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The Belgian competition authority fines Caudalie EUR 859,310 for imposing resale prices and restricting active and passive sales
On 6 May 2021, the Belgian Competition Authority’s Competition College imposed a fine of EUR 859,310 on three undertakings of the Caudalie group.
FAQ for employers: Installing electric charging stations at an employee’s home residence.
The installation of electric charging station at an employee’s home residence triggers some practical questions, both from an employment and a regulatory perspective. We listed and answered them for you in the below top 10 Q&A.
WEBINAR VIDEO | IP UPDATE #4: TRADE SECRETS – BE AWARE AND BE PAREPARED
What is a trade secret? How does a trade secret differ from an intellectual property right and why choose one over the other? What measures should a company implement to best protect its trade secrets? What measures are available in the event of a breach and how can you ensure that the secret is not […]
Webinar Video | Employment Webinar: Telework 2.0 – The New Normal?
Our Employment team discuss some legal and practical telework-related questions that employers and HR-managers have to cope with today.
The ELTIF: amendments in the Belgian AIFM Law
On 19 April 2021, a draft law on diverse financial provisions (the “Draft Law”) was published. The Draft Law was adopted by the Parliament at the end of May. Amongst other things, it amends the Belgian AIFM Law to integrate the ELTIF fund status. Together with its parliamentary works, the Draft Law finally provides some clarity on this vehicle’s place in the existing Belgian fund framework.
The end of mandatory telework?
On Friday 4 June 2021, a new Ministerial Decree was published in the Belgian State Gazette that includes new provisions regarding telework. For the time being, telework remains compulsory and employers remain obliged to register their non-teleworkable positions with the National Social Security Office (NSSO) and to provide workers whose presence at the workplace is needed with a certificate confirming this fact. However, as from 9 June 2021, employers will have the option to organise weekly ‘return moments’ to the workplace. It is expected that from 1 July 2021, if the number of vaccinations and infections allow it, teleworking will only be recommended and no longer compulsory.
SPACS OR SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES – A BELGIAN PERSPECTIVE
In recent years, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies or “SPACs” have gained tremendous popularity in the United States. In 2020 alone, one hundred SPACs accounted for approximately $80 billion in US public fundraising.
New monthly online ‘Covid telework’ registration obligation for employers starting from April 2021
For a number of months now, teleworking has been compulsory, except for when either the employee’s role or the continuity of business operations does not allow for it.
However, many employers have either not been or have been insufficiently respecting this measure and so the government is going to enhance the monitoring of compulsory teleworking by introducing a new online registration obligation for employers.
Webinar Video | Life Sciences Session #4: How to optimise your regulatory exclusivity rights for pharmaceutical products?
In the fourth online Life Sciences Session our experts, Kirian Claeyé and Laura Traest, will be focusing on regulatory exclusivity rights for pharmaceutical products, which will include data exclusivity, orphan exclusivity, SPCs and paediatric rewards.
Webinar Video | Digital Law Series #10: Keeping up with GDPR
The GDPR has been applicable since nearly 3 years and still raises many questions for businesses.
“100g of mealworm please!” – First insect approved under the Novel Foods Regulation
On 3 May 2021, the EU Member states approved “dried yellow mealworms” as a novel food under EU Regulation 2015/2283. According to the applicant, mealworms can be used in a broad range of food products, such as bread, cookies, or pasta.