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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Non-Exclusive: Dual Distribution and Exclusivity

This blog article is relevant to all companies which are parties to a vertical agreement (i.e. an agreement entered into between two parties operating at different levels of trade – typically distribution agreements)...more

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EU Commission Adopts New Merger Simplification Package

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The EU Commission has adopted a legislative package to further streamline the simplified merger control procedures within the European Union - On April 20, 2023, the EU Commission (Commission) adopted and published a...more

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Instant credit transfers in euro: European Commission publishes legislative proposal

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As part of its 2020 Retail Payments Strategy, the European Commission has adopted a proposed Regulation to accelerate the rollout of instant credit transfers in euro. The proposal, which looks to support innovation and...more

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One Stop Shop Called Into Question – EU General Court Confirms the European Commission’s Stance On Referrals of Non-Notifiable...

The EU General Court (“General Court”) has confirmed that the European Commission (“Commission”) can examine deals that do not trigger merger control thresholds in the EU or any EEA Member State[1] following a referral...more

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Merging Parties Beware: Deals That Do Not Meet Merger Control Thresholds in the EEA Can Still Be Reviewed by European Commission

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In a recent high-profile judgment, the EU’s General Court confirmed that the European Commission (“EC”) can, upon referral by a national competition authority in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), review deals that do not...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Trucks Cartel: Within Four Months, the CJEU Provides Enlightening Procedural Clarifications on Follow-On Actions Through Two...

Following record fines imposed by the European Commission on the main European truck manufacturers, under preliminary references, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has recently ruled on certain procedural...more

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European Competition Law Newsletter – February/March 2021

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European Commission Investigates Disparagement Claims for the First Time - On 4 March 2021, the European Commission announced an investigation into alleged anti-competitive conduct by pharmaceutical company Teva. The case...more

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The proposal for a Digital Markets Act in light of the decision making practice of the Commission and of the FCA

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In recent years, online platforms have been the subject of numerous investigations by competition authorities, at both the European Union (EU) and French levels and elsewhere. ...more

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Alert: Brexit Readiness: Possible Key Impacts of the Conclusion of the Transition Period on 31 December 2020

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On 31 January 2020, the UK left the European Union and entered a transition period that is due to end at 11:00 pm GMT on 31 December 2020. At this point, it is still uncertain whether a new EU/UK deal will be reached. To...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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European Competition Law Newsletter – July 2020

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EU, UK Competition, State Aid and Public Procurement Law During COVID-19 Pandemic - While not the most important concern, it should be appreciated that European Union and national antitrust/competition law, plus the state...more

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Brexit and the transition period – implications for the EUMR's one-stop-shop

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The UK's departure from the EU on 31 January has initiated an 11 month transition period, during which the application of EU competition law in the UK will remain largely unchanged.  Thus the EU rules governing mergers will...more

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European Competition Law Newsletter – March 2020

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Hotel Group Meliá Fined for Active and Passive Cross-Border Sales Restrictions in the EU - On 21 February 2020, the European Commission announced a fine of €6.7 million on hotel group Meliá for including restrictive...more

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European Competition Law Newsletter – November 2019

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Textbook Long-Term Cartel Fined in the EU - On 27 September 2019, the European Commission announced it had fined two canned vegetable suppliers for participating in a cartel that ran for more than 13 years. Another...more

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European Competition Law Newsletter – August 2019

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European Commission Finds Predatory Pricing of Chipsets - For the first time in 16 years, the European Commission has imposed a fine for what the Commission found was an abuse of dominance by predatory pricing. Any company...more

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European Competition Law Newsletter – February 2019

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Resale Price Maintenance Rules Apply to Members of Purchasing Cooperative - On 29 January 2019, the German competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, imposed a fine of €13.4 million on ZEG, a purchasing cooperative. The...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Brexit - Legal Implications

In our latest memorandum, we have briefly outlined some of the main legal implications of Brexit according to different models, including the EEA model. In light of recent comments made by Theresa May, it is unlikely that...more

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European Competition Law Newsletter – August 2017

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Restrictions on Resellers’ Use of Third-Party Internet Platforms - On 26 July 2017, Advocate General (AG) Nils Wahl of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down his opinion in the seminal Coty case concerning...more

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European Competition Law Newsletter – July 2017

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More EU Investigations Into Licensing and Distribution Practices - During June 2017, the European Commission launched yet more competition law investigations into licensing and distribution practices in the EU. The four...more

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European Competition Law Newsletter – November 2016

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Watch the Treatment of Switzerland in Distribution Agreements - On 29 September 2016, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court (FAC) handed down a judgment impacting any distribution agreement which could touch...more

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Asian supply chains and the territorial limits of EU competition law

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A supply chain where goods, which were the subject of a cartel, were sold by the defendants in Asia and then indirectly resold to the claimants in the EEA did not amount to “implementation” of the cartel in the EEA and so...more

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Competition/Antitrust Law and Brexit: Immediate Practical Points for Business

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Brexit will impact competition (or antitrust) law in the UK. There will likely be material changes in procedural law in particular. Changes to substantive law will probably be less significant, at least for most companies,...more

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BRACING for BREXIT - after the shock, what now?

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To the shock of corporate Britain the UK voted last week, by 52% to 48%, to leave the European Union. Within hours of the referendum result the British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he would be standing down...more

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Claims for cartel damages limited by the UK High Court

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On 23 May 2016, the Chancery Division of the UK High Court of Justice handed down judgment in the case Iiyama Benelux BV and others v Schott AG and others [2016] (“the Iiyama case”) and held that claims for cartel damages...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

ECJ Decision in LCD Cartel Case Affirms Potential for Higher Fines to be Imposed on Vertically Integrated Companies

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Decision allows Commission to consider sales of products incorporating cartelized goods when calculating cartel fines for a vertically integrated group selling the “transformed product” in Europe. On 9 July 2015, the...more

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