Belgium enacts new competition law *

Belgium - May 1 2013
A profound change to the institutional and procedural landscape for competition law in Belgium has taken place with the enactment of new competition…

Co-authors: Laurent De Muyter, Serge Clerckx, Alexandre G. Verheyden, Bernard Amory.

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The Netherlands launches new consumer and market authority – the new Dutch super regulator *

Netherlands - April 4 2013
The Netherlands launches its new Consumer and Market Authority (Autoriteit Consument en Markt ("ACM")) on 1 April 2013. The ACM combines and replaces…

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Announcement to the EU Commission: please loosen your seat belt (on substance) and tighten it (on process) *

European Union - February 25 2013
The European Commission's well-established analytical framework for mergers and alliances of airlines largely ignores the ongoing shift toward…

Co-authors: Karl Stas.

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European Commission adopts new horizontal cooperation package *

European Union - December 31 2010
The European Commission recently adopted a revised package of guidelines and 'block exemptions' relating to various forms of horizontal cooperation.

Co-authors: Vincent Brophy, Marcus Pollard.

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European Commission sector inquiry report signals future antitrust actions in pharmaceuticals *

European Union - July 13 2009
The pharmaceuticals sector in the European Union will remain under close antitrust scrutiny in the coming years.

Co-authors: Dr. Carsten T. Gromotke, Sébastien J. Evrard.

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