The Belgian regulatory landscape continues to evolve, bringing a number of legislative developments that impact particularly retail, including:

• a mandatory 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 for distance sales via online interfaces;
• stricter rules on 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 and new rules relating to
𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧; and
• more flexibility regarding 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 in the future.

Curious about the key takeaways? Have a look at the slides here.

In addition, at EU level, the Council has adopted a proposal aimed at strengthening the position of farmers in the food supply chain. Among other measures, the proposal strengthens the protection of the term “meat” in food names by reserving it for animal-based products. For a more detailed discussion of the proposed measures, we refer to our previous LinkedIn update.

🔎 More information and links to all relevant documents can be found here:

Belgian legislation transposing the EU Directive introducing a mandatory online withdrawal function.
Belgian legislation transposing the EU Directive on empowering consumers for the green transition.
The design and content of the harmonised notice on the legal guarantee of conformity and of the label for the commercial guarantee of durability are specified in a Commission Implementing Regulation.
The amendment to the Belgian legislation on shop opening hours.
EU Regulation strengthening the position of farmers in the food supply chain.

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