Law

On 7 December 2017, a Bill on the reform of business law was submitted to the Federal Chamber of Representatives.

Belgium Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

ECJ Holds That French Courts Have Power To Block Sales On Foreign Websites

Article 5(3) of the Brussels I Regulation provides that, in matters relating to tort, a person domiciled in an EU Member State may, in another EU Member State, be sued "in the courts for the place where the harmful event occurred or may occur".

European Union Commercial

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Van Bael & Bellis

ECJ Rules On Definition Of Pyramid Promotional Schemes

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Supreme Court Rules On Prohibition Of Sales At A Loss

Belgium Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Supreme Court Acknowledges Objective Justification For Parallel Importation Of Pharmaceuticals

Belgium Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

European Commission Publishes Initial Findings Of E-Commerce Sector Inquiry Report: Important Preliminary Guidance ‎Concerning Restrictions On The Online Sale Of Goods

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Court Of Justice Rules That Flemish Language Decree Violates EU Law On Free Movement Of Goods

Belgium Commercial

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Van Bael & Bellis

EU General Court Dismisses Appeals Against State Aid Decision On Excise Duty Exemptions For Alumina Production

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Bill Amending Code Of Economic Law

Belgium Commercial

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Van Bael & Bellis

Belgian Competition Authority Closes Investigation Into Electrabel's Pricing Policy

Belgium Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

European Commission Proposes Amendments To Procedural Rules In Competition Proceedings In Order To Reflect Damages Directive

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

EU General Court Takes A Stand Against Competition Authority Forum Shopping

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Is The World Adapting To The Digital Nomad? Part 2 (Video)

Worldwide Employment

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Ius Laboris

Less Than A Year To Go For The Transposition Of The EU Pay Transparency Directive: Overview Of The Draft National Implementations

European Union Employment

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Van Olmen & Wynant

On The Clock: The Challenge Of Tracking Working Time

Belgium Employment

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Ius Laboris

E-invoicing In Belgium As From 1 January 2026: Key Provisions Of The Long-awaited Royal Decree

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Loyens & Loeff

The New EU "Pharma Package": Global (Orphan) Marketing Authorization

European Union Healthcare

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Advocate General Jääskinen Issues Opinion On Jurisdiction In Damages Claims Under Brussels Regulation

In 2006, the European Commission issued a decision finding that nine companies had participated in a cartel relating to hydrogen peroxide and perborate.

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Belgian Competition Authority Advises Antwerp Court Of Appeal As Amicus Curiae In "Verticals" Case

The Belgian Competition Authority filed a brief as amicus curiae before the Court of Appeal of Antwerp in a case concerning a vertical agreement in the express delivery sector.

Belgium Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

European Competition Law Newsletter – September 2014

The German competition authority fined a mattress manufacturer €8.2 million for imposing resale price maintenance on retailers selling its products.

European Union Anti-trust

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McGuireWoods LLP

European Commission Adopts Reforms To Merger Notification Forms And Simplified Procedure

On 5 December 2013, the European Commission adopted a package of reforms to simplify the EU merger control process by reducing red tape.

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Advocate General Opines That The General Court Manifestly Failed To Exercise Its Unlimited Jurisdiction When Examining The Calculation Of The Fine

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

EU Commission Opens Consultation On Changes To EU Merger Regulation Regarding Minority Shareholdings And Referral Of Cases From Member State Authorities

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

European Union – European Commission Releases 2012 Report On Competition Policy

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

European Commission Proposes Simplification Of Merger Control Filings

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

ECJ Dismisses Astrazeneca Appeal Over Abusive Misuse Of Patent System And Regulatory Procedures Involving Anti-Ulcer Pharmaceutical Losec®

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

EU General Court Upholds €20 Million Fine Imposed On Electrabel For Gun-Jumping

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Refusal To Sell

Belgium Commercial

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Peeters

Belgium’s General Prohibition On Announcements Of Price Reductions In The Period Preceding The Period Of Sales Abolished Or Not?

Belgium Anti-trust

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Peeters

Belgian Council Of Ministers Decides To Reform Competition Law And Increase Price Regulation

Belgium Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

EU General Court Departs From Commission's Fining Methodology And Reduces Fine To € 320 Million Each In Gdf Suez/E.On Market-Sharing Case

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Refusal To Sell

In commercial trade, it is not unusual that a distributor or producer of goods refuses to deliver or sell its services or goods to a certain dealer, but it is important to know which rules and principles may apply.

Belgium Commercial

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Peeters

Belgium’s General Prohibition On Announcements Of Price Reductions In The Period Preceding The Period Of Sales Abolished Or Not?

On November 2, 2012 Belgium’s Supreme Court decided that article 53 §1 of the Law on Unfair Trade Practices, which instituted a general prohibition on announcements of price reductions in the period preceding the period of Sales is contrary to the Directive (2005/29/EC) concerning unfair B2C commercial practices in the internal market

Belgium Anti-trust

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Peeters

Belgian Council Of Ministers Decides To Reform Competition Law And Increase Price Regulation

According to a press release issued by the Council of Ministers on 20 July 2012, a significant reform of Belgian competition law may be adopted in the near future.

Belgium Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

EU General Court Departs From Commission's Fining Methodology And Reduces Fine To € 320 Million Each In Gdf Suez/E.On Market-Sharing Case

On 29 June 2012, the EU’s General Court ("GC") handed down its judgments on appeals brought by E.ON and GDF Suez.

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

General Court Reduces Fines In European Industrial Bag Cartel

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Bill Introduced in Parliament to Combat Misleading Business Directories

On 30 November 2010, Ms Liesbeth Van der Auwera of the Flemish Christian-Democratic Party (CD&V) introduced a Bill in the Chamber of Representatives to amend the Law of 6 April 2010 on Market Practices and Consumer Protection (the "Law") in view of combating misleading business directories

Belgium Consumer

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Van Bael & Bellis

Vertical Agreements - European Union Level

On 15 December 2010, the General Court (the "Court") annulled a decision adopted in 2008 by the Commission which rejected a complaint by the European Confederation for Watch Repairer Associations ("CEAHR") against several Swiss manufacturers of luxury watches.

Belgium Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Competition Law - Table of New Competition Decisions

In a judgment of 7 December 2010, the European Court of Justice adopted a preliminary ruling in the VEBIC case relating to the right of the Competition Council to participate in appeals against its own decisions.

Belgium Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Heightened Antitrust Risk In The EU: Restriction Of Parallel Imports

The European Commission's Consumer Affairs Commissioner Meglena Kuneva presented a new report on cross-border e-commerce in the EU. The report highlighted that cross-border e-commerce has been slow to develop in the EU.

European Union Consumer

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O’Melveny & Myers LLP

Cartel Settlement Package Adopted: At the Low End of Expectations

Belgium Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

Competition Law and Shipping - Sudden Climate Change

Belgium Transport

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DLA

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