In its judgment of 13 July 2022, the EU General Court confirmed that transactions that do not meet EU or Member State thresholds can be referred by national competition authorities to the European Commission (the...more
On May 10, 2022, the European Commission (“Commission”) adopted the revised Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (“VBER”) and Vertical Guidelines (“VG”). The new VBER will enter into force on June 1, 2022 for a period of 12...more
On 28 April 2022, the Moroccan Competition Authority (“MCA”) imposed its first ever fine for failure to notify, i.e., gun jumping. The fine was imposed on a Swiss company, Sika AG, in the context of its acquisition of a...more