On 12 March 2013 the Commission decided to request the Member States' green light to open negotiations for Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the United States and released an impact assessment of the future of the EU-US trade relations.

On 28 March 2013, the Federal Parliament in Belgium has adopted two Laws (the « Laws") which were recently published in the Belgian Official Gazette (on 26 April 2013).

The European Commission has adopted its long-awaited Directive on private actions.