The updated texts were placed under Article XVII.34/1 of the Economic Code, giving any relevant party the ability to exercise ‘extraordinary powers’ against potential market infringements/threats by filing a complaint with the Brussels Commercial Court.
Any party claiming to have identified alleged infringements related to the exploitation of illegal online games of chance—including private entities, “a management company or collective management organisation, or a professional or inter-professional association with legal personality”—can act unilaterally or as part of a collective petition to bring the issue before the court.
The President of the Brussels Commercial Court can then grant an interim order against a bad actor and any related intermediary to stop the alleged infringements – in the case that the “infringement appears clear ..
