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Consumer Law, State Aid, Competition Law, Internal Market Law

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📣 New Post Alert📣

In this post, Wout De Cock assesses whether Belgium rightly invoked the 'national defence privilege' exception (Art. 346(1)(b) TFEU) to conclude the FN Herstal deal without a competitive tendering procedure 👉https://t.co/jWpdtk1DBB

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PhD Researcher Justine Haekens discusses the ECJ's Towercast decision on ex post review of mergers that have not been subject to ex ante control.

Read her analysis here: https://t.co/xIyM9aZ9yW

#antitrust #mergercontrol #dominance

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Our third roundtable on unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain is coming up this Friday. Register now: https://t.co/HMqPTFy04n

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Ph.D. Researcher Elias Van Gool shares his insights on ‘climate-washing’ and Unfair Commercial Practices.

You can read the first part here: https://t.co/dtUYyBzbrn

Enjoy and be ready for part two, tomorrow!

[Concurrences @CompetitionLaws]

Jacques Steenbergen is awarding @BostoenFriso (@KU_Leuven) with the Concurrences PhD Award in Competition Law. Congratulations to the winner!

#JacquesSTEENBERGEN #NFA2022 #Antitrust #CompetitionLaw

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What a great 1st year we had at the CCM Blog 🥳

To celebrate, a double post will be published this week. Prof. Keirsbilck and @LennardMichaux reflect on the Thelen Technopark judgment @EUCourtPress.

Go read part I 👉 https://t.co/geJN4vLD93

#eulaw #internalmarket #integration

[Liesbet Van Acker @LiesbetVanAcker]

Ten months ago, I wrote this thread on the first draft of the revised VBER and Vertical Guidelines. Today, the EC adopted the final version. What did they change and what did they keep? Thread on the first impressions incoming 🧵(1/x)

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🚨New Post🚨

CCM PhD researcher @HarrySlach analyses possible concerns regarding Apple's rumored hardware subscription.

You can read his insights on yet another servitization example right here: https://t.co/K3OuEZ2v5C

[Evelyne Terryn @TerrynEvelyne]

Meehelpen om Vlaanderen circulair te maken in een fijn team? Solliciteer voor 31 mei: vacature onderzoeker juridische aspecten circulaire economie https://t.co/rUxpu9Dz3c

[Evelyne Terryn @TerrynEvelyne]

Warm congrats to dr. @jozefienfvh with her brilliant PhD defence! And thanks to all supporting @KULeuvenKulak students! Wonderful evening - happy supervisor

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Can competition law in the EU or the US help forward the right to repair?

CCM Ph.D. researcher @LiesbetVanAcker addresses this question through an analysis of the recent complaint to the FTC against John Deere. #antitrust

You can read her insights here: https://t.co/s2oX9QySGy

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Register here for the CCM Internal Market Discussion with Helga Van Peer: https://t.co/OnoWU40Y2s

[Evelyne Terryn @TerrynEvelyne]

On my way to the European Consumer Summit with lots of proposals for a more sustainable consumer law - 🤞🤞they eventually get adopted

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Missed @BostoenFriso’s blog post on “the antitrust books you should’ve read in 2021 [part 1]”? Give it a read before part 2 is published! https://t.co/fzny3FjPz9

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Currently enjoying a stimulating (hybrid) discussion between Luc Peeperkorn and our own @BostoenFriso in the first CCM Competition Discussion event on Google shopping.

#googleshopping #antitrust #abuse

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🚨New post🚨

Dr. Dario Hug on "consumers" in a social economy: "From being a passive recipient of products in the market, they potentially also become a provider or an “internal beneficiary” in a sense outside the “traditional” linear economy."

https://t.co/TKBGQwL4I3

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Interested in attending our CCM Competition Discussion? 👇
Register at https://t.co/WKEL053dEh

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🚨New Post Alert🚨

Thinking about buying a new washing machine? Why not simply 'rent' one?

@HarrySlach analyzes the Belgian draft law for digital content and digital services, focusing in particular on consumer protection pitfalls.

The place to be👉https://t.co/ElnMjEA3ao

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🥳New Year, New (Guest) Author🥳

PhD Researcher Thijs De Cuyper (KU Leuven) highlights recent legal developments regarding reciprocity in EU-China investment relations.

Read it here: https://t.co/aWyYdbqndN