FPS Economy, S.M.E., self-employed and Energy
information about the administrative procedure or copies of decisions
Registry of the Competition Council
New address since the 17th of june 2010:
North Gate
Boulevard du Roi Albert II / Koning Albert II-laan 16
1000 Brussels
Tel.: + 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, SMEs, 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
Tel.: + 32 2 277 72 16
Fax: + 32 2 277 52 54
E-mail: dg.competition@economie.fgov.be
Legislation concerning competition policy
Belgian legislation
Legislation concerning proceedings
- Royal Decree of October 31, 2006 (PDF, 34.18 Kb) on procedures with regard to the protection of economic competition
- Royal Decree of October 31, 2006 (PDF, 28.61 Kb) + annex (PDF, 25.05 Kb) on the filing of complaints and requests in accordance with Article 44 par.1, 2 and 3 of the Act on the Protection of Economic Competition, (APEC) consolidated on September 15, 2006
- Regulations concerning simplified notification of concentrations (PDF, 80.84 Kb) (June 8, 2007)
- Royal Decree of October 31, 2006 (PDF, 28.12 Kb) plus annex (PDF, 98.41 Kb) on the notification of concentrations of undertakings in accordance with article 9 of the act on protection of economic competition (APEC) consolidated on September 15, 2006
- Royal Decree of October 31, 2006 (PDF, 23.85 Kb) concerning the issuing of copies of files in accordance with the act on the protection of economic competition consolidated on September 15th, 2006
- Ministerial Decree of October 31, 2006 (PDF, 18.88 Kb) on the method of transmitting the Competition Council’s file to the Brussels Court of Appeal
- Ministerial Decree of October 31, 2006 (PDF, 17.25 Kb) on the method of transmitting the proceedings file from the sectoral regulatory authority to the Competition Council
Legislation concerning fines
- Royal Decree of October 31, 2006 (PDF, 24.5 Kb) relating to the payment and recovery of the administrative fines and penalties provided for in the act on the protection of economic competition, consolidated on September 15, 2006
Notice of the Competition Council
Notice of the Competition Council on immunity from fines and reduction of fines in cartel cases
European legislation
- The European rules concerning the execution of the rules of competition as stipulated in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), articles 101 and 102 was primary laid down in the regulation (EC) nr 1/2003 (PDF, 205.78 Kb) of the Council of December 16, 2002
- The European rules concerning concentration control on undertakings was primary laid down in the regulation (EC) nr 139/2004 (PDF, 214.54 Kb) of the Council of January 20, 2004.
The entire European legislation concerning restrictive practices is available on the website of the European Commission.
