Europe-US overview
"This chapter discusses a number of significant developments in cartel enforcement practice in the past year in the European Union and..."
"This chapter discusses a number of significant developments in cartel enforcement practice in the past year in the European Union and..."
"The Austrian Federal Competition Authority (FCA), Austria’s investigating authority, had a focus on bid rigging..."
"There is no single infringement receiving a differentiated focus from the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) with regard to..."
"Despite continuing softness in leniency applications (similar to that in other major jurisdictions), the Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau)..."
"Antitrust remains at the top of the Chinese policy makers’ agenda in their enforcement planning and implementation in recent years, and..."
"The Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) is the authority competent for monitoring economic markets in Egypt. It also enforces and implements the provisions of..."
"The Commission continues to break new ground by looking into less traditional cartels, such as buyers’ cartels, information exchange, collusion to... "
"The Federal Cartel Office (FCO) imposed fines of around €24 million in 2022, primarily on companies in the sector for expansion joints for..."
"In practice, the Hong Kong Competition Commission (the Commission) does not target a particular type of conduct or sector, as..."
"The Italian Antitrust Authority (IAA), while continuing to perform its competition enforcement role in all areas of the..."
"In recent times, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has turned its attention to enforcement against international cartels, imposing..."
"In Mexico, there are two authorities responsible of the enforcement of antitrust law. The Federal Economic Competition Commission (the Commission), which..."
"First of all, it should be noted that the Portuguese Competition Authority (PCA) has been very active in the investigation and prosecution of..."
"Similar to previous years, 2022 showed no major increase in the number of decisions on cartels and other restrictive agreements in the..."
"The most recent investigations that the Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) has opened include two possible infringements in the..."
"The Turkish Competition Authority (the Authority) places equal emphasis on all areas of enforcement. The significance of the..."
"The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) (the UK’s primary competition authority) has continued to pursue its interests in the..."
"The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Antitrust Division has historically focused its criminal enforcement efforts on hardcore..."