Tags: Retail, Logistics & Mobility
Low Emission Zone: what’s in it for Belgian car drivers?
Low emission zones (LEZs) are now a familiar practice in Belgium. However, it is a dynamic tool that is still evolving and poses new standards in the near future. Its implementation in Belgium’s constitutional structure raises some legal issues and its lawfulness is not undisputed either.
Webinar Video | Retail Law Series 3 : Using customer data for direct marketing and loyalty schemes: some data protection considerations
Using customer data for direct marketing and loyalty schemes: some data protection considerations
The Belgian Competition Authority suspects Caudalie of imposing minimum resale prices on its distributors by determining a maximum discount level and of limiting its distributors’ active and passive online sales
Over the last 4 years, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) has increasingly scrutinised anticompetitive restraints in vertical agreements and assessed these restraints under Article IV.1 of the Belgian Code of Economic Law and Article 101 TFEU.
Webinar Video | Retail Law Series 2 : The new B2B Act on abuse of economic dependence, unfair terms and unfair market practices
The new B2B Act on abuse of economic dependence, unfair terms and unfair market practices
First Belgian ruling on abuse of economic dependence
First Belgian ruling on abuse of economic dependence: much looked forward too, little precedential value?
Attention points for retail sector employers considering dismissing employees for economic or technical reasons
As the retail sector is one of the sectors most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, employers within it might be considering dismissing employees for economic or technical reasons. Are you an employer within the retail sector?
Webinar Video | Retail Law Series 1: Webshops: are you compliant?
Would you like to be sure that your existing Webshop still complies with Belgian law? Do you think about the future of your company and would like to sell your products or services online but you are “lost” in the mass of legal obligations?
Food labelling – National rules on mandatory indication of the country of origin
This is the third decision of the CJEU on the concept of “country of origin” in a (bit more than a) year.
Abuse of economic dependence – How to calculate potential fines?
After some last-minute delays, the Royal Decree of 31 July 2020 has introduced the concept of abuse of economic dependence in Belgium. Following this Royal Decree, the Belgian Competition Authority has now announced how it will calculate fines imposed on undertakings in such cases.
Online payment authentication requirements further strengthened from 22 September 2020
As part of the second European Payment Services Directive, which entered into force in 2019 and replaced the Payment Services Directive (PSD), new rules have been developed to provide additional protection for customers when making electronic payments.
The new prohibition on abuses of economic dependence enters into force in Belgium
The Belgian Parliament introduced the prohibition on abuse of economic dependence in an Act of March 2019 to protect undertakings that are economically dependent on their suppliers or buyers.
(Shop Based) Commercial Agent Protected even in the Absence of the Power to Negotiate the Price
In Trendsetteuse (C-828/18), the Court of Justice of the EU held that in order to be protected under the Commercial Agency Directive, it is not required that the commercial agent has the power to negotiate the price of a transaction.
Belgium’s implementation of the new EU Posted Workers Directive: What is the impact for employers posting workers to Belgium?
With the Act of 12 June 2020, Belgium is implementing EU Directive 2018/957 amending Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers, by providing, amongst others things, adjustments to the Act of 5 March 2002 relating to labour, salary and employment conditions when posting workers to Belgium (“Posting Act”).
Towards new EU rules for preventing packaging waste
The European Commission is collecting data and feedback from stakeholders about the European Union’s current rules on packaging and packaging waste.
The CJEU has clarified the transparency rules on the publication of online flight prices
On 23 April 2020, the Court of Justice of the EU clarified earlier case law that obliges each airline to indicate in its initial online price offer(s), the airfare and, separately, the taxes, charges, surcharges and fees that are unavoidable and foreseeable.
Night work in e-commerce in 2020: nothing new under the sun?
With e-commerce growing at an unprecedented rate all over the globe, in the past few years the Belgian legislator has taken several measures – both temporary and permanent – to make Belgium a more attractive hub for e-commerce activities.
’Cash for car’ crashed
On 23 January 2020, the Constitutional Court annulled the law introducing a mobility allowance (cash for car).
Is your company ready for the Incoterms 2020?
On 1 January 2020, the new Incoterms® 2020 as published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) will come into force.
European skies are ready for drones. Are you?
The new drone rules are integrated in both an Implementing Act, containing the requirements related to the operation and registration of drones, and a Delegated Act, listing the requirements for CE marking, technical requirements, drone maintenance and third-country operators.
Autonomous vehicles and insurance: 5 challenges, 3 opportunities and 1 certainty
As insurance coverage will be profoundly different when (all) cars on the road are autonomous, a lot of strategic and legal insight is required to overcome the challenges and grasp the opportunities.
Autonomous vehicles: is Belgian road traffic legislation ready?
Autonomous vehicles, with varying degrees of autonomy, are on their way – although this will be slower than some had hoped or expected. This is notably the case for legal developments regarding this new form of mobility.
Pop-up leases in the three regions : Brussels adopted as last region its new rules
On 19 May 2019, the Ordinance of 25 April 2019 on short-term commercial leases enters into force for the Brussels-Capital Region.
Companies beware! New prohibition in Belgium on the abuse of economic dependence
On 21 March 2019, the Federal Belgian Parliament adopted an Act amending the Code of Economic Law regarding abuses of economic dependence, prohibited terms and unfair market practices in B2B relationships.
Better protection for teleworkers from occupational accidents
In a working world with rapid technological change and in which mobility is an increasing issue, telework is increasingly seen as a viable option and so more employees are demanding the opportunity to work remotely as part of their “employment package”.