COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11929 - MET / Mega)... Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11828 - BNPP / Axa IM)...more
The European Commission (EC) has recently conducted unannounced antitrust inspections in the data centre construction sector, following concerns about potential collusion in the form of no-poach agreements. This investigation...more
Similarly to the Old Law, the New Competition Law prohibits the abuse of a “dominant position” in the relevant market by any undertaking, including acts or conduct aimed at distorting, lessening, restricting, or preventing...more
On 18 September 2024, the General Court of the European Union (General Court) largely upheld the fine imposed by the European Commission (Commission) finding that a global tech company had engaged in predatory pricing of its...more
The New Competition Law maintained the prohibition on restrictive agreements and practices between undertakings whose object, purpose, or impact is to distort, lessen, prevent, or restrict competition. These prohibited...more
In its 18 September 2024 ruling, the General Court of the European Union annulled the €1.5 billion fine that the European Commission had imposed on Google in 2019 for allegedly abusing its dominant position in online search...more
EU competition rules are crucial to the strengthening of the Union’s internal market. And direct effect has long been a structuring legal principle of the Union’s legal order, helping to ensure its autonomous nature. Thus,...more
The European Commission (EC) has published draft antitrust guidelines on exclusionary abuses (the Draft Guidelines) and is conducting a public consultation to gather feedback....more
The European Commission has published for public consultation its long-awaited draft Guidelines on exclusionary abuses (draft Guidelines). The draft Guidelines aim at making it faster and easier for the Commission to pursue...more
The Draft Guidelines set out the European Commission (EC)’s approach on exclusionary abuse by dominant undertakings. The EC is proposing a shift away from the effects-based approach set out in its earlier enforcement...more
The European Union’s Court of Justice (ECJ) has rendered its two long-awaited judgments in the European Commission’s (EC’s) perindopril case. The 27 June 2024 judgments concern: - The EC’s appeal of the General Court’s...more
In May 2024, the European Commission published a Competition Policy Brief classifying certain agreements related to labor markets as serious antitrust infringements. According to the Commission, so-called wage-fixing and...more
Antitrust and Competition - The European Commission Fines Apple EUR 1.8 billion for Abusing Its Dominant Position in the Music Streaming Sector - On 4 March 2024, the European Commission (Commission) fined Apple EUR 1.8...more
The European Union’s Court of Justice (“ECJ”) went into the 2023 winter break in style, publishing a hat-trick of judgments (hereafter referred to as SuperLeague, ISU, and Royal Antwerp) regarding the application of...more
Advocate General Anthony Michael Collins has proposed that the European Court of Justice uphold the General Court's Altice judgment. In his Opinion, he considered that the entering into certain types of pre-closing covenants...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The European Commission Releases the Article 102 TFEU Package to Ensure Greater Legal Certainty on Exclusionary Abuses of Dominance - Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European...more
On March 16, in a preliminary ruling requested by the Paris Court of Appeal regarding Towercast’s appeal of the French Competition Authority’s decision in the TDF case, the Court of Justice of the European Union decided ...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The European Commission Reviews Its Informal Guidance Notice - On 24 May 2022, the European Commission (Commission) launched a public consultation to gather feedback from interested parties on the...more
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
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
Following the European Commission’s decision on the trucks cartel matter (European Commission, Sept. 27, 2017, AT.39824) that fined Scania up to €880 million (USD 950M), the General Court of the European Union rejected...more
On 1 March 2022, the European Commission launched a public consultation inviting stakeholders to comment on a revised Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations on Research & Development and Specialisation (HBERs) draft, as well...more
The European Commission (Commission) is accepting public comment on its proposed revisions to European Union regulations and guidance on common competitor cooperation arrangements, which are due to expire on 31 December 2022....more
On January 26, the General Court (GC) of the European Union issued a judgment on remand, annulling the €1.06 billion fine that the European Commission (EC) had imposed on Intel in 2009. Companies commonly use rebates to...more
“Green competition law”, one of the most important topics in contemporary competition policy, is starting to take more shape in the EU. On 10 September, following around 200 feedback contributions from stakeholders and an...more