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"Italian torpedo” claims get a boost in the Italian courts

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • Italy
  • -
  • May 19 2009

The Court of Milan has rejected Eni’s request for a ‘negative ascertainment', which was aimed to have the court declare there was no cartel (which had been found following a Commission investigation in 2006 and involved a fine of 519 million for participants in a price-fixing ring for synthetic rubber) and that, accordingly, no damages were suffered by the tyre manufacturers

Antitrust Authority launches investigation into possible collusion among guardrail manufacturers

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • Italy
  • -
  • January 30 2010

In a meeting on 13 January 2010, the Italian Competition Authority (the "Antitrust Authority") launched an investigation to determine whether the seven main producers of guardrails established an agreement restricting competition in order to alter competitive dynamics in the awarding of contracts and the supply of metal crash barriers to installation services

Soccer league: the Antitrust Authority accepts commitments, one new package for Series A and three new packages for Series B

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • Italy
  • -
  • January 30 2010

The proceeding began on 22 July 2009, to investigate possible abuses of dominant position by the League in its centralised marketing of broadcasting rights

Commission approves 46 million regional aid to Fiat for investment project in Sicily

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, Italy
  • -
  • May 7 2009

The European Commission has authorised, under EC Treaty State aid rules, 46 million of regional investment aid, which the Italian authorities intend to grant to Fiat for an investment project for the production of a new car model in Sicily

Commission approves Italian risk-capital measure to boost real economy

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, Italy
  • -
  • June 3 2009

The European Commission has approved, under EC Treaty State aid rules, an Italian framework temporarily adapting certain existing risk-capital schemes to increase companies' financing possibilities during the current economic crisis

Commission authorises two Italian crisis schemes to boost real economy

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, Italy
  • -
  • June 3 2009

The European Commission has authorised under EC Treaty State aid rules two schemes aimed at helping companies to deal with the current economic crisis

Commission endorses Italian reduced interest rate loan scheme to boost real economy

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, Italy
  • -
  • June 10 2009

The European Commission has approved under EC Treaty State aid rules an Italian scheme aimed at firms that encounter financial difficulties as a result of the current economic crisis

Commission confirms sending Statement of Objections to ENI concerning the Italian gas market

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, Italy
  • -
  • March 23 2009

The European Commission has confirmed that it has sent a Statement of Objections under EU antitrust rules to the Italian ENI group

Commission approves Italian state aid for a new combined freight transport service

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, Italy
  • -
  • June 23 2009

The European Commission announced that it has decided to approve Italian State aid for a new combined freight transport service

Google under investigation in Italy

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • Italy
  • -
  • September 30 2009

Following a complaint filed by the Italian Federation of Newspapers Editors (FIEG), the Italian Antitrust Authority decided on 26 August 2009 to launch an antitrust investigation against Google Italy, which was subsequently dawn raided on 27 August