On 25 April 2019, the Chamber of Representatives of the federal
Parliament approved in plenary session a bill ("Bill")
reforming Book IV of the Code of Economic Law (Wetboek van
Economisch Recht / Code de droit économique)
("CEL") (See Van Bael & Bellis on Belgian
Business Law, Volume 2018, No. 11, p. 3; Volume 2019, No. 2, p. 4;
and Volume 2019, No. 3, p. 4, available at
www.vbb.com).
This Bill (Bill 3621 – Wetsvoorstel houdende
wijzigingen aan boek I "Definities", boek XV
"Rechtshandhaving" alsmede vervanging van boek IV
"Bescherming van de mededinging" in het Wetboek van
Economisch Recht / Proposition de loi portant
modifications au livre Ier "Définitions", au livre
XV "Application de la loi" ainsi que le remplacement du
livre IV "Protection de la concurrence" dans le Code de
droit économique") will not bring about major
substantive or procedural changes to the current competition regime
nor will it change the prevailing institutional architecture.
However, it
