The judgment rejects the European Commission’s expansive re-interpretation of the European Union Merger Regulation, stressing the need for legal certainty in line with the EU legislature’s intent....more
9/9/2024
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition Authorities ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Jurisdiction ,
Jurisdictional Thresholds ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
Threshold Requirements
The European Commission (EC) has published new guidance on the application of the referral mechanism set out in Article 22 of the EU merger regulation (EUMR) allowing for mergers falling below national merger thresholds to be...more
4/1/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Administrative Procedure ,
Competition Authorities ,
Enforcement Authority ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
New Guidance ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Technology Sector
The Commission opens a public consultation on a new tool to protect the EU from international competition.
The European Commission (the Commission) is consulting the market on a proposal to add a new tool to the EU...more
As the European Commission reviews whether tax arrangements conform with State aid rules, companies active in Europe should ensure their fiscal regimes comply with EU law.
In recent years, the European Commission (the...more
EC decision considering the control over SOEs may have far-reaching implications for future transactions of all Chinese SOEs in Europe.
In its recent decision in Case COMP/M.7850 - EDF / CGN / NNB Group of Companies, the...more
The European Commission's Interim Report is critical of price-based mechanisms and calls for harmonized methods to determine generation adequacy levels and reliability standards.
The European Commission (Commission)...more
4/14/2016
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Consultation Periods ,
Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Member State ,
Reliability Standards ,
Renewable Energy
EU High Court adopts narrow interpretation of “by object” restrictions and boosts effects-based approach with significant implications for cooperation/joint venture agreements.
The European Court of Justice has...more