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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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The new guidelines on cooperation in the agri-food sector show a more pragmatic approach to sustainability agreements under EU...

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On 7 December 2023, the EC published new guidelines on when farmers and agriculture related businesses can, subject to certain conditions, enter into cooperation agreements on sustainability without breaching EU competition...more

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The new EU horizontal cooperation antitrust rules

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The European Commission ("EC") has published its final revised Horizontal Cooperation Guidelines and adopted new R&D and Specialisation Block Exemption Regulations (HBERs). The EC's aim is to provide more guidance for...more

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EU Issues Competition Safe Harbor Guidelines For Sustainability Agreements

The European Commission recently issued Guidelines “on the competitive assessment of agreements between competitors that pursue sustainability objectives (‘sustainability agreements’).” Recognizing sustainability as a “core...more

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Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and Guidelines

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On 10 May 2022, the European Commission (EC) adopted the new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER), accompanied by the new Guidelines on Vertical Restraints (Vertical Guidelines). The new rules are the result of a...more

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European Commission adopts new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation

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On May 10, 2022, the European Commission adopted the final text of the new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) accompanied by the new Guidelines on Vertical Restraints (the VGL), which provide detail on interpretation...more

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Updated EU Antitrust Rules on Vertical Supply Chain Agreements Take Effect June 1

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Following an extended review, the European Commission ("Commission") has adopted revised competition law exemptions and guidance applicable to agreements in the vertical supply chain. EU antitrust law prohibits certain...more

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Latest developments on the Article 22 EUMR referral mechanism: the only thing that's certain is the uncertainty

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The European Commission ("EC") is shifting its approach with respect to the referral mechanism under Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation 139/2004 (the "EUMR") and now – at least in certain circumstances – encourages...more

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‘Pay-for-Delay’ Agreements can be Restrictions of Competition by their very Nature

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On 25 March 2021 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) dismissed all the appeals brought by Danish pharmaceutical company H. Lundbeck A/S (Lundbeck) and five generic manufacturers against the judgments of the General Court of...more

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Revised Merger Assessment Guidelines Codify UK Interventionist Approach to Dynamic Markets

The U.K.’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has released new merger assessment guidelines that confirm the U.K. regulator’s intensified approach to merger control.1 The guidelines largely codify the CMA’s recent output,...more

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U.K. Competition & Markets Authority Publishes Important Brexit Guidance

In anticipation of the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU on December 31 (‘Brexit’), the Competition and Markets Authority (the ‘CMA’) published its guidance on the expected changes to U.K. competition law regime. The guidance...more

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ESMA’s Consultation Paper on the MAR Review

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Consultation provides chance for industry to comment on which elements of the regime are working well and where change is needed. Key Points: ..ESMA is seeking industry views on various aspects of MAR and whether they...more

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot - May 2019

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UNITED STATES: JANUARY - MARCH 2019 UPDATE - In the first quarter of 2019, vertical merger enforcement continued to be a hot topic for the US antitrust agencies. The Court of Appeals upheld the district court’s decision in...more

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