The Prospectus Directive 2003/71/EC and the Prospectus Regulation No 809/2004 were amended by Directive 2010/73/EU and Regulations Nos 311/2012, 486/2012 and 862/2012 respectively.

With the arrival of spring and the federal, regional and European elections of 25 May 2014 fast approaching, we have noticed increased legislative activity.

All eyes are on Illumina/GRAIL following the Advocate General's (AG) opinion. If the European Court of Justice follows the AG, it will overturn the European Commission's (EC) new approach to referrals under Article 22.

B2B Unfair market practices prohibited as from 1 September 2019

Belgium's Program Law of 18 July 2025 fundamentally reformed the tax increase regime under Article 444 ITC by introducing a rebuttable presumption of good faith for first-time infractions. While the reform eliminates automatic 10% tax increases for taxpayers who commit their first error in good faith, significant questions remain about the practical interpretation of "good faith" and the treatment of ex officio assessments.

On 27 November 2017, the General Court ("GC") dismissed appeals brought by HeidelbergCement and Schwenk Zement against the European Commission's ...

The Commission and Chinese authorities agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding in 2012 describing potential exchanges of views and experiences with respect to competition and anti-monopoly law.

On 26 October 2017, the General Court dismissed an appeal by Marine Harvest against a € 20 million fine imposed on it by the Commission for implementing its acquisition of sole control over Morpol ...