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German Regulator Highlights Antitrust Risks Associated With The Use Of Industry Initiatives For Supply Chain Due Diligence

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The EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) stresses that industry initiatives (next to multi-stakeholder initiatives) can constitute helpful tools for allowing covered companies to fulfill their...more

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Staying antitrust compliant: New BAFA guidance on sector initiatives in supply chain due diligence

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Supply chain due diligence has firmly taken root in the global regulatory landscape, setting clear compliance expectations on how companies should identify, assess, and address human rights and environmental risks across...more

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Key Insights From the UPC’s First SEP

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In November 2024, the Local Division (LD) Mannheim of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) issued the UPC’s first-ever substantive decision on standard essential patents (SEPs) and fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND)...more

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No Value in the Future? The Twists and Turns of Germany’s Transaction Value Threshold

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Narrower scope, clearer lines: In a string of rulings, the German Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) has seen its broader interpretation of the transaction value threshold curtailed. These decisions should, for the time being,...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Competition Law Developments in Germany: Three Things We Are Watching

As counsel to global companies, we often guide clients through not just U.S. antitrust issues, but also through a global antitrust landscape. Whether it is a merger or a business practice, it is crucial to understand how all...more

Alston & Bird

Foreign Direct Investment Screening in Germany in 2024: Key Facts & Figures

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Our European Antitrust Team provides insights into German foreign direct investment (FDI) control in 2024....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Mobility@McDermott: Monthly Update (11/2023)

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1. Proposal for EU directive for right to repair no longer covering motor vehicles - The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee has voted on a draft report on the proposed EU directive...more

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11th Amendment to the German Competition Act (GWB): New Powers of Intervention for the Bundeskartellamt Creating New Challenges...

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A Reform to Strengthen Competition - After publication on 6 November 2023, the long awaited latest reform of German competition law has finally entered into force. Germany’s Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic...more

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11th Amendment of German Competition Act enters into force, introducing significant reforms

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The 11th amendment to the German Act Against Restraints of Competition (the Amendment) has been adopted on 6 July 2023 and will enter into effect following publication in the official journal, which is expected in the next...more

Hogan Lovells

Das neue Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz – Auswirkungen auf die Kartellrechtscompliance in Deutschland

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Nach einem langen Gesetzgebungsverfahren ist am 2. Juli das Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz (HinSchG) in Deutschland in Kraft getreten. Damit setzt die Bundesrepublik (wenn auch verspätet) die EU-Whistleblower-Richtlinie um; Hogan...more

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Antitrust Compliance in Germany – the new Whistleblower Protection Act and its implications

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After a long legislative process, the German Whistleblower Protection Act (“the Act” or HinSchG) came into force on July 2. As Hogan Lovells reported several months ago (see article in German here), Germany has, albeit...more

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Antitrust in focus - April 2023

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Ellen Braun, partner based in Germany, is our editor this month (learn more about Ellen in our Q&A feature at the end...more

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German Competition Act: Draft Bill Would Significantly Expand Federal Cartel Office’s Enforcement Powers

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The German government on 5 April 2023 adopted a draft bill on the 11th Amendment to the German Competition Act, which introduces, under certain circumstances, new far-reaching interventional powers for the German Federal...more

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Klauen, Zähne, Biss – Der Regierungsentwurf zur 11. GWB-Novelle

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Nach monatelangen Querelen hat die Bundesregierung kurz vor Ostern den Regierungsentwurf für die 11. GWB-Novelle veröffentlicht. Der Entstehungsprozess war konfliktreich und durch abweichende Positionen innerhalb der...more

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Antitrust restrictions on price increases?

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Antitrust law may restrict price increases if the preconditions of a pricing abuse are met. However, decision practice on this topic is scarce. Therefore, EDEKA’s petition for a preliminary injunction filed against Coca-Cola...more

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New draft 11th Amendment to the German Competition Act

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The German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action (BMWK) has proposed a small, but almost revolutionary 11th amendment of the German Act Against Restraints of Competition. It is expected to come into effect in early...more

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Pharmaceutical Antitrust

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Our Hamburg-based German antitrust team has contributed a chapter on Germany to Lexology Get The Deal Through’s global report on Pharmaceutical Antitrust. In their contribution, they provide guidance on the regulatory...more

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Brussels Regulatory Brief: April 2022

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ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The Commission and the German Competition Authority conducted surprise inspections in Germany for suspected abuse of a dominant position in the natural gas sector....more

Hogan Lovells

Kartellrechts-Radar Frühling 2022

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Das Bundeskartellamt nimmt derzeit verstärkt zu den kartellrechtlichen Grenzen bei Preissteigerungen Stellung. Bundeskartellamt zu der aktuellen Entwicklung der Kraftstoffpreise Auf Veranlassung von Wirtschaftsminister Habeck...more

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Cartel damages: Germany, the assignment model and debt collection services – an update

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Germany doesn’t offer claimants a true U.S. or UK style class action regime. Claimants will therefore seek alternative ways to join forces and bundle their claims using the so-called assignment-model as a favoured solution....more

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"Erzeugerwohl" ist nicht "Tierwohl" – Bundeskartellamt untersagt Preisaufschläge in der Milchbranche

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Bereits letzte Woche hatten wir zur Fallpraxis des Bundeskartellamts („BKartA“) im Bereich des „grünen Kartellrechts“ berichtet. Diese Woche hat die Behörde gleich nachgelegt. Dabei gab es nun aber (erstmals) Gegenwind für...more

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Blatt für Blatt – Bundeskartellamt positioniert sich zum „grünen Kartellrecht“

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In Europa wird spätestens seit der Ankündigung des European Green Deal bzw. des „Fit for 55“-Pakets das Thema Nachhaltigkeit und Umweltschutz auch im Kartellrecht ergebnisoffen diskutiert. Deutschland ist hier keine Ausnahme....more

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Reinigungskraft für das Wettbewerbsregister – Bundeskartellamt veröffentlicht Leitlinien

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Das Bundeskartellamt („BKartA“) hat am 25. November 2021 wichtige Dokumente für den praktischen Umgang mit dem neuen Wettbewerbsregister veröffentlicht. Konkret geht es um Leitlinien zur vorzeitigen Löschung einer Eintragung...more

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Positive Effects of Compliance Programs Under the New Guidelines for Fines by the FCO

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In October, the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt, "FCO”) published new guidelines on its leniency program and on the setting of fines in cartel proceedings. The guidelines substantiate the changes in the law...more

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Kartellrechts-Radar Herbst 2021

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Fokus Wettbewerbspolitik Es grünt so grün – Kommission stellt Überlegungen zu ESG-Kooperationen von Wettbewerbern vor Die Kommission hat kürzlich einen neuen „Competition Policy Brief“ veröffentlicht, begleitet von einer...more

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