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Antitrust

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • June 10 2011

The Commission has opened two investigations relating to possible breaches of Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (the TFEU) in the credit default swaps (CDS) market

Commission clears DFDSNorfolk merger subject to conditions

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • October 19 2010

DFDS operates a sea transport network in Northern Europe and its main activities include Roll-onRoll-off cargo shipping (Ro-Ro) and passenger shipping (Ro-Pax

Commission clears “New Eurostar” joint venture, subject to conditions

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • June 30 2010

The Commission has approved, under the Merger Regulation, the creation of a "New Eurostar" joint venture

The Commission opens formal investigation into the "Baltic Max Feeder" scheme for European feeder vessel owners

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • January 30 2010

The Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation concerning the "Baltic Max Feeder" scheme over a potential breach of EU rules on restrictive business practices (Article 101 of the TFEU

The Commission publishes summary of IACS commitments decision

  • Squire Sanders
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  • European Union
  • -
  • January 30 2010

On 6 January 2010, the Commission published in the Official Journal a summary of its October 2009 decision to accept binding commitments from the International Association of Classification Societies ("IACS") under Article 9 of Regulation 12003

Proposed acquisition of Ermewa by TLP (“SNCF Group”) gets approval by the Commission

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • January 30 2010

The Commission cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the Swiss company Financière Ermewa ("Ermewa") by Transport et Logistique Partenaires SA ("TLP") owned by the French SNCF

Commission approves Slovak aid for Volkswagen

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, Slovakia
  • -
  • December 31 2009

The Commission has approved an aid package of 14. million proposed by the Slovak authorities to Volkswagen Slovakia to increase the production capacity at a plant in Bratislava

Commission refers acquisition of Keolis and Effia by SNCF and CDPQ to the French Competition Authority

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • October 31 2009

On 15 September 2009, the Commission received the notification of a proposed concentration by which the undertaking SNCF-Participations (France) and the Caisse de Dépôt et de Placement du Québec (CDPQ) (Quebec), plan to acquire joint control of the whole of Keolis and Effia

Commission adopts new Block Exemption Regulation for liner shipping consortia

  • Squire Sanders
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  • European Union
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  • September 30 2009

The European Commission has adopted a new Block Exemption Regulation which revises the current exemption for liner shipping consortia from the ban on restrictive business practices under Article 81 of the EC Treaty

Regulators raid shipping standard companies

  • Squire Sanders
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  • European Union
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  • February 19 2008

Regulators from the European Commission, in conjunction with officials from the EFTA Surveillance Authority (representing Norway, Lichtenstein and Iceland) and national competition authorities, carried out surprise inspections at the premises of several providers of classification services for merchant ships