The Belgian Parliament passes a law implementing the ECN+ directive notably reinforcing the leniency program and empowering investigative tools

Belgium implements ECN+ Directive and reforms competition rules On 7 March 2022, a law of 28 February 2022 reforming the Belgian competition rules (“Law”) was published in the Belgian Official Journal. This Law, which will enter into force in the coming days, will implement Directive 2019/1, which empowers the competition authorities of the Member States to be more effective enforcers and to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market (“ECN+ Directive”). The transposition of the ECN+ Directive into