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Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Drastic Measures to Reduce Concentration and Increase Competition in the Israeli Food and Toiletries Market

The Israeli Ministry of Finance and the Competition Authority published a public appeal to submit positions with regard to their plan to reduce concentration and increase competition in the food and toiletries market, which...more

Hogan Lovells

COVID-19: Actions taken by EU competition authorities - will the HCC's approach go viral?

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Within the first week of the confinement measures in Europe, the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) was one of the first EU competition authorities to announce a more lenient approach towards certain vertical agreements,...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Don’t Overlook EU, UK Antitrust Issues With Vertical Arrangements During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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During the current COVID-19 pandemic, antitrust/competition law in the EU and UK has focused primarily on competitor cooperation and price increases of certain products, such as face masks, hand sanitizer, paracetamol,...more

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Japan Fair Trade Commission's Report on the Actual Status of Consumer e-Commerce Transactions

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The Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") published the Report on the Actual Status of Consumer e-Commerce Transactions (the "Report") on January 29, 2019. The rapid expansion of consumer e-commerce in Japan in recent years...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

10 EU Competition & Regulatory Trends to Watch for in 2018

Introduction - Our “trends for 2018” are only a selection of interesting developments to watch for in 2018. Within the political and legislative cycle of the European Union, 2018 promises to be an eventful year, given...more

Jones Day

Chinese Competition Authority Imposes Fines for Price-Fixing Involving Industry Associations

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In Short - The Situation: In early September, three local Chinese chemical manufacturers received penalty notices from China's National Development and Reform Commission ("NDRC") for attending an association conference,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Online Sales Restrictions Remain a Hot Topic: UK CMA Issues Statement of Objections

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On 9 June 2016, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued a statement of objections (SO) to Ping Europe Limited (Ping), a golf equipment manufacturer, alleging that Ping had breached EU and UK competition law by...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fair Competition Review System

On June 14, 2016, the State Council issued Opinions on Establishing the Fair Competition Review System in the Development of Market System (hereinafter “Opinions”), which finally uncovers the veil of this system....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

European Court of Justice Underlines Importance of Non-Discrimination Principle in EU Cartel Fines

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EU High Court reduces cartel fine by 30 percent on appeal and stresses need for timely resolution of cases by the General Court. Summary - On 12 November 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ)...more

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