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The French Competition Authority officialises its “open door” policy to help companies with sustainability projects

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The French Competition Authority (“FCA”) is committed to an “open door” policy to support companies wishing to pursue projects around sustainable development. Continuing its informal policy since 2020, the FCA has published a...more

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Bulletin Concurrence XI | Janvier ● Février ● Mars 2024

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1. CONTENTIEUX - NON-RESPECT DES ENGAGEMENTS : GOOGLE SANCTIONNÉE À HAUTEUR DE 250 MILLIONS DANS L’AFFAIRE DES DROITS VOISINS - Par la décision n°24-D-03 du 15 mars 2024, Google est sanctionnée par l’Autorité de la...more

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A New Era for Canadian Competition Law: Landmark Proposed Changes to the Competition Act Announced

The government announced significant additional amendments to Canada’s Competition Act in late November 2023, building on those already under consideration by Parliament in Bill C-56 and others enacted in 2022. More...more

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Offering of Warranties in Colombia: A Guide by the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce

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The Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC), the national authority in charge of protecting and guaranteeing free and fair economic competition in Colombia, issued this current year the Offering of Warranties Guide...more

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Formalism on the Chopping Bock - the ECJ’s judgment in Super Bock

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The ECJ’s recent preliminary ruling in C-211/22 - Super Bock Bebidas (“Super Bock”) is significant for businesses and competition authorities. It is well-established that categorisation of conduct as a ‘by object’...more

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Canada First: Sound Policy Must Prevail over Groupthink

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The calls to reform Canada's antitrust framework are growing louder. On February 7, 2022, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Francois-Philippe Champagne, announced a comprehensive review of the Competition...more

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Italy’s highest court clarifies the impact of anti-competitive provisions in personal guarantees

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A recent judgment of the United Sections of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, the “ABI Forms Case” clarified the treatment of personal guarantees documented on the basis of the ABI’s (the Italian Banks' Association)...more

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DAMITT 2021 Year in Review: Merger control trends in Germany and France

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For the second time, our antitrust/competition practice has expanded the Dechert Antitrust Merger Investigation Timing Tracker (DAMITT) to include Germany and France. This supplements DAMITT’s U.S. and EU coverage with...more

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Vietnamese antitrust regulator looks back at recent merger control cases

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July 2021 marked the two-year anniversary of the entry into force of Vietnam’s new Competition Law (Law No. 23/2018/QH14). Among other things, the Competition Law established a brand-new merger control regime implemented by...more

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Indonesian antitrust sanctioning guideline updated – three things you need to know

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Indonesia is pushing massive legal reforms to attract investments and boost economic growth in the world's fourth most populous country, including a revamp on antitrust sanctioning that would allow Komisi Pengawas Persaingan...more

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UK Digital Markets Unit to start operations in April

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UK Digital Markets Unit to start operations in April as Government takes forward CMA’s calls for new regulatory regime for online platforms....more

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Impact of COVID-19: New Exemptions Under Antitrust Law

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EU/EFTA/ECN – On 23 March 2020, the competition authorities in the European Competition Network (the European Commission, the EFTA Surveillance Authority, and the national competition authorities of the EU/EEA) issued a Joint...more

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Competition and consumer watchdog in Singapore published guidelines on price transparency

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The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore published the Guidelines on Price Transparency (the “Guidelines”) on 7 September 2020. This Guidelines aim to provide greater clarity and guidance to businesses on the...more

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Global Merger Control Update 2020

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Merger control enforcement continues to surge around the world and reaches well beyond the largest and traditionally most active enforcers (e.g., United States, European Commission, China, and Brazil). Beyond these countries,...more

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Dutch competition authority imposes fine on company for deleted chat messages during a dawn raid

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The Dutch competition authority (“ACM“) recently confirmed that the obligation to cooperate fully with an inspection/during a dawn raid is of utmost importance and of great relevance to companies under investigation.  On 10...more

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Algorithms in the spotlight of antitrust authorities

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Joint study by the Bundeskartellamt (German Cartel Office) and the Autorité de la concurrence (French Competition Authority) indicates need for higher compliance standards - Digital ubiquity, and the resulting rules, do not...more

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The Re-Awakening of a Once-Dormant Tool?

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The European Commission (EC) has found, on a prima facie basis, that Broadcom abused its dominant position. In order to avert the risk of serious and irreparable damage to competition, Broadcom has been ordered to cease its...more

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Interplay Between Antitrust Misconduct's Judicial Review and Private Enforcement: A Hallmark Decision - The Italian State Council...

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In the Italian public enforcement matter La Roche-Novartis v. Antitrust Authority, the State Council (the administrative court of second instance, which has exclusive jurisdiction on antitrust cases) recently issued a...more

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The BeNeLux competition authorities issue a Joint Memorandum on competition in a digital world

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On 10 October 2019, the competition authorities of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (the "Authorities") issued a "Joint Memorandum" which adds further (BeNeLux) perspective to the on-going debate regarding "competition...more

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Antitrust, Competition, and Economic Regulation Quarterly Newsletter - Summer 2019

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Read the latest news on antitrust, competition and economic regulation (ACER) in this Summer's edition of our quarterly ACER newsletter. ...more

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Indonesia's competition authority reforms organizational structure and procedural law

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On 1 July 2019 the Indonesian Competition Authority, Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha (KPPU), reformed its organizational structure in order to gear up for a more efficient enforcement. As part of the organizational reform,...more

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Flashlight or Spotlight? The EU's Latest (Final) Report Continues to Look Closely at the Syndicated Credit Market - Syndicated...

Lenders involved in syndicated loans may encounter additional scrutiny from competition regulators in light of the final publication of a study prepared on behalf of the European Commission by Europe Economics and Euclid Law....more

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CADE issues a new regulation to foster private antitrust enforcement in Brazil

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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. ...more

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Corporate News – January 2017

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First director disqualification: UK focus on pursuing individuals as well as companies for breach of competition law - The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has secured its first disqualification of a director of a...more

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Competition and Markets Authority Opens Investigation into Auction Service Providers

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On 22 November 2016, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) announced that it had opened a formal investigation into suspected anti-competitive practices in relation to the supply of auction services in the UK. In...more

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