Chambers Europe – Regulatory: Agro/Food – Europe-wide – 2024 ‘Spotlight’
‘Aude Mahy leads DALDEWOLF’s food law practice team. She has considerable expertise advising clients at a Belgian and EU level, handling contentious and non-contentious matters, including those relating to food crisis management and labelling.’

Legal500 2024 – EU Regulatory: Food Belgium
DALDEWOLF‘s ‘unique’ team combines expertise in food regulations with a deep knowledge of consumer, advertising, contracts, distribution, competition and intellectual property law. The group also has a strong record in crisis management relating to product bans and contamination, including cross-border proceedings and litigation before European and domestic courts. Food and beverages industry sector specialist Aude Mahy is singled out as ‘really an expert in her field,’ and is instructed by producers and operators across the supply chain, alongside retailers.
Practice head(s): Aude Mahy
Other key lawyers: Floriane Delbaere

Testimonials
‘Aude Mahy and Floriane Delbaere are very service-minded, have high responsiveness and sense of urgency, and a comprehensive understanding of both EU food regulations and regulations in neighbouring countries.’
‘Aude Mahy is brilliant.’
‘Aude Mahy is extremely well experienced in food and consumer goods law (industry and retail).’
‘Aude Mahy is a specialist in food law. She was very helpful in defending our case.’
‘Aude Mahy is an excellent expert in food law, totally dedicated to her clients, and very open to co-working with them on cases.’
‘Aude Mahy and her team have huge expertise in food law and dealing with Belgian food authorities. The team’s practice combines regulatory assistance and litigation. This is unique in Belgium.’
‘Aude Mahy is really an expert in her field. She is my go-to person for Belgium.’
‘Very high level of expertise in food regulation. Reactiveness, availability at any time, reactivity to provide documents, official opinions, and reports. Good teamwork. Efficient in negotiation with authorities, calm, good arguments, well prepared.’

Legal500 2024 – Industry Focus: Food in Belgium
DALDEWOLF assists clients in advisory and dispute matters along the whole food and beverage lifecycle, spanning advertising and market entries as well as national and EU-wide litigation. The firm combines in-depth expertise in regulatory issues with know-how in competition and IP law. It fields a sizeable client roster consisting of global players in addition to Belgium-based companies. ‘Top-performance support’ Aude Mahy leads the practice group and is highly regarded for her experience in food law which includes a number of high-profile matters relating to nutrition and health claims.
Practice head(s): Aude Mahy
Other key lawyers: Floriane Delbaere

Testimonials
‘The team has a clear, full, pragmatic approach. It is very constructive. The team’s competencies are expansive enough to be able to cover different topics within the scope but also able to challenge a larger scope when necessary.’
‘Very good collaboration and very constructive, oriented to results approach.’
‘Aude Mahy is a great lawyer.’
‘Aude Mahy understands and knows the food industry very well and is therefore familiar with all potential issues, which is a plus.’
‘Expertise in food regulation. Efficient in negotiation with authorities, calm, good arguments, well-prepared.’
‘Aude Mahy is a top-performance support, fast handling, high-level of knowledge in the sector, good networking also.’
‘Aude Mahy and her team are just excellent food lawyers. The team’s practice combines regulatory work and litigation. This is unique in Belgium.’
‘The firm’s strong points are the staff’s specialised skills in food law and their availability to help us solve problems. The collaboration and trust were essential to solve complex specific problems involving the client and the authorities.’

Aude Mahy is lid van de Brusselse balie (2004). Zij is partner bij DALDEWOLF. Zij leidt het team Food & Beverage.

Aude heeft een gecombineerde expertise ontwikkeld in handelsrecht en Belgisch en Europees levensmiddelenrecht. Zij staat levensmiddelenbedrijven bij in zaken betreffende strategische kwesties zoals voedings- en gezondheidsclaims, etikettering, reclame, crisismanagement, voedingssupplementen, marktpraktijken, distributienetwerken en aansprakelijkheidskwesties in de toeleveringsketen. In die hoedanigheid vertegenwoordigt zij haar cliënten regelmatig voor de rechtbank en voor regelgevende instanties. Aude is een erkend expert in haar gebied en haar praktijk in levensmiddelenrecht is sinds 2013 systematisch gerangschikt als “Tier-1” door de Legal 500 legal directory.

Het allereerste handboek over de EU en Belgische levensmiddelenwetgeving
door Aude Mahy
(Voorwoord van Christian Vrydaghs)

Beschikbaar in Frans en Engels

BELANGRIJKSTE EXPERTISES

Food & Beverage
Marktpraktijken
Geschillen
Beheer van voedselcrissisen

ACTIVITEITEN EN LIDMAATSCHAP

Lid van de balie te Brussel
Lid van de raad van bestuur van de Academie voor Europees recht (ERA)
Lid van het Food Lawyers Network wereldwijd
Lid van de European Food Law Association (EFLA)
Lid van het Compliance Pro register
Lid van de Marketing- en Reclamecommissie van de Internationale Kamer van Koophandel (ICC)
Correspondent voor België van de European Food and Feed Law Review (Lexxion)
Voormalig assistent aan de Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Romeins en burgerlijk recht (2005-2010)

OPLEIDING

Certificaat in internationaal levensmiddelenrecht (EU-voedingsmiddelenrecht), Michigan State University, VS (2011)
Licentiaat in de rechten, ULB (2004)

RECENTE BIJDRAGEN

Boeken

Mahy, A., Dealing with food law in Europe – A practical approach, including a Belgian perspective, Brussels, Bruylant (Larcier), February 2023 (582 pages).
Mahy, A., Droit alimentaire – Approche pragmatique de la réglementation belge et européenne, Brussel, Larcier, collectie “Droit actuel”, 2022 (592 paginas).
“Quantitative Indication of Ingredients”, in Regulation 1169/2011 Food Information for Consumers – a short expert commentary!, meyer.rechtsanwalts GmbH, sept. 2019
“European Food Labelling Laws, Cases and Health Claims”, met N. Conte-Salinas, in International food Law & Policy, (eds. G. Steier et K. Patel), Springer, 2017
« L’émergence de l’action en réparation collective : vers un nouveau risque (pour le secteur) alimentaire ? », met C. Verdure, in J. Englebert and J-L Fagnart, L’Action en réparation collective, Anthémis, Limal, dec. 2015, blz. 223-239.
« Actualités en droit alimentaire », collectief boek onder leiding van E. Van Nieuwenhuyze en C. Verdure, Anthemis, Limal, dec. 2014, 250 blz.
Managing Editor van “Advertising food in Europe – A comparative law analysis”, Lexxion Legal Publisher, Brussel, Berlin, 2014 (426 blz.)

Artikels

Mahy, A. , & Delbaere, F., Belgium ∙ Recently Adopted Belgian Guidelines on the Use of Environmental Claims, European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 17, Issue 4 (2022), pp. 331 – 333
Mahy A., « Loi du 28 novembre 2021 : une protection renforcée pour les fournisseurs de denrées alimentaires », Doctrine, in Journal des Tribunaux, 2022/13, n° 6893
A. Mahy et al., “The Response of the EU Agri-Food Chain to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Chronicles from the EU and Selected Member States”, in European Food and Feed Law Review, 2020, Vol. 15, n° 4, blz. 336-356
« Arrêt « Vignoble Psagot » : une mention obligatoire peut-elle être trompeuse ? », avec R. Spangenberg, in Journal de droit européen, 2020/4, blz. 169-172
« Belgian Circular Clarifies the Use of Ingredients in the ‘Clean Label’ Trend”, met A. Servé, in European Food and Feed Law Review, 1/2020, (vol. 15), blz. 59-61

« Arrêt « Altic » : non-respect de la législation en matière de droit alimentaire et droit à déduction T.V.A »., met Y. Spiegl, in Journal de droit européen, 2020/1, blz. 18
« Arrêt « OABA » : l’abattage des animaux à l’épreuve du label bio », met R. Spangenberg, in Journal de droit européen, 2019/7, blz. 294
“May contain: New developments in Belgium for allergen precaution labelling”, in European Food and Feed Law Review, 4/2019, (vol. 14), blz. 371-379
« Peut contenir… » : Du neuf en Belgique en matière d’étiquetage de précaution sur l’allergène », in Food Law and Science, Die Keure, 2019/3, blz. 136-147
“Recent Developments in Belgium: Food Supplements, Use of the Term ‘Artisanal’ and Reference Doses for Allergens”, met A. Sanak, in European Food and Feed Law Review, 1/2018 (Vol.13), blz. 44-48

Conferenties en seminaries

19 mei 2022: “EU legislative, policy and case law update” (panel moderator), Annual Conference on EU Law in the Food Sector 2022, Academy of European Law (ERA), Brussel
Mei 2022: Actualité en droit alimentaire: avez-vous tout suivi?, Breakfast at Stefany’s, DALDEWOLF (webinar)
Feb. 2021: Latest developments on origin labelling, BSFO Legal (online)
Okt. 2020: Chair of the Annual Conference on EU Law in the Food Sector 2020, ERA (online)
April 2020: Breakfast at Stefany’s DALDEWOLF, “Trade secrets in the food sector’, met V. de le Court (webinar)
Maart 2020 : Breakfast at Stefany’s DALDEWOLF, “Actualités en matière de publicité pour les denrées alimentaires » (webinar)
Nov. 2019: ICC – “When food Law Meets Customs”, Dusseldorf, Duitsland
Nov. 2019 : Alimento, “Formation additifs alimentaires”, Charleroi
Sept. 2019: DALDEWOLF & Food Security asbl, “Food Crisis: How to react? Legal issues and Beyond”, seminar van één dag, Brussel
April 2019: ERA Annual Conference in food law, “Latest development of the FIC – FoP schemes”, Brussel

Aude Mahy

Advocaat, Partner

Economisch Recht
Food & Beverage

Frans, Nederlands, Engels, Spaans

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