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ECJ Clarifies Requirements For Bans On Active Sales In Exclusive Distribution

In its judgement of 8 May 2025 (ECJ, judgement of 8 May 2025, C-581/23), the European Court of Justice specified key requirements for the admissibility under antitrust law of sales bans in the context...

Belgium Anti-trust

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Oppenhoff

Goodwin Antitrust & Regulatory Shorts: 10 Key Takeaways From The European Commission's Recent DMA Decisions Against Apple And Meta

On 23 April 2025, the European Commission (the Commission) imposed its first ever fines under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Apple and Meta were fined for failing to comply with their respective obligations under the DMA...

European Union Anti-trust

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Goodwin Procter LLP

CJEU In Beevers Cheese Dispute Rules That Suppliers Must Actively Protect Exclusive Distributors

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has clarified that a supplier must actively agree with its other distributors that a territory is exclusively reserved if it wants to appoint exclusively a distributor for that territory.

Belgium Anti-trust

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Osborne Clarke

When Can A Supplier Lawfully Restrict Active Sales In An Exclusive Distribution Agreement?

In its recent judgment in Beevers Kaas (Case C‑581/23), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) clarified how suppliers may validly restrict active sales in exclusive distribution arrangements...

Belgium Anti-trust

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Category Captains Beware!: Belgian Competition Authority Fines Category Management Of OTC Medicines

Belgium Anti-trust

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Altius

Brussels Regulatory Brief: April 2025

Belgium Anti-trust

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K&L Gates LLP

The Belgian Competition Authority Steps Up Its Merger Control And Cartel Enforcement Activities

Belgium Anti-trust

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Lourdes amendes contre Apple et Meta au titre du DMA

Belgium Anti-trust

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Haas Avocats

The CJEU's Preliminary Ruling On Art. 102 TFEU In Alphabet And Google v. AGCM

European Union Anti-trust

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Arnold & Porter

EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation: European Commission Launches Consultation On Guidelines

European Union Anti-trust

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Jones Day

Brussels À Jour: A Competitiveness Compass And Clean Industrial Deal For The EU

European Union Anti-trust

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Hengeler Mueller

When Does Information Exchange Cross The Line Into Anti-Competitive Conduct?

European Union Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

Double Jeopardy For Digital Tech Companies? – The Risk Of Parallel Application Of Article 102 TFEU And The DMA

European Union Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

BRUSSELS À JOUR – Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Belgium Anti-trust

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Hengeler Mueller

Programme Act: Parental Leave For Long-term Foster Care As From July 2025

Belgium Employment

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Van Olmen & Wynant

Towards A Smarter EU Foreign Investment Screening Mechanism

Belgium Government

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Loyens & Loeff

Retail Promotions & Pricing: Legal Essentials For Retailers | Part 6 – Coupons And Vouchers: Don't Forget The Mandatory Information

Belgium Commercial

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Altius

Immigration And Global Mobility Update No. 41, June 2025

Worldwide Immigration

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Ius Laboris

Category Captains Beware!: Belgian Competition Authority Fines Category Management Of OTC Medicines

Belgium Anti-trust

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Altius

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Goodwin Antitrust & Regulatory Shorts: Fashion Faux Pas; Misleading Green And Social Responsibility Claims

In recent years, legislative initiatives have increasingly reflected the green agenda and sustainability objectives of the European Commission (the Commission).

Belgium Consumer

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Goodwin Procter LLP

ECJ Clarifies Requirements For Bans On Active Sales In Exclusive Distribution

In its judgement of 8 May 2025 (ECJ, judgement of 8 May 2025, C-581/23), the European Court of Justice specified key requirements for the admissibility under antitrust law of sales bans in the context...

Belgium Anti-trust

OP

Oppenhoff

Goodwin Antitrust & Regulatory Shorts: 10 Key Takeaways From The European Commission's Recent DMA Decisions Against Apple And Meta

On 23 April 2025, the European Commission (the Commission) imposed its first ever fines under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Apple and Meta were fined for failing to comply with their respective obligations under the DMA...

European Union Anti-trust

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

CJEU In Beevers Cheese Dispute Rules That Suppliers Must Actively Protect Exclusive Distributors

Belgium Anti-trust

OC

Osborne Clarke

When Can A Supplier Lawfully Restrict Active Sales In An Exclusive Distribution Agreement?

Belgium Anti-trust

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Category Captains Beware!: Belgian Competition Authority Fines Category Management Of OTC Medicines

Belgium Anti-trust

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Altius

EU Geopolitical Risk Update - Key Policy & Regulatory Developments No. 121

European Union Technology

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Jones Day

Brussels Regulatory Brief: April 2025

Belgium Anti-trust

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K&L Gates LLP

The Belgian Competition Authority Steps Up Its Merger Control And Cartel Enforcement Activities

Belgium Anti-trust

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Crowell & Moring LLP

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Cartels, Monopolies

When Does Information Exchange Cross The Line Into Anti-Competitive Conduct?

On January 23, a cartel workshop was held in Brussels in which the Director of the Cartel Directorate of the DG Competition, Mrs. Maria Jaspers, was questioned on the state of play of cartel enforcement and what the Commission's priorities are for 2025...

European Union Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

Belgian Competition Authority Imposes Massive Fines On Security Companies For Cartel Practices Involving Price-Fixing, Bid Rigging And No Poach Agreements

The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) has imposed its highest ever fine in connection with cartel practices in the private security services sector.

Belgium Anti-trust

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Zeitenwende Im Deutschen Kartellrecht: Weitreichende Neue Eingriffsbefugnisse Für Das Bundeskartellamt

Nur zweieinhalb Jahre nach der 10. GWB-Novelle (GWB-Digitalisierungsgesetz) – und somit deutlich früher als der übliche Abstand zwischen (älteren) GWB-Novellen erwarten ließ – sehen sich Unternehmen...

Belgium Anti-trust

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Brussels Regulatory Brief: May 2023

European Union Strategy

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K&L Gates LLP

Global Legal Insights: Cartels 2023 | Belgium

Belgium Anti-trust

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McDermott Will & Emery

Cartel Intel – Interview With FTI Consulting Senior Managing Director Ashley Brickles

European Union Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills

Up In Smoke - Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) Imposes EUR 36 Million In Fines On Four Major Cigarette Manufacturers For Engaging In An Information Sharing Cartel

Belgium Anti-trust

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Bird & Bird

Belgium Implements ECN+ Directive And Amends The Competition Rules For The Third Time In As Many Years

Belgium Anti-trust

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Bird & Bird

Dutch Competition Authority Consults On Guidelines That Pave The Way For More Flexibility In The Field Of Sustainability Agreements

Belgium Anti-trust

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Hogan Lovells

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Trade Regulation & Practices

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

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

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EU Law/ Regulatory

European Commission Rejects Antitrust Complaint Concerning Ban On Rotary Valves In Motorcar And Motorcycle Racing Engines

Between 1993 and 2008, BRV had been contracted to collaborate with a number of vehicle engine manufacturers for the purpose of equipping Formula One and MotoGP engines with rotary valve technology.

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

General Court Confirms European Commission’s Right To Request Documents Pre-Dating A Member State's Accession To The EU

On 22 March 2012, the General Court rendered a judgment confirming the European Commission’s power to request documents pre-dating a member state’s accession to the EU.

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

ECJ Upholds Parental Liability In Acrylic Glass And Sodium Chlorate Cartel Cases

In two recent orders, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") has reaffirmed the principles governing the liability of parent companies for the conduct of their wholly-owned subsidiaries, as established in Akzo Nobel.

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

ECJ Rules On Application Of "Ne Bis In Idem" Principle To Competition Law Proceedings

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

General Court's Extensive Activity In Cartel Cases In July 2011

Belgium Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Merger Control - European Union Level

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Cartels And Horizontal Agreements - European Union Level

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Legislative, Procedural And Policy Developments - European Union Level

Belgium Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Member State Level

Belgium Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

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Norton Rose Fulbright

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Arendt & Medernach

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Noerr

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August Debouzy

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