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Maritime transport subject to EU general competition law guidelines from 26 September 2013

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • February 25 2013

Up until 18 September 2006, maritime transport services were exempt from the EU competition rules in respect of liner conferences. In addition

Market sharing and price-fixing cartel in marine sector

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • January 30 2009

On 28 January 2009, five companiesBridgestone, Dunlop Oil & MarineContinental, Trelleborg, Parker ITR and Manuliwere fined EUR 131 million by the European Commission for participating in a cartel for marine hoses between 1986 and 2007 in violation of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement

Commission opens consultations on review of block exemption for liner shipping consortia

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • October 31 2008

The European Commission has opened consultations on a draft regulation revising the exemption that liner shipping consortia currently enjoy from the EC Treaty's ban on restrictive business practices (Article 81

Commission proposes to increase excise duty rates on commercial diesel

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • March 16 2007

The European Commission has proposed to increase minimum excise duty rates on commercial diesel in an effort to restore competition in the liberalised haulage market and reduce environmental harm

Statement of objections in alleged cartel for transport of bulk liquids by sea

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • April 20 2007

The European Commission has confirmed sending a Statement of Objections to a number of undertakings, alleging a cartel arrangement for bulk shipping of liquids on deep sea routes

Aid scheme for Sardinia shipping companies illegal

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • July 13 2007

The European Commission has decided that the aid scheme set up by Sardinia aiming to foster regional development of the shipping sector is illegal

Italy aims to clarify rules on transfer of motorway concessions

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, Italy
  • -
  • July 20 2007

The Italian Government has submitted a draft scheme (“Direttiva”) to the European Commission, clarifying the authorisation procedure for the transfer of motorway concessions

Commission raids freight forwarders in price fixing investigation

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
  • -
  • October 19 2007

The European Commission has announced that, on 10 October 2007, it conducted surprise inspections at the offices of certain providers of international freight forwarding services

Commission clears Deutsche Bahn-EWS transaction on conditions

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • November 9 2007

The European Commission has cleared the acquisition of English, Welsh & Scottish Railway Holdings (EWS) by the German railway company Deutsche Bahn, subject to conditions

Commission adopts guidelines on maritime transport

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • July 4 2008

The European Commission has adopted Guidelines on the application of competition rules to maritime transport services