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Lexology PRO | Belgium | 12 May 2023
Belgium considers first merger block
The Belgian Competition Authority’s investigative arm has called on the agency to stop a national meat processor from acquiring two subsidiaries of a Mexican multinational food company, which would mark the enforcer’s first prohibition since it was formed in 2013.
Van Bael & Bellis | Belgium | 21 Apr 2023
Belgian Competition Authority Seeks Interim Measures Against Acquisition Not Caught by Merger Control Rules
Last month, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) decided to open abuse of dominance proceedings against telecommunications operator Proximus on…
ALTIUS | Belgium | 13 Apr 2023
Belgian Competition Authority reimposes fine on Caudalie after first decision was quashed
The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) recently reimposed a fine of €859,310 on three undertakings of the Caudalie group for imposing retail prices and restricting active and passive sales. The BCA had already adopted a decision establishing the same infringements and imposing an identical fine on the same undertakings two years ago, but the Brussels Court of Appeal annulled the BCA's decision.
Van Bael & Bellis | Belgium, European Union | 11 Apr 2023
VBB on Belgian Business Law, Volume 2023, No.3
On 17 March 2023, the Belgian Official Journal (Belgisch Staatsblad / Moniteur belge) published the bi-annual default interest rate for commercial…
Lexology PRO | Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, etc. | 6 Apr 2023
ESG: key updates and developments (23 Mar – 6 Apr)
The UK and EU delay ESG reporting standards, the UN condemns the Taliban’s “unlawful” ban on Afghan women aid workers, and the ICJ is set to advise on countries' legal obligations to fight climate change – plus other key updates.
ALTIUS | Belgium | 4 Apr 2023
The Belgian Competition Authority reimposes the same fine on Caudalie after its first decision was quashed by the Brussels Market Court
On 18 January 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) reimposed a fine of EUR 859,310 on three undertakings of the Caudalie group for…
Van Bael & Bellis | Belgium | 23 Mar 2023
Belgian Competition Authority Opens Abuse of Dominance Proceedings against Acquisition Not Caught by Merger Control Rules
The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) announced yesterday that it would review the acquisition of Edpnet by telecommunications operator Proximus…
Bird & Bird LLP | Belgium | 20 Feb 2023
Belgium - Apply, rinse, repeat: Belgian Competition Authority reimposes fine on Caudalie group for active and passive sales restrictions and retail price maintenance
On 18 January 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) reimposed a fine of almost EUR 860,000 on the companies of the Caudalie group for…
Van Bael & Bellis | Belgium, European Union | 31 Jan 2023
VBB on Belgian Business Law, Volume 2022, No. 12
Belgian Competition Authority Opens Investigation into Automated Teller Machines Pooling by Belgian Banks On 23 December 2022, the Belgian…
ALTIUS | Belgium, European Union | 30 Jan 2023
The Belgian Competition Authority fines Novartis for abuse of collective dominance regarding eye disease medicines
23 January has become an unlucky day for Novartis. On 23 January 2018, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") ruled, in a case concerning Novartis'…
