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The European Commission has adopted a White Paper with proposals for sweeping enforcement powers to address potential distortive effects of foreign subsidies in the EU.
The White Paper suggests that the...more
8/12/2020
/ Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Competition Authorities ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Enforcement Authority ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Member State ,
Public Consultations ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Subsidies ,
White Papers
In a potentially ground-breaking move, the European Commission recently announced its intention to use its powers to impose interim measures in an investigation targeting chipmaker Broadcom. If it does impose such measures,...more
The UK may leave the EU on 29 March 2019 without a transition period or agreed arrangements on the terms of its exit. There are multiple implications:
- Businesses subject to an ongoing EU antitrust investigation on the...more
3/7/2019
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Parallel Proceedings ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Withdrawal Agreement
The UK may leave the EU on 29 March 2019 without a transition period or agreed arrangements on the terms of its exit. For deals that have been notified to the European Commission but are still pending approval on 29 March,...more
2/25/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
EU ,
EU Merger Directive ,
European Commission ,
Exclusive Jurisdiction ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
One-Stop Shop ,
Parallel Proceedings ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Withdrawal Agreement