188 results 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. The two sides of the ECS coin The concept of ‘electronic communications service’ (“ECS”) defined in Article 2(c) of Directive 2002/21/EC (“Framework Directive”) has been interpreted in two decisions of the ECJ in June 2019: C‑142/18 Skype communications and C-193/18 Google LLC. Verbinden van voorschriften aan een omgevingsvergunning milieu i.p.v. maatwerk o.b.v. het Activiteitenbesluit. Noot onder de uitspraak van de Rechtbank Limburg op 5 november 2018. Relevant amendments regarding the environmental permit For the environmental permit under the Omgevingswet (Environment and Planning Act), many things will change compared to the old legislation. In this blog, we address a number of important changes. Environmental activities – from establishment to environmentally harmful activity (milieubelastende activiteit) Under the Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet), the concept of establishment is no longer the focal point for the regulation, but rather the environmentally harmful activity. In this blog post, we among others describe what happens to permits. Milieuactiviteiten - van inrichting naar milieubelastende activiteit (MBA) Onder de Omgevingswet is niet meer het begrip inrichting het aangrijpingspunt van de regulering, maar de milieubelastende activiteit (‘MBA’). In dit blogbericht beschrijven wij onder andere wat er gebeurt met (‘Wabo’) vergunningen voor inrichtingen. Stibbe advises Forum Estates A team of Stibbe’s Real Estate Transaction Group in Amsterdam advised Belgian real estate fund Forum Estates with the acquisition of three grocery stores (4,300m2) in The Netherlands. Directors' liability due to competition law infringements by the company The District Court Noord-Nederland recently allowed the trustees in bankruptcy of Northsea shrimp trading company Heiploeg to recover part of a EUR 27 million cartel fine from a former director. A digital transition in the financial services sector On 24 September 2020, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted the Digital Finance Package (the “Package”). The aim of this initiative is to create a competitive EU financial sector that gives consumers access to innovative financial products. Variabele rente in LMA-documentatie na de benchmarktransitie Er is de laatste tijd veel te horen en te lezen geweest over de benchmarktransitie (voor een beknopte beschrijving van die transitie verwijs ik graag naar mijn artikel van 7 augustus 2020). Het artikel dat u nu leest gaat over een deelonderwerp van de ben Belanghebbende in het omgevingsrecht: een steeds hogere drempel? De Afdeling hanteert sinds enige jaren een vaste jurisprudentielijn ten aanzien van het belanghebbende-begrip in het omgevingsrecht. Online platforms and uploading of protected works: no direct liability for operators of online platforms According to the Advocate General, operators of online platforms are not directly liable for the illegal uploading of protected works by the users of those platforms. Securing your data transfers after Schrems II The European Court of Justice has issued a landmark judgement in the Schrems II-case that reshapes data transfer rules from EU to non-adequate third countries, impacting the regulatory landscape significantly. Belgian DPA’s 600.000 EUR fine record against Google for GDPR infringements In a decision dated 14 July 2020, the Belgian DPA imposed a record administrative fine of 600.000 EUR against Google Belgium for non-compliance with the GDPR. Find my address… if you can: Constantin Film Verleih v. Youtube and Google On 9 July 2020, the CJEU clarified the scope of the right of information in the context of IP rights infringement proceedings. Johan Léonard and Roberto de Castro Mendonça write on taxation of crypto assets Stibbe Luxembourg's tax lawyers Johan Léonard and Roberto de Castro Mendonça authored the Luxembourg chapter of the multi-jurisdictional book titled "Taxation of Crypto Assets". ACM study calls for regulation of Big Techs on payment market The ACM’s market study, published on 1 December 2020, provides an overview of recent and upcoming developments concerning the role of Big Tech companies in both online and offline payment markets in the Netherlands. Do the math: ACM publishes strategy on monitoring use algorithms The ACM worries that the use of algorithms may lead to the creation of cartels, or nudge consumers towards a purchasing decision that is not in their best interest. Pagination Previous page Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page
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.
The two sides of the ECS coin The concept of ‘electronic communications service’ (“ECS”) defined in Article 2(c) of Directive 2002/21/EC (“Framework Directive”) has been interpreted in two decisions of the ECJ in June 2019: C‑142/18 Skype communications and C-193/18 Google LLC.
Verbinden van voorschriften aan een omgevingsvergunning milieu i.p.v. maatwerk o.b.v. het Activiteitenbesluit. Noot onder de uitspraak van de Rechtbank Limburg op 5 november 2018.
Relevant amendments regarding the environmental permit For the environmental permit under the Omgevingswet (Environment and Planning Act), many things will change compared to the old legislation. In this blog, we address a number of important changes.
Environmental activities – from establishment to environmentally harmful activity (milieubelastende activiteit) Under the Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet), the concept of establishment is no longer the focal point for the regulation, but rather the environmentally harmful activity. In this blog post, we among others describe what happens to permits.
Milieuactiviteiten - van inrichting naar milieubelastende activiteit (MBA) Onder de Omgevingswet is niet meer het begrip inrichting het aangrijpingspunt van de regulering, maar de milieubelastende activiteit (‘MBA’). In dit blogbericht beschrijven wij onder andere wat er gebeurt met (‘Wabo’) vergunningen voor inrichtingen.
Stibbe advises Forum Estates A team of Stibbe’s Real Estate Transaction Group in Amsterdam advised Belgian real estate fund Forum Estates with the acquisition of three grocery stores (4,300m2) in The Netherlands.
Directors' liability due to competition law infringements by the company The District Court Noord-Nederland recently allowed the trustees in bankruptcy of Northsea shrimp trading company Heiploeg to recover part of a EUR 27 million cartel fine from a former director.
A digital transition in the financial services sector On 24 September 2020, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted the Digital Finance Package (the “Package”). The aim of this initiative is to create a competitive EU financial sector that gives consumers access to innovative financial products.
Variabele rente in LMA-documentatie na de benchmarktransitie Er is de laatste tijd veel te horen en te lezen geweest over de benchmarktransitie (voor een beknopte beschrijving van die transitie verwijs ik graag naar mijn artikel van 7 augustus 2020). Het artikel dat u nu leest gaat over een deelonderwerp van de ben
Belanghebbende in het omgevingsrecht: een steeds hogere drempel? De Afdeling hanteert sinds enige jaren een vaste jurisprudentielijn ten aanzien van het belanghebbende-begrip in het omgevingsrecht.
Online platforms and uploading of protected works: no direct liability for operators of online platforms According to the Advocate General, operators of online platforms are not directly liable for the illegal uploading of protected works by the users of those platforms.
Securing your data transfers after Schrems II The European Court of Justice has issued a landmark judgement in the Schrems II-case that reshapes data transfer rules from EU to non-adequate third countries, impacting the regulatory landscape significantly.
Belgian DPA’s 600.000 EUR fine record against Google for GDPR infringements In a decision dated 14 July 2020, the Belgian DPA imposed a record administrative fine of 600.000 EUR against Google Belgium for non-compliance with the GDPR.
Find my address… if you can: Constantin Film Verleih v. Youtube and Google On 9 July 2020, the CJEU clarified the scope of the right of information in the context of IP rights infringement proceedings.
Johan Léonard and Roberto de Castro Mendonça write on taxation of crypto assets Stibbe Luxembourg's tax lawyers Johan Léonard and Roberto de Castro Mendonça authored the Luxembourg chapter of the multi-jurisdictional book titled "Taxation of Crypto Assets".
ACM study calls for regulation of Big Techs on payment market The ACM’s market study, published on 1 December 2020, provides an overview of recent and upcoming developments concerning the role of Big Tech companies in both online and offline payment markets in the Netherlands.
Do the math: ACM publishes strategy on monitoring use algorithms The ACM worries that the use of algorithms may lead to the creation of cartels, or nudge consumers towards a purchasing decision that is not in their best interest.