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Belgian Competition Authority

The Belgian Competition Authority is responsible for promoting and safeguarding an active competition in Belgium.

  • To this end it applies the act on the protection of economic competition consolidated on September 15, 2006 (APEC) as well as the community competition rules, such as articles 101 and 102 of the TFEU (ex articles 81 and 82 of the EC treaty) and EC Regulation 1/2003.
  • It is part of the European Competition Network (ECN).
  • The Competition Authority examines and may impose sanctions on restrictive practices  (trusts, agreements, abuse of a dominant position).
  • It examines the admissibility of mergers  which have possibly a noticeable effect on the market.
  • On the other hand, the authority has no jurisdiction in respect of unfair trade.

Composition

The Belgian Competition Authority consists of two components:

The Belgian Competition Act also established within the Central Council for the Economy (Centrale Raad voor het Bedrijfsleven / Conseil Central de l’Economie) the Commission for Competition, an advisory body in which the viewpoints of workers and consumers are represented. It has consultative power over the general competition policy.

The Commission for Competition is not a part of the Competition Authority.

Tasks

It is the duty of the Competition Authority:

  • to safeguard and promote an effective competition on Belgian territory.
  • to take part in the implementation of the European competition policy.

The Belgian Competition Authority works together with the other competition authorities and is part of the European Competition Network (ECN), the European Competition Authorities (ECA) and the International Competition Network (ICN).

More about the Belgian Competition Authority:

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Contact Center

FPS Economy, S.M.E.s, Self-employed and Energy
Contact Center

Rue du Progrès, 50
1210 Brussels

Phone (free number): 0800 120 33
From abroad: +32 800 120 33

Fax (free number): 0800 120 57
From abroad: +32 800 120 57

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information about the administrative procedure or copies of decisions

Registry of the Competition Council

North Gate
Boulevard du Roi Albert II / Koning Albert II-laan 16
1000 Brussels

Phone: + 32 2 277 52 72
Fax: + 32 2 277 53 23
E-mail: raco@economie.fgov.be

For all other issues please contact

Federal Public Service Economy, S.M.E.s, Self-employed and Energy
Directorate General for Competition

North Gate III, 7th floor
Boulevard du Roi Albert II 16 / Koning Albert II-laan 16
1000 Brussels

Phone: + 32 2 277 72 16
Fax: + 32 2 277 52 54
E-mail: dg.competition@economie.fgov.be