The Belgian Court of Appeal upholds the Competition Authority's decision for imposing a fine over the exclusion of a company from the pharmaceutical sector (Order of Pharmacists)

Van Sande, Pauline; Rivas, José

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8 Jan 2020

The Belgian Court of Appeal upholds the Competition Authority’s decision for imposing a fine over the exclusion of a company from the pharmaceutical sector (Order of Pharmacists)

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Belgian Court of Appeal, Order of Pharmacists, 2019/MR/3, 8 January 2020 (French)

In a judgment dated 8 January 2020, the Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") in which it imposed a fine on the Order of Pharmacists for excluding Medi-Market from the market for pharmacy services (see July edition of Competitive Edge). The Court, however, did order

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Pauline Van Sande
Allen & Overy (Brussels)

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José Rivas
Bird & Bird (Brussels)

Belgium 42 contributions 11805 visits

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Pauline Van Sande, José Rivas, The Belgian Court of Appeal upholds the Competition Authority’s decision for imposing a fine over the exclusion of a company from the pharmaceutical sector (Order of Pharmacists), 8 January 2020, e-Competitions January 2020, Art. N° 93719

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