Antitrust and Competition - The French Competition Authority Launches Public Consultation Addressing Below-Threshold Transactions - On 14 January 2025, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence, FCA)...more
3/17/2025
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Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
France ,
French Competition Authority ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Reform ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance
Antitrust and Competition - The European Commission to Take Action to Address Territorial Supply Constraints - On 24 May 2024, the EU Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, announced that the European Commission...more
7/29/2024
/ Competition ,
Cross-Border ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Imports ,
Innovative Technology ,
Manufacturers ,
Member State ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Sustainability ,
Trade Relations
On 23 May 2024, the European Commission (Commission) imposed a €337.5 million fine to one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chocolate, biscuits, and coffee products for restricting cross-border trade in these product...more
Antitrust and Competition - The European Commission Approves Plan to Unwind a Completed Transaction in the Early Cancer Detection Sector - On 12 April 2024, the European Commission (Commission) approved the plan to unwind a...more
6/7/2024
/ Digital Services ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
EUMR ,
European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Investment ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
Methane ,
Online Marketplace ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Retail ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices
Antitrust and Competition - The European Commission Fines Apple EUR 1.8 billion for Abusing Its Dominant Position in the Music Streaming Sector - On 4 March 2024, the European Commission (Commission) fined Apple EUR 1.8...more
3/29/2024
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Apple ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Competition ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Importers ,
Investment Funds ,
Machine Learning ,
Manufacturers ,
Member State ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Sustainability ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
Antitrust and Competition - The European Court of Justice Held Rules Set by Sports Governing Bodies Must Comply With EU Competition Law - On 21 December 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held in a preliminary ruling...more
2/13/2024
/ Competition ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Digital Services ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Insurance Industry ,
Member State ,
Online Platforms ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sports ,
Sustainability ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
Antitrust and Competition - European Commission Approves Consolidation in the Ground Transportation Sector Subject to Remedies - The companies are two global suppliers of signalling systems for mainline and urban railway...more
12/7/2023
/ Big Tech ,
Competition ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Member State ,
Online Platforms ,
Payment Systems ,
Popular ,
Public Policy ,
Railways ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sustainability ,
Transportation Industry ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Antitrust and Competition - European Commission Prohibits US$1.7 Billion Merger in Online Travel Agency Sector - On 25 September 2023, the European Commission (Commission) prohibited, under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004...more
10/27/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Competition ,
Digital Marketplace ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
Technology Sector
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The European Commission Releases the Article 102 TFEU Package to Ensure Greater Legal Certainty on Exclusionary Abuses of Dominance - Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European...more
5/8/2023
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Green Infrastructure ,
Member State ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - European Commission Launches a Public Consultation on the Draft Revised Market Definition Notice - On 8 November 2022, the European Commission launched a public consultation aimed at gathering...more
11/28/2022
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Due Diligence ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Member State ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Aid ,
Sustainability
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The Commission’s New Guidance Creates Legal Uncertainty for Merger Control in the EU - On 26 March 2021, the Commission published a new Guidance on the application of the EU upward case referral...more
5/4/2021
/ Environmental Liability ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Green Energy ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Money Market Funds ,
Online Marketplace ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Schrems I & Schrems II
Overview - On 26 March 2021, the European Commission (Commission) published new guidance on the application of the EU upward case referral system (Guidance), pursuant to which EU Member States can ask the Commission to review...more
Antitrust and Competition -
EU Cartel Damages: Advocate General says that liability in cartel damages cannot be avoided through corporate restructuring -
On 6 February 2019, Advocate General Nils Wahl found in his...more
Antitrust and Competition -
The European Commission conditionally approves a transaction in the data security sector after in-depth review -
On 11 December 2018, the European Commission announced it had conditionally...more
The December issue of the Brussels Regulatory Brief includes the following topics: -
Trade -
EU moves to bolster free movement of goods through extended mutual recognition -
On 22 November 2018, the Austrian...more
Antitrust and Competition - Transactions in the digital sector and acquisition of data continue to attract scrutiny in Europe - On 6 September 2018, the European Commission cleared without conditions the proposed acquisition...more
9/28/2018
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Member State ,
MLD5 ,
Popular ,
WTO
Antitrust and Competition - Another transaction in the technology sector referred to the European Commission for its review - The European Commission (“Commission”) is yet again set to review a transaction in the technology...more
3/8/2018
/ CFIUS ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EUMR ,
European Commission ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Facebook ,
Foreign Investment ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Geo-Blocking ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
Tax Evasion ,
Telecommunications
On 10 November 2017, the European Union (“EU”) General Court (“GC”) rendered a judgment partially annulling the European Commission’s (“Commission”) decision fining a broker for its involvement in the Libor Yen interest rate...more
12/8/2017
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Blockchain ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
Popular ,
Radio Stations ,
Telecommunications ,
Television Programming ,
WTO
On 6 September 2017, the Court of Justice, the European Union (“EU”)’s highest court, issued its much awaited decision in a case of abuse of dominance by a US microchip manufacturer using exclusivity or loyalty rebates, i.e....more
On 10 May 2017, the European Commission (“Commission”) published its final report (“Report”) concluding a wide-ranging two-year long inquiry into e-commerce (“Inquiry”). During the Inquiry – which was conceived as part of the...more
7/7/2017
/ Capital Markets Union ,
Central Counterparties ,
Competition ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Digital Single Market ,
E-Commerce ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Geo-Blocking ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Member State
On 8 February 2017, the Commission announced it had imposed fines totaling almost EUR 68 million on three companies for participating in a cartel to fix purchase prices of scrap lead-acid automotive batteries.
The cartel...more
On 1 January 2017, the torch of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (“EU”) was passed from Slovakia to Malta. The Presidency rotates every six months between the EU Member States, but continuity is guaranteed...more
2/6/2017
/ Brussels Regulation ,
Capital Markets Union ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Single Market ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
FSB ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
UK
On 14 January 2017, following the approval by the competent parliamentary committees, the Italian Government has definitively adopted Legislative Decree n. 3 of 2017 (“Decree”) implementing in Italy Directive 2014/104/EU on...more
January will bring some important changes in the internal composition and current leadership of the European Parliament (“EP”). Such changes are expected to shake the EP’s internal life, even without a shift in the general...more
12/21/2016
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Banking Sector ,
Brussels Convention ,
Capital Markets ,
Competition ,
Cybersecurity ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Member State ,
TLAC ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
The European Commission (“Commission”) has recently published statistics concerning the European Union (“EU”) merger control review process. Typically, the Commission examines larger mergers with an EU dimension, meaning that...more
11/23/2016
/ Broadcasting ,
Capital Markets Union ,
CETA ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
NCAs ,
Online Platforms ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Telecommunications ,
TLAC ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
TTIP