On June 29, the Court of Appeal of Brussels struck down (source document in French and Dutch) a lower court's interim decision barring a social network company from using cookies. The Court of Appeal noted that Belgian courts do not have jurisdiction over foreign companies and held that there was no urgency justifying the interim relief procedure. The main proceedings remain pending before the lower court.

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