A bill amending the Competition Act has been passed and
published in the Belgian State Gazette. The
bill's date of entry into force will be determined by royal
decree. The amended Competition Act is expected to enter into force
in September of this year.
The amended Competition Act constitutes Book IV of the new Code
of Business and Economic Law (Wetboek van economisch recht/Code
de droit économique).
The main changes to the Competition Act are the following:
New structure for the Competition Authority
The Competition Authority will be transformed into a single,
independent administrative body, composed of an investigative arm
and a decision-making arm. The College of Competition Prosecutors
(Auditoraat/Auditorat) will oversee the investigative
phase, while final decisions will be taken by the Competition Board
(Mededingingscollege/Collège de la
Concurrence).
