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The omission of notice implies misleading advertising

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Italy
  • -
  • February 9 2011

It is also worth quoting a recent decision concerning misleading advertising in the field of food law

The Antitrust Authority imposes fine of 1.67 million Euros on Aeroporti di Roma for abusing its dominant position

  • Bird & Bird
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  • Italy
  • -
  • January 23 2009

On 23 October 2008, the Antitrust Authority decided that Aeroporti di Roma (AdR) had abused its dominant position by levying excessive charges for refuelling and sub-letting office facilities to freight operators

Italian Competition Authority accepts commitments from Poste Italiane

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Italy
  • -
  • May 27 2008

The Italian Competition Authority (‘the Authority’) has decided to accept the commitments made by Poste Italiane with regard to supply agreements it entered into with several delivery agencies

Italian antitrust authority accepts undertakings by oil companies

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Italy
  • -
  • May 27 2008

The Italian Competition Authority launched an investigation into agreements between nine oil companies in January 2007

Commission approves proposed acquisition of UBI Vita by Aviva Italia

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • European Union, Italy
  • -
  • April 25 2008

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of UBI Vita, the life insurance branch of UBI S.c.p.a. , by Aviva Italia Holding S.p.A. both of Italy

Commission approves proposed acquisition of Tele2 Italy and Tele2 Spain by Vodafone

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • European Union, Italy, Spain
  • -
  • January 3 2008

The Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the Spanish and Italian subsidiaries of the Swedish telecommunications group Tele2 AB by the UK-based telecommunications group Vodafone

Commission approves proposed acquisition of PPF's insurance business by Generali

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Czech Republic, European Union, Italy
  • -
  • January 3 2008

The Commission has cleared, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of the insurance business of the Czech PPF Group N.V. by Assicurazioni Generali SpA of Italy

Telecom Italia and Wind fined for abuse of dominant position in fixed line-mobile calls

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Italy
  • -
  • October 30 2007

The Italian Competition Authority has fined Telecom Italia 20 million and Wind Telecommunicazioni 2 million for separate abuses of their dominant positions, contrary to Article 82 of the EC Treaty

Commission opens formal investigation into Italy's tax incentive to recognise hidden gains of privatised banks

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • European Union, Italy
  • -
  • July 12 2007

The Commission has opened under EC Treaty state aid rules a formal investigation into the provision of Italy’s 2004 Finance Law that allows former state-owned banks to release hidden capital gained during their corporate restructuring in the 1990s by paying a nominal tax of 9 in lieu of the ordinary company tax of 37.25

The Italian Antitrust Authority rules that Merck group must grant royalty-free licenses of its patented active ingredient finasteride

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Italy
  • -
  • May 29 2007

On 21 March 2007, the Italian Antitrust Authority (the “Authority”) has ruled that Merck & Co. and Merck Sharp & Dohme S.p.A. (together “Merck”) must grant licenses royalty-free under its Supplementary Protection Certificate (“SPC”) covering the active ingredient Finasteride and its presentation in tablets of 5 mg for the treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia (the “Product”