Commercial and Economic Law
The Commercial and Economic Law team provides comprehensive legal expertise, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various commercial agreements such as sales, distribution, and leasing contracts. They also specialize in fair trade practices, competition law, and resolving commercial disputes through courts, administrative bodies, or arbitration.
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Insolvency LawFinance and BankingEmployment LawArt LawConstruction LawReal Estate, Renting and Co-ownershipLiability and InsuranceAdministrative Law and Public ProcurementUrban Planning and Environmental LawIP and Data Protection LawTax LawSports LawLitigation and ArbitrationSustainabilityEU Competition LawEU LawCriminal Law (White-collar Crime)Energy lawOur team has extensive expertise in all aspects of Commercial and Economic Law.
We offer legal certainty in a free market
What it is all about :
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements:
- Sale and purchase contracts
- Distribution, agency and franchise agreements
- Leasing agreements
- Service and manufacturing agreements
- General terms and Conditions
- Fair Trade Practices
- Competition Law
- All types of commercial dispute resolution, e.g. courts, administrative bodies, and arbitration
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28.07.2026
•Commercial and Economic Law, Andersen in Belgium
The end of the EUR 150 customs duty exemption: the European Union introduces a flat-rate EUR 3 duty on small parcels
Since 1 July 2026, low-value imports from third countries have been subject to a new customs regime. Council Regulation (EU) 2026/382 of 11 February 2026, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 as regards the removal of the customs duty relief based on a value threshold, abolishes the customs duty exemption that previously applied to consignments with an intrinsic value of less than €150. At the same time, it introduces, on a transitional basis, a flat-rate customs duty of €3 per item in certain situations. This reform constitutes one of the first components of the comprehensive overhaul of the EU Customs Union launched by the European Commission to adapt customs rules to the rapid expansion of global e-commerce.
08.07.2026
•Commercial and Economic Law, Andersen in Belgium
Sales Without Seasons? The Belgian Council of State Strikes Down the Ban on Advertising “Sales” Outside the Official Sales Periods
On 20 May 2026, the Belgian Council of State delivered three landmark judgments (Nos. 266.735, 266.736 and 266.737) holding that the Belgian prohibition on using the terms soldes, solden, sales, Schlussverkauf outside the statutory winter and summer sales periods is incompatible with European Union law and can no longer be enforced.
23.06.2026
•Commercial and Economic Law, Andersen in Belgium
Serial Returners: When Consumer Protection Becomes Consumer Abuse
The growth of e-commerce has fundamentally transformed consumer behaviour. To encourage online purchasing, retailers have progressively introduced customer-friendly policies: free delivery, free returns, extended return periods, and no-questions-asked refunds.
03.06.2026
•Commercial and Economic Law, Andersen in Belgium
The EU’s New Mandatory “Withdrawal Button”: Key Compliance Steps for Online Traders Before June 2026
A new EU requirement will soon oblige online traders to make the exercise of the consumer’s right of withdrawal as simple and accessible as the online conclusion of the contract itself. Below, we explain what this obligation entails and what you should do to prepare.