At the end of May, the Israel Competition Authority’s Director General published a consent decree with Mizra Delicacy Food Industries and Zilber Meat and Sausage Products Industries. Both companies agreed to pay approximately...more
A few days ago, the Israel Competition Authority’s Director General announced she had reached an agreement with Meta Platforms Inc. (owner of Facebook and Instagram). Under the agreement, Meta undertook to pay the State...more
Companies’ public statements regarding their business situation is a recurring concern in competition law discussions. Recent headlines have spotlighted the ambiguity in this field and the regulatory tension that emerges...more
On June 19, an amendment to Israel’s Economic Competition Law was approved. This amendment adds provisions prohibiting direct importers from harming parallel imports and personal imports. It also enables the imposition of...more
In May 2023, the Israel Competition Authority’s Director General announced that seven major food suppliers would face financial sanctions exceeding ILS 23 million in aggregate. Imposition of the sanctions follows alleged...more
In July 2022, in a class action filed against the Central Bottling Company alleging unfair pricing of Coca-Cola, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled for the first time that a monopoly may not set an unfair excessive price. With...more
The Israeli government recently announced its intention to continue amending the Economic Competition Law. The previous Knesset approved this amendment in a first reading and the current Knesset approved the continuation of...more
The Israeli Competition Director General recently announced he had reached an agreement with the British pharmaceutical company Leadiant Biosciences. According to the agreement, Leadiant undertook to pay ILS 110,000 to the...more
The Israel Competition Authority (ICA) recently published a revised public statement on the regulation of resale price maintenance (RPM) arrangements. Under such arrangements, an entity in the goods supply chain (typically, a...more
The Israeli Ministry of Finance and the Competition Authority published a public appeal to submit positions with regard to their plan to reduce concentration and increase competition in the food and toiletries market, which...more
2/7/2023
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Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Distributors ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Foreign Manufacturers ,
Israel ,
Logistics ,
Manufacturers ,
Retailers ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain
2022 was an intensive year in competition law. Material issues to the competition agenda were addressed in precedential determinations and rulings by the Competition Authority and by Israeli courts. These issues include...more
1/26/2023
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Corporate Fines ,
Criminal Liability ,
Excessive Pricing ,
Mergers ,
Monopolization ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Public Agencies ,
Resale Pricing ,
Supply Chain ,
Supreme Court of Israel
On July 26, 2022, the Israeli Supreme Court handed down a precedent-setting ruling in the Central Bottle Company (Coca-Cola Israel) case (Permission for Civil Appeal Gafniel v. Central Bottle Company Ltd.). The court...more
On March 20, 2022, the Israel Competition Authority (ICA) declared a drastic amendment to the regulations governing the mode of reporting merger transactions that require its approval. The new regulations were declared in the...more
A few days ago, the Israeli Competition Authority published for public comments draft public statement 1/22, presenting its position on vertical price maintenance arrangements. The final public statement 1/22 will replace the...more
In December 2021, the Jerusalem District Court dismissed two motions to certify a class action against the leading dairy manufacturer in Israel, Tnuva, for charging excessive prices. Both the motion and the dismissal are part...more
For the first time, the Israel Competition Authority has opened enforcement proceedings against a monopolist for abuse of its dominant position by charging an unfairly high price. Subject to a hearing, the authority intends...more
11/29/2021
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Competition Authorities ,
Drug Pricing ,
Government Investigations ,
Israel ,
Monopolization ,
Netherlands ,
Personal Liability ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Price Gouging