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    European Court Of Justice Finds Limited Exclusivity Restriction In Lease Agreements Not To Be A Restriction By Object

    On 26 November 2015, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") handed down its judgment in a request for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings between Maxima Latvija and the Latvian Competition Council.
    European UnionAntitrust/Competition Law
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
  • Article

    General Court Largely Upholds Commission Decision In The TV And Computer Monitor Tubes Cartel

    On 9 September 2015, the General Court ("GC") largely upheld the Commission's decision in the TV and computer monitor tubes cartel on both the substantive issues and the general principles followed to set the level of the fines.
    European UnionAntitrust/Competition Law
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
  • Article

    Netherlands- Dutch Competition Authority Fines Dutch Rail Operator NS Record Fine Of Almost € 41 Million For Various Abuses In Winning Tender

    On 29 June 2017, the DCA published the non-confidential version of a decision of 22 May 2017 imposing a €40.95 million fine on Dutch rail operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen for abusing its dominant position ...
    European UnionAntitrust/Competition Law
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
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    Société Générale's Fine Substantially Reduced For Its Involvement In The Euribor Cartel – This Case Highlights Challenges Of The Settlement Procedure

    On 6 April 2016, the European Commission announced that it had reduced the fine imposed on French bank Société Générale from €446 million to €227.7 million after having revised the value of sales used to calculate the fine.
    European UnionAntitrust/Competition Law
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
  • Article

    UK Government Proposes Significant Changes To Merger Control Regime

    These proposals are significant and seek to more closely scrutinise foreign investment deals that affect national security.
    European UnionAntitrust/Competition Law
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
  • Article

    ECJ Rules On Misleading Labelling Of Foodstuffs

    On 4 June 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "ECJ") ruled on a request for a preliminary ruling from the German Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) regarding the misleading labelling of foodstuffs...
    European UnionConsumer Protection
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
  • Article

    French Supreme Court Confirms The Contractual Freedom Of A Supplier Not To Renew A Selective Distribution Contract

    The judgment is of particular importance since it appears to represent a reversal in the Supreme Court's jurisprudence.
    European UnionCorporate/Commercial Law
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
  • Article

    Court Of Justice Of European Union Provides Guidance Regarding Applicable Law In Proceedings Against Insolvent Debtors

    Contrary to Portuguese law, the application of Luxembourg law would not have resulted in the termination of the pending lawsuits.
    European UnionInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-Structuring
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
  • Article

    ECJ Clarifies Trade Mark Use Of Goods Stored In Customs Warehouse

    Bacardi had not consented to the marketing of the goods at issue in the EEA and claimed infringement of its Benelux trade marks.
    European UnionIntellectual Property
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
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    General Court Rules That Territorial Exclusivity Clauses In Copyright Licensing Agreements Raise Competition Concerns

    On 12 December 2018, the EU General Court dismissed the application for annulment which Canal + SA had brought against a European Commission decision that had made commitments offered by Paramount Pictures Ltd ...
    European UnionIntellectual Property
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
  • Article

    Presumption Of Liability For Owners Of Internet Connections Used To Infringe Copyright

    Hence, the ECJ found that the German law infringed both the InfoSoc Directive and the Enforcement Directive.
    European UnionIntellectual Property
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
  • Article

    Trade Mark Reform Package: Agreement On Goods In Transit

    On 10 June 2015, the Council of the EU's Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) approved a compromise agreement on the proposed trade mark reform package...
    European UnionIntellectual Property
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
  • Article

    European Commission Accepts Final Commitments In Cross-Border Access To Pay-TV Case

    The Commission had already accepted and made binding commitments offered by Paramount Pictures in July 2016.
    European UnionMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
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    Court Of Justice Of European Union Finds Dynamic IP Addresses Can Be Personal Data

    The second question was whether a provision of national law can limit the application of Article 7(f) of the Data Protection Directive.
    European UnionPrivacy
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
  • Article

    Facebook Responsible For Fan Pages On Platform And Liable To Answer To Data Protection Authority Of Each Member State

    The issue was eventually brought before the German Federal Administrative Court which referred a number of questions to the ECJ.
    European UnionPrivacy
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
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    Düsseldorf Regional Court Rejects Car Insurer's Claim For Damages Stemming From Car Glass Cartel

    On 19 November 2015, the Regional Court of Düsseldorf (the "Court") rejected a car insurer's claim for damages resulting from the European Commission's decision in the car glass cartel case.
    GermanyAntitrust/Competition Law
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
  • Article

    Regional Court Of Munich Rejects Four Qualcomm Claims Against Apple In Relation To Patent Claims

    In the present case, the patents were neither standard essential nor non-avoidable.
    GermanyIntellectual Property
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
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    European Union And United States Agree On Import Tariffs For Pharmaceutical Products

    On 21 August 2025, the European Union and the United States published a Joint Statement (JS) "on a United States-European framework on an agreement on reciprocal...
    GlobalInternational Law
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
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    Dutch Government Publishes A Legislative Proposal For Implementing The Directive On Antitrust Damages Actions

    In certain respects, however, transposition was not deemed necessary.
    NetherlandsAntitrust/Competition Law
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis
  • Article

    President Trump Assails Foreign Medicine Prices And Practices In "American Patients First"

    Of immediate relevance for third countries is the APF's assault against "foreign governments' free-riding off American investment in innovation".
    United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences
    Van Bael & Bellis
    Van Bael & Bellis

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