Read the latest news on antitrust, competition and economic regulation (ACER) in this Winter's edition of our quarterly ACER newsletter.
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4/3/2019
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Bid Rigging ,
CFIUS ,
Economic Development ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Government Shutdown ,
Hold-Separate Remedies ,
Merger Controls ,
No-Poaching ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Regulatory Standards ,
South Africa ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
On 14 August 2018 Brazil approved its new General Data Privacy Law (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais or “LGPD”) – a comprehensive law that closely mirrors the European Union’s General Data Privacy Regulation (“GDPR”). ...more
1/14/2019
/ Brazil ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) and the Ministry of Transparency, Supervision and Comptroller-General (CGU) have entered into a cooperation agreement to fight transnational corruption and cartels....more
11/13/2018
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Brazil ,
Cartels ,
Competition Authorities ,
Cooperation Agreement ,
Corruption ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has issued a resolution providing specific procedures and rules to be considered by private plaintiffs aiming to obtain access to evidence held by the CADE.
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11/13/2018
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Brazil ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Damages ,
Evidence ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards