On June 3 2011 the Supreme Court issued a succinct judgment on the scope of the Court of Appeal's powers to overturn Competition Council decisions and the nature of
proceedings before the council.
On April 21 2011 the Competition Council annulled a decision of the competition prosecutor in which a complaint was dismissed on the grounds that the statute of limitations had expired.
> Click to continueOn September 28 2010 the College of Competition Law Prosecutors dismissed a complaint against brewer InBev Belgium NV which had been brought in March 2008 by freedom CVBA, a purchasing association made up of several beverage wholesalers
> Click to continueIn a recently published decision the president of the competition council approved a request for preliminary measures from Belgian diamond merchant Diamanthandel A Spira against De Beers, the world's leading diamond mining and trading company.
> Click to continueCarmen Verdonck and Jenna Auwerx wrote the chapter on Belgian Law in the 2011 edition of 'Getting The Deal Through: Vertical Agreements'. This updated edition examines the regulation of distribution practices in jurisdictions worldwide
> Click to continueThe college of Competition Law Prosecutors has reported to the Competition Council on alleged anti-competitive practices in the market for the supply and sale of flour in Belgium.
> Click to continueOn September 28 2010 the College of Competition Law Prosecutors dismissed a complaint filed against brewer InBev NV on March 10 2008 by Freedom CVBA, a purchasing association made up of several beverage wholesalers.
> Click to continueOn November 29 2010 the Competition Council ruled that Telent, the main pay-to-vew television provider in Flanders, must continue to make available its pay-to-view channel Prime (formerly Canal+) to other platforms while iet holds exclusive rights to live broadcasts of all matches in Belgium's top football league competition.
> Click to continueOn August 26 2010 the Professional institute of Estate Agents was found guilty of having infringed EU and Belgian competition law between 1996 and 2004 by adopting and publishing recommended minimum tariffs.
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In the latest edition of "Distributie Vandaag"/ “Distribution d’aujourd’hui”, the Journal of the Belgian Royal Distribution Committee, Carmen Verdonck explains the impact of the revised competition rules on the distribution of goods and services that went into effect on 1 June 2010.
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On 11 January 2010 the College of Competition Law Prosecutors presented a report to the Competition Council in which it confirmed the existence of concerted practices to fix prices by several companies involved in the distribution of chocolate spread and other confectionery. Press reports have suggested that these companies are Ferrero, the Italian chocolate and confectionery manufacturer, and the Belgian supermarket chains Carrefour, Colruyt and Delhaize.
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