36 results Cross-border representative actions: publication of requirements for Dutch organisations seeking designation as ‘qualified entities’ By 26 December 2023 at the latest, EU Member States must publish a list of organisations that they have designated as ‘qualified entities’ (bevoegde instanties) for bringing cross-border representative actions within the EU on behalf of consumers. Verticale prijsbinding: handhaving, boetes en schadeclaims We bespreken de wijze waarop bedrijven hun afnemers ongeoorloofd dwingen tot het rekenen van minimumprijzen en waarom dat niet mag. De ACM handhaaft streng en leveranciers kunnen rekenen op hoge boetes en schadeclaims van gedupeerde consumenten. From Farm to Fairness: Unpacking the Dutch Unfair Trading Practices Act for the Agri-Food Supply Chain Since 2021, Dutch rules against unfair trading practices, which implemented an EU Directive, apply to business-to-business relationships in agri-food supply chains. Enforcement by the ACM, initially slow, is now intensifying. Selectie van EU-BE juridische ontwikkelingen Hier vindt u een selectie van recente Belgische en Europese juridische ontwikkelingen tot en met 31 december 2023. The new sustainability advertising code: lessons from one year of review by the advertising code committee In the first year since the SAC came into force there have been 22 rulings by the ACC and the AT in which an advertisement has been tested against the SAC. This blog addresses the lessons that can be drawn from an analysis of these rulings. De nieuwe duurzaamheidsreclamecode: lessen voor de praktijk uit een jaar toetsing door de Reclame Code Commissie In het eerste jaar sinds de inwerkingtreding van de Code voor Duurzaamheidsreclame zijn er 22 uitspraken geweest van de Reclame Code Commissie en het College van Beroep waarin een reclame-uiting aan de CDR is getoetst. Dit blog bevat een analyse. Tom Verdonk co-edited ‘Unfair Trading Practices in the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain’ Tom Verdonk has co-edited the book ‘Unfair Trading Practices in the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain’, recently published by Larcier-Intersentia. Game over for dark patterns? ACM fines Epic for unfairly targeting children The ACM has fined Epic Games for exploiting children’s psychological vulnerabilities, marking a key moment for Dutch consumer law enforcement. Our briefing examines the broader implications for consumer-facing businesses, especially those in online sales. Stibbe advises Avista Capital Partners Stibbe advised Avista Capital Partners in the acquistion of a 50% stake in Vision Healthcare. Stibbe in Amsterdam answers questions from consumers, small business foundations and NGOs about the coronavirus [updated] In a special Q&A, lawyers from our Amsterdam office share their legal expertise and strive to provide answers to questions put to us by consumers, self-employed persons, enterprises large and small, foundations and NGOs as a result of the corona crisis. Stibbe advises Aedifica Stibbe has advised Aedifica on the acquisition and lease of a care residence to be constructed in Dordrecht and the acquisitions and leases of recently completed healthcare residences in Harderwijk and Berkel-Enschot (NL). Temporary authorisations for certain biocidal products to tackle the Corona crisis: unusual times call for unusual (temporary) measures The outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis has been officially acknowledged as a pandemic and public health crisis. In response, the Belgian authorities have decided to proceed with the grant of temporary authorisations for certain biocidal product types. Consumentenbescherming tegen verborgen reclame: redactionele reclame omvat zowel reclame betaald met geld als met andere vermogensvoordelen Redactionele inhoud in de media waarvoor een onderneming heeft betaald om reclame te maken voor haar product, moet als dusdanig herkenbaar zijn voor de consument. Digital Law Up(to)date: (1) the download of a software with a permanent licence can constitute a “sale of goods”; (2) alert of the BEUC regarding the privacy policy of WhatsApp and its new terms of use In this blog, we present two interesting matters in the field of digital law: (1) The supply of a copy of software together with a licence to use it can constitute a "sale of goods”; and (2) WhatsApp in turmoil for its privacy policy and terms of use. Ignace Vernimme and Philippe Campolini authored the article “Covid-19: the Belgian perspective” Ignace Vernimme and Philippe Campolini contributed to the 2020 edition of the IBA Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee e-bulletin. Aperçu des développements juridiques belges et européens Voir ci-dessous pour un aperçu des récents développements juridiques belges et européens. Overzicht van EU-BE juridische ontwikkelingen U vindt hieronder een overzicht van recente juridische ontwikkeling op Europees en Belgisch niveau. Winkelketen Inno haalt na een decennium officieel zijn gelijk: sperperioderegeling (oude wet marktpraktijken) onwettig Doorheen de jaren is er al veel inkt gevloeid over de wettigheid van de sperperioderegeling in het licht van Richtlijn 2005/29/EG1 in de zaak Inno/Unizo. Het arrest van 3 februari 2020 van het Hof van Beroep te Gent lijkt hier een einde aan te maken. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page
Cross-border representative actions: publication of requirements for Dutch organisations seeking designation as ‘qualified entities’ By 26 December 2023 at the latest, EU Member States must publish a list of organisations that they have designated as ‘qualified entities’ (bevoegde instanties) for bringing cross-border representative actions within the EU on behalf of consumers.
Verticale prijsbinding: handhaving, boetes en schadeclaims We bespreken de wijze waarop bedrijven hun afnemers ongeoorloofd dwingen tot het rekenen van minimumprijzen en waarom dat niet mag. De ACM handhaaft streng en leveranciers kunnen rekenen op hoge boetes en schadeclaims van gedupeerde consumenten.
From Farm to Fairness: Unpacking the Dutch Unfair Trading Practices Act for the Agri-Food Supply Chain Since 2021, Dutch rules against unfair trading practices, which implemented an EU Directive, apply to business-to-business relationships in agri-food supply chains. Enforcement by the ACM, initially slow, is now intensifying.
Selectie van EU-BE juridische ontwikkelingen Hier vindt u een selectie van recente Belgische en Europese juridische ontwikkelingen tot en met 31 december 2023.
The new sustainability advertising code: lessons from one year of review by the advertising code committee In the first year since the SAC came into force there have been 22 rulings by the ACC and the AT in which an advertisement has been tested against the SAC. This blog addresses the lessons that can be drawn from an analysis of these rulings.
De nieuwe duurzaamheidsreclamecode: lessen voor de praktijk uit een jaar toetsing door de Reclame Code Commissie In het eerste jaar sinds de inwerkingtreding van de Code voor Duurzaamheidsreclame zijn er 22 uitspraken geweest van de Reclame Code Commissie en het College van Beroep waarin een reclame-uiting aan de CDR is getoetst. Dit blog bevat een analyse.
Tom Verdonk co-edited ‘Unfair Trading Practices in the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain’ Tom Verdonk has co-edited the book ‘Unfair Trading Practices in the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain’, recently published by Larcier-Intersentia.
Game over for dark patterns? ACM fines Epic for unfairly targeting children The ACM has fined Epic Games for exploiting children’s psychological vulnerabilities, marking a key moment for Dutch consumer law enforcement. Our briefing examines the broader implications for consumer-facing businesses, especially those in online sales.
Stibbe advises Avista Capital Partners Stibbe advised Avista Capital Partners in the acquistion of a 50% stake in Vision Healthcare.
Stibbe in Amsterdam answers questions from consumers, small business foundations and NGOs about the coronavirus [updated] In a special Q&A, lawyers from our Amsterdam office share their legal expertise and strive to provide answers to questions put to us by consumers, self-employed persons, enterprises large and small, foundations and NGOs as a result of the corona crisis.
Stibbe advises Aedifica Stibbe has advised Aedifica on the acquisition and lease of a care residence to be constructed in Dordrecht and the acquisitions and leases of recently completed healthcare residences in Harderwijk and Berkel-Enschot (NL).
Temporary authorisations for certain biocidal products to tackle the Corona crisis: unusual times call for unusual (temporary) measures The outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis has been officially acknowledged as a pandemic and public health crisis. In response, the Belgian authorities have decided to proceed with the grant of temporary authorisations for certain biocidal product types.
Consumentenbescherming tegen verborgen reclame: redactionele reclame omvat zowel reclame betaald met geld als met andere vermogensvoordelen Redactionele inhoud in de media waarvoor een onderneming heeft betaald om reclame te maken voor haar product, moet als dusdanig herkenbaar zijn voor de consument.
Digital Law Up(to)date: (1) the download of a software with a permanent licence can constitute a “sale of goods”; (2) alert of the BEUC regarding the privacy policy of WhatsApp and its new terms of use In this blog, we present two interesting matters in the field of digital law: (1) The supply of a copy of software together with a licence to use it can constitute a "sale of goods”; and (2) WhatsApp in turmoil for its privacy policy and terms of use.
Ignace Vernimme and Philippe Campolini authored the article “Covid-19: the Belgian perspective” Ignace Vernimme and Philippe Campolini contributed to the 2020 edition of the IBA Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee e-bulletin.
Aperçu des développements juridiques belges et européens Voir ci-dessous pour un aperçu des récents développements juridiques belges et européens.
Overzicht van EU-BE juridische ontwikkelingen U vindt hieronder een overzicht van recente juridische ontwikkeling op Europees en Belgisch niveau.
Winkelketen Inno haalt na een decennium officieel zijn gelijk: sperperioderegeling (oude wet marktpraktijken) onwettig Doorheen de jaren is er al veel inkt gevloeid over de wettigheid van de sperperioderegeling in het licht van Richtlijn 2005/29/EG1 in de zaak Inno/Unizo. Het arrest van 3 februari 2020 van het Hof van Beroep te Gent lijkt hier een einde aan te maken.