650 results Getting the Deal Through - Debt Capital Markets Marieke Driessen and Niek Groenendijk contributed the Dutch chapter on the law and practice of Debt Capital Markets in the multi-jurisdictional publication by to Getting the Deal Through/Lexology. The revised Network and Information Security Directive: enhancing EU cybersecurity standards More businesses and organisations will have to strengthen their cybersecurity strategies, as the European legislator revised the NIS Directive. NIS 2 will impose stricter cybersecurity obligations on more organisations. International Comparative Legal Guide - Insurance & Reinsurance 2023 - Belgium Chapter The ICLG to Insurance & Reinsurance covers common issues in insurance and reinsurance laws and regulations – including regulatory authorities and procedures, (re)insurance claims, litigation – overview, litigation – procedure and arbitration. European PFAS ban proposal submitted for consultation The Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Denmark and Sweden have jointly submitted a proposal to the European Chemicals Agency for a European PFAS restriction through REACH. The proposal was submitted for consultation on 22 March 2023 via the ECHA website. French supermarket dawn raids down the drain On 9 March 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the European Commission should properly record interviews if they are used to gather information regarding the subject matter of the investigation. ECJ in Towercast: plan C for tackling concentrations? Companies beware: completed non-notifiable concentrations do not necessarily go scot-free. An ex post abuse-of-dominance investigation by national competition authorities (NCA) could still loom. Guidelines vs Guidance: exclusionary abuse Guidelines due by 2025 The European Commission is seeking feedback on the adoption of Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance under Article 102 TFEU. In the meantime, the Commission has amended its 2008 Guidance. Informal views issued in agricultural industry and banana sector The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) informally accepted a commitment agreed by the partners of the Belgian Agro Food Chain Platform, limiting the possibility to contractually exclude the theory of change of circumstances. Signaleringsblog week 14: actuele jurisprudentie bestuursrecht en omgevingsrecht In deze blog signaleren wij kort enkele belangwekkende bestuursrechtelijke en omgevingsrechtelijke uitspraken van de afgelopen periode. Proposal for a Directive to prevent misuse of shell entities (ATAD 3) and the amendments proposed by the European Parliament In mid-January 2023, the European Parliament approved the European Commission’s draft directive to prevent misuse of shell entities for tax purposes (known as ATAD 3), as amended by its Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Amendment to the AFM/DNB Policy Rule on Suitability 2012 The amended Policy Rule on Suitability 2012 (the Policy Rule) entered into force on 1 April 2023. Stibbe Luxembourg lawyers co-author the second edition of the SFDR Implementation Guide Edouard d'Anterroches (Partner) and Nicolas Pradel (Senior Associate) co-authored the second edition of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Implementation Guide published on 11 April 2023. Meta Ireland fined €390 million for unlawful legal basis Ireland's data protection authority (the DPC) announced its final decision regarding Meta Ireland's Facebook and Instagram services on 4 January 2023. Data Privacy Day 2023: highlighting the most impactful ECJ judgments from the past year In recent years, the ECJ has issued landmark judgments with far-yielding consequences for data controllers and data processors. To celebrate Data Privacy Day 2023, we highlighted the most impactful judgments of the ECJ from the past year. Abuse: an access request you can’t refuse? The European Court of Justice has confirmed that the essential facilities test is limited to ‘pure’ access cases. Infringement of a regulatory access obligation must be assessed under the general framework for abuse of dominance. Belgian Competition Authority opens first hybrid cartel proceedings In the first hybrid cartel proceedings by the Belgian Competition Authority, the Prosecutor recently submitted a draft decision to condemn and impose a fine on pharmaceutical wholesaler CERP SA for allegedly participating in anticompetitive practices. The ACM’s priorities in 2023: the energy transition, digitalisation, and sustainability On 26 January 2023, the ACM announced that its priorities for 2023 would be the energy transition, the digital economy, and sustainability. This agenda is unsurprising in view of the ACM’s recent policy statements and enforcement actions. Belgian DPA rules on employee geographic tracking by public authorities On 21 February 2023, the litigation chamber of the Belgian data protection authority has ruled on the legitimacy of the geographic tracking of employees by a public authority. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page
Getting the Deal Through - Debt Capital Markets Marieke Driessen and Niek Groenendijk contributed the Dutch chapter on the law and practice of Debt Capital Markets in the multi-jurisdictional publication by to Getting the Deal Through/Lexology.
The revised Network and Information Security Directive: enhancing EU cybersecurity standards More businesses and organisations will have to strengthen their cybersecurity strategies, as the European legislator revised the NIS Directive. NIS 2 will impose stricter cybersecurity obligations on more organisations.
International Comparative Legal Guide - Insurance & Reinsurance 2023 - Belgium Chapter The ICLG to Insurance & Reinsurance covers common issues in insurance and reinsurance laws and regulations – including regulatory authorities and procedures, (re)insurance claims, litigation – overview, litigation – procedure and arbitration.
European PFAS ban proposal submitted for consultation The Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Denmark and Sweden have jointly submitted a proposal to the European Chemicals Agency for a European PFAS restriction through REACH. The proposal was submitted for consultation on 22 March 2023 via the ECHA website.
French supermarket dawn raids down the drain On 9 March 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the European Commission should properly record interviews if they are used to gather information regarding the subject matter of the investigation.
ECJ in Towercast: plan C for tackling concentrations? Companies beware: completed non-notifiable concentrations do not necessarily go scot-free. An ex post abuse-of-dominance investigation by national competition authorities (NCA) could still loom.
Guidelines vs Guidance: exclusionary abuse Guidelines due by 2025 The European Commission is seeking feedback on the adoption of Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance under Article 102 TFEU. In the meantime, the Commission has amended its 2008 Guidance.
Informal views issued in agricultural industry and banana sector The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) informally accepted a commitment agreed by the partners of the Belgian Agro Food Chain Platform, limiting the possibility to contractually exclude the theory of change of circumstances.
Signaleringsblog week 14: actuele jurisprudentie bestuursrecht en omgevingsrecht In deze blog signaleren wij kort enkele belangwekkende bestuursrechtelijke en omgevingsrechtelijke uitspraken van de afgelopen periode.
Proposal for a Directive to prevent misuse of shell entities (ATAD 3) and the amendments proposed by the European Parliament In mid-January 2023, the European Parliament approved the European Commission’s draft directive to prevent misuse of shell entities for tax purposes (known as ATAD 3), as amended by its Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.
Amendment to the AFM/DNB Policy Rule on Suitability 2012 The amended Policy Rule on Suitability 2012 (the Policy Rule) entered into force on 1 April 2023.
Stibbe Luxembourg lawyers co-author the second edition of the SFDR Implementation Guide Edouard d'Anterroches (Partner) and Nicolas Pradel (Senior Associate) co-authored the second edition of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Implementation Guide published on 11 April 2023.
Meta Ireland fined €390 million for unlawful legal basis Ireland's data protection authority (the DPC) announced its final decision regarding Meta Ireland's Facebook and Instagram services on 4 January 2023.
Data Privacy Day 2023: highlighting the most impactful ECJ judgments from the past year In recent years, the ECJ has issued landmark judgments with far-yielding consequences for data controllers and data processors. To celebrate Data Privacy Day 2023, we highlighted the most impactful judgments of the ECJ from the past year.
Abuse: an access request you can’t refuse? The European Court of Justice has confirmed that the essential facilities test is limited to ‘pure’ access cases. Infringement of a regulatory access obligation must be assessed under the general framework for abuse of dominance.
Belgian Competition Authority opens first hybrid cartel proceedings In the first hybrid cartel proceedings by the Belgian Competition Authority, the Prosecutor recently submitted a draft decision to condemn and impose a fine on pharmaceutical wholesaler CERP SA for allegedly participating in anticompetitive practices.
The ACM’s priorities in 2023: the energy transition, digitalisation, and sustainability On 26 January 2023, the ACM announced that its priorities for 2023 would be the energy transition, the digital economy, and sustainability. This agenda is unsurprising in view of the ACM’s recent policy statements and enforcement actions.
Belgian DPA rules on employee geographic tracking by public authorities On 21 February 2023, the litigation chamber of the Belgian data protection authority has ruled on the legitimacy of the geographic tracking of employees by a public authority.