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New Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Regulation

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union
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  • May 5 2010

On 20 April 2010, the European Commission's new Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Regulation, (VBER) was adopted

Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines merger blocked by Commission

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union, Greece
  • -
  • February 3 2011

On 26 January 2011, the proposed merger between Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines was blocked by the Commission on the basis that it would have resulted in a quasi-monopoly on nine routes

Challenge to fire insurance contracts awarded by a transparent negotiated procedure

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Netherlands
  • -
  • May 31 2011

In the Netherlands, there has been a standard administrative practice to award all public contracts for fire insurance by means of a negotiated procedure following a published contract notice in the OJEU

Advocate General's opinion on public service concession for bus contract

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union
  • -
  • July 27 2011

On 7 July 2011, Advocate General Cruz Villalon gave an opinion on a case (SIA Normal-A C-34810) concerning the definition of “service concession” in relation to a contract for operating public bus services

Pacific Fruit fined 8.9m for operating a banana cartel with Chiquita

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union
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  • October 21 2011

On 12 October 2011, the European Commission imposed a fine of 8.9m on Firma Leon Van Parys NV’s Pacific Fruit unit, which imports bananas to Europe under the brand name “Bonita”, for its involvement in a cartel which affected customers in Italy, Greece and Portugal from July 2004April 2005

Dawn raid of container shipping companies

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union
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  • May 31 2011

The Commission confirmed that it carried out an unannounced inspection on 17 May 2011 at the premises of container liner shipping companies operating in several Member States

State aid issues considered as part of proposed merger between WestLB and BayernLB

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Germany
  • -
  • October 11 2010

The European Commission has said that it will closely examine the State aid implications of the proposed merger between German banks, WestLB and BayernLB

Commission approves state rescue of Dexia Bank Belgium

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • Belgium, European Union
  • -
  • November 10 2011

The Commission has granted temporary state aid approval for restructuring plans relating to the Belgian Government’s decision to nationalise its second largest bank, Dexia Bank Belgium

General Court upholds Commission's lift and escalator cartel decision

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union
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  • July 27 2011

On 13 July 2011, the General Court (GC) dismissed the appeals by Otis, KONE and Schindler against the finding of their participation in a price-fixing, market-sharing, information exchange and bid-rigging cartel in the markets for the installation and maintenance of lifts

Ruling on automatic exclusion of "linked" tenderers

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union, Italy
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  • June 19 2009

On 19 May 2009, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) gave a ruling in the Assitur case (C-53807) on whether it is legitimate to automatically exclude participation in the same tender by undertakings linked by a relationship of control (i.e companies within the same group