European Commission takes steps against Belgium for failure to adopt implementing measures of Merger Directive

On 31 January 2007, the European Commission announced that it had formally requested Belgium to transpose into national law the Directive 2005/19/EC amending the Metger Directive 90/434/EEC and to communicate the national implementing measures. The request takes the form of a reasoned opinion (second step of the infringement procedure under Art. 226 of the EC Treaty). If the relevant national legislation is not amended in order to comply with the reasoned opinion, the Commission …