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Antwerp Court of Appeal confirms deductibility of antitrust fines for tax declaration purposes

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • Belgium
  • -
  • December 31 2009

On 21 January 1999, the Competition Council ruled that Suzuki had abused its dominant position on the market for issuing conformity certificates for its own brand motorcycles and imposed a fine of 247,893 Euro on Suzuki

Antwerp Court of Appeal confirms deductibility of antitrust fines for tax declaration purposes

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • Belgium
  • -
  • January 5 2010

On 21 January 1999, the Competition Council ruled that Suzuki had abused its dominant position on the market for issuing conformity certificates for its own brand motorcycles and imposed a fine of 247,893 Euro on Suzuki

Liège Court of Appeal rules on collective refusal of supply

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Belgium
  • -
  • July 2 2009

On 5 February 2009, the Liège Court of Appeal ruled that a collective refusal to supply by a number of bottled medical oxygen suppliers infringed the cartel prohibition

Brussels' Court of Appeal partially annuls BIPT's analysis of broadband markets

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • Belgium
  • -
  • July 2 2009

In its decision of 10 January 2008, the BIPT imposed a number of regulatory obligations on Belgacom in connection with the market for wholesale unbundled access to metallic loops and sub-loops for the purpose of providing broadband and voice services, and the market for wholesale broadband access

Harmonising the employment status of blue-collar and white-collar employees

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • Belgium
  • -
  • October 14 2011

A recent division from the Constitutional Court shows that new legal provisions, adopted on 12 April 2011, which aim to abolish the discrepancies between the status of blue and whote collar employees and to harmonise the two regimes do not go far enough

AB InBev case sent back to College of Prosecutors

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • Belgium
  • -
  • July 7 2011

In March 2008, Freedom, a co-operative of drinks wholesalers, lodged a complaint against InBev (now Anheuser-Bush InBev) for an alleged abuse of dominance

Brussels Court of Appeal evens path for damages claims

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • Belgium
  • -
  • January 23 2012

On 11 October 2011, the Brussels Court of Appeal rendered a preliminary judgment in an appeal brought by NMBS in a case against Electrabel, the incumbent Belgian electricity provider

Belgacom’s procedural battles

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • Belgium
  • -
  • January 23 2012

In March 2010, the telecom operators Mobistar and KPN Belgium (active on the Belgian market via BASE) lodged a complaint with the BCA against the incumbent operator Belgacom

Belgian Supreme Court rules on appreciability of effect on trade between member states of motor vehicle distribution contract

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • Belgium
  • -
  • April 24 2012

On 24 February 2012, the Belgian Supreme Court rendered a judgment in proceedings brought by Fiat Group Automobiles Belgium (Fiat) against Fortis Banque (Fortis) and TCI Auto Service (TCI

Belgian Constitutional Court to rule on tax deductibility of cartel fines

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • Belgium
  • -
  • April 24 2012

The Belgian Constitutional Court is set to rule on the tax deductibility of fines imposed by the European Commission as a professional expense, in a case involving the Belgian chemical company Tessenderlo Chemie