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ARTICLE · 24 MAY 2017

Belgian Competition Authority Publishes Its 2016 Annual Report

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In 2016, the BCA rejected two requests for interim measures.

European UnionAntitrust/Competition Law
Martin Favart
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On 19 April 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority (Belgische Mededingingsautoriteit / Autorité belge de la Concurrence) ("BCA") published its annual report for 2016.

Interim Measures

In 2016, the BCA rejected two requests for interim measures. The first request was filed by football club Royal White Star following the refusal by the Belgian Football Association ("BFA") to grant the club a licence to play in the highest division of the Belgian football league, during the 2016-2017 season. The BCA considered that there were prima facie insufficient indications that BFA's refusal constituted an infringement of competition law (See VBB on Belgian Business Law, Volume 2016, No. 7, pp. 4-5, available at www.vbb.com).

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