The Belgian Government releases a draft bill to exclude clinical networking between hospitals from the application of merger control

On 25 February 2021, the federal government submitted to the federal Chamber of Representatives a draft bill modifying the consolidated Law of 10 July 2008 regarding hospitals and other institutions of care (the Law), as regards the application of the merger control rules to clinical networking between hospitals (Wetsontwerp tot wijziging van de gecoördineerde wet van 10 juli 2008 op de ziekenhuizen en andere verzorgingsinrichtingen, wat de toepassing van de voorafgaande controle op concentraties van de klinische networking