March 2019
Abuse of economic dependence and unfair terms between companies (B2B)
On 21 March 2019 the Belgian Parliament adopted a Bill that added two concepts to the Belgian Code of Economic Law. On the one hand, the law adds a category of restrictive practices, in addition to agreements restricting competition and abuse of dominant position. From now on, companies will also be prohibited from abusing the economic dependence of another company if competition is likely to be affected on the Belgian market concerned or a substantial part of it. The provisions relating to the abuse of economic dependence will enter into force on the 13th month following the publication of the law in the [...]
January 2019
International trade
It is often the case that an enterprise sources or sells its products abroad. This has been particularly common since the development of e-commerce. In many cases, the commercial activities that the company develops are carried out from the country of origin, i.e. the country where the company carries out its activities, without it setting up in the territory of another state. We will talk about the mobility of goods and services or international trade. In other cases, which are also very frequent in practice, the company's development requires a presence on the foreign market. We will talk about corporate mobility. The international trade [...]
December 2018
New Renewable energy directive (2018/2001/EU)
On 4 December 2018 the revised renewable energy directive 2018/2001/EU entered into force, as part of the general Clean energy for all Europeans package. Hereby the EU adopted one of the most ambitious renewable energy policies in the world aimed at keeping the EU a global leader in renewable energy sources and help the EU meets its GHG (greenhouse gas) reduction commitments under the Paris Agreement (12 December 2015). Learn more here