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The European Commission reacts to criticism: new best practices on the conduct of antitrust procedures published

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • October 21 2011

On 17 October 2011, the European Commission (“Commission”) adopted a series of measures which “aim at increasing interaction with parties in antitrust proceedings and strengthening the mechanisms for safeguarding parties’ procedural rights.”

European Commission adopts antitrust rules for supply and distribution agreements for the next 12 years

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • April 20 2010

On 20 April 2010, the European Commission adopted a reviewed Vertical Restraints Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and attached Guidelines

Is the food sector ripe for a sectoral inquiry?

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • July 5 2012

The European Commission's competition department has the power to investigate an industry or sector

Major changes in the pipeline for EU rules on technology licensing

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • February 21 2013

The European Commission has moved a step closer to adopting tougher anti-trust rules on technology licensing and has launched a public consultation

Clarification on motor block exemption: European Court of Justice ruling on meaning of “specified criteria” in definition of quantitative selective distribution in motor vehicle block exemption

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 21 2012

On 14 June 2012, the ECJ gave judgment on a reference from a French court on the meaning of “specified criteria”, in respect to a quantitative selective distribution system under Regulation 14002002, the motor vehicle block exemption

FSL Holdings and Pacific Fruit Company appeal Commission’s banana cartel decision

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • March 6 2012

On 25 February 2012, details were published of an appeal by FSL Holdings and Pacific Fruit Company against the Commission’s 2011 decision which imposed fines on the companies for their involvement in the Southern Europe bananas cartel

Aid to a regional airport: European Commission opens in-depth investigation into potential State aid at Beauvais airport

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 7 2012

On 30 May 2012, the Commission announced that it has decided to open an in-depth State aid investigation into whether financial arrangements between public authorities and the French airport of Beauvais, and rebates and marketing agreements between this airport and its customer airlines, are in line with EU State aid rules

EU and UK AntitrustCompetition Daily Bulletin - 19 November 2009

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • November 19 2009

AvayaNortel: the Commission has approved the proposed acquisition of the Enterprise Solutions business of the Canadian company Nortel Network Corporation by Avaya Inc of the US

In-house lawyers may not enjoy legal privilege in the EU

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • May 5 2010

On 29 April 2010, Advocate General Kokott (the "AG") rendered her opinion on the scope of legal professional privilege ("LPP") in the European Union, suggesting that, insofar as EU antitrust investigations are concerned, communications with in-house lawyers should not be legally privileged

EU Commission’s legislative proposal may mean corporations funding academic research lose control over the commercialisation of the resulting IPRs

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • May 14 2010

On 4 May 2010, the European Commission published for consultation a number of documents dealing with the assessment of co-operation between competitors ("horizontal co-operation") under EU competition rules