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Samsung operates a selective distribution system for its high-end products and prohibits its dealers from selling outside the network, including over the Internet.

On 6 February 2017, Belgium's financial regulator (FSMA) moved to fortify the protection of investors, publishing a position paper on the application of Belgium's rules on unfair contract terms...

On 6 February 2017, Belgium's financial regulator (Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority ("FSMA")) moved to fortify the protection of investors, publishing a position paper...

B2B Unfair market practices prohibited as from 1 September 2019

For purposes of the Law, SMEs are defined by reference to Article 1:24, §1 of the new Belgian Companies and Associations Code.

The International Chamber of Commerce has unveiled its 2026 Arbitration Rules, marking a significant shift in how international arbitrations will be conducted. With the removal of mandatory Terms of Reference...

From 10 January 2015, the reformed Brussels Regulation will be applied by the courts of all Member States of the European Union.

On 21 June 2016, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "ECJ") handed down a judgment in response to a request for a preliminary ruling from the Ghent Commercial Court...

The Belgian Act on precontractual information obligations in commercial cooperation agreements included in Book X of the Belgian Code of Economic Law ("CEL") requires...

This regular update (no. 81 | 5 April 2022 ) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines...

In an interim judgment of 5 May 2015, the Brussels Court of Appeal referred three questions for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union.

The dispute at issue related to the reimbursement of commissions of a financial agent to her principal, a company operating in the insurance sector.

Most EU Member States require that a contractual clause should obtain a national permission or prior authorisation.

The ECJ answered that the possibility for a consumer to bring proceedings before the courts of his EU Member State against a trader domiciled in another EU Member State is not subject to the condition that the contract was concluded at a distance.

Amendments to the EU's proposed new foreign subsidy rules have big implications for international firms in the region

To say that we live in uncertain times is a truism. It is well documented that the current geopolitical climate is putting considerable pressure on business.

On 3 December 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on a request for a preliminary ruling from the Brussels Court of Appeal regarding the interpretation of Council Directive 86/653/EEC of 18 December 1986 .