Belgium: Contracts and Commercial Law

Belgium's House of Representatives has definitively approved Book 7 of the Civil Code, introducing significant reforms to construction contract legislation that will enter into force in September 2027. The final legislation includes several important refinements to the February 2025 proposal, including changes to pre-existing circumstances tests, conformity defect notification rules, and limitation periods. Businesses concluding construction contracts must carefully review and revise their existing contract

The European Commission has released comprehensive guidelines on applying Article 102 TFEU to exclusionary conduct by dominant firms, modernizing EU competition policy while codifying existing case law. These guidelines introduce analytical frameworks for assessing various types of anticompetitive behavior, including predatory pricing, margin squeeze, exclusive dealing, and tying arrangements, while addressing the role of presumptions and efficiency defenses in establishing abuse of dominance.

Organisaties die persoonsgegevens verwerken, moeten betrokkenen inzage verlenen in hun gegevens onder de AVG. Dit artikel behandelt de voorwaarden, reikwijdte en praktische uitvoering...

The European Union's new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation fundamentally transforms packaging compliance across the EU by replacing the existing directive with a uniform...

The International Chamber of Commerce has unveiled its 2026 Arbitration Rules, marking a significant shift in how international arbitrations will be conducted. With the removal of mandatory Terms of Reference...

Belgian online traders face a new legal requirement to implement a mandatory 'withdraw here' button on their webshops by 19 June 2026. This EU directive fundamentally changes how consumers exercise...

The proposal for a new Book 7 for the Belgian Civil Code contains important changes to the current risk allocation between employer and contractor, e.g., in the context of the management of other contractors...

In recent years, there has been a wave of new legislation impacting contracts and contractual terms. The Belgian legislator is gradually adopting the different Books of the Belgian Civil Code...

As trade tensions resurface, use of the tool to protect EU interests could have a big impact on multinational businesses