Van Bael & Bellis (VBB) is pleased to announce that it has appointed competition partner Andreas Reindl as its new managing partner, with effect from 1 February 2024. Andreas succeeds Philippe De Baere who has led the firm since 2016 and will continue to practise as a member of VBB’s EU and international trade law group
The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) announced on 2 May 2024 that it had concluded its preliminary review of the agreement among Belgium’s four major banks to create a common network of automatic cash dispensers
On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament formally adopted the compromise text on the Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the EU marke
On 24 April 2024, the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) of the European Commission (Commission) and the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU formally launched the Critical Medicines Alliance.
On 19 April 2024, the European Commission (the Commission) started to market test commitments offered by Vifor Pharma (Vifor) regarding its messaging in relation to Monofer
On 9 April 2024, the Commission announced the launch of the Commission’s first ex officio investigation (ie an investigation on its own initiative) under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation.
The March 2024 issue of our Belgian Business Law newsletter reporting on the latest developments in a range of areas, including competition law, data protection, intellectual property and litigation.
On 29 March 2024, the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit / Autorité belge de la Concurrence – the BCA) published on its website an opinion .