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Global Competition Review | European Union | 24 Jun 2022
European Union: Abuse of dominance and article 102 of the TFEU
This article discusses recent decisions by the European Commission (EC), as well as judgments and preliminary references by the Court of Justice of…
Van Bael & Bellis | European Union | 20 Jun 2022
European Commission Starts Competition Investigation against Vifor Pharma regarding Disparaging Statements Made against Rival's Medicine
The European Commission (the Commission) announced today that it would investigate disparaging statements made by Vifor Pharma, the marketing…
De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlani Studio Legale | European Union | 17 May 2022
Concorrenza nel mercato dell’energia elettrica. La Corte di Giustizia si pronuncia sul trasferimento di informazioni commerciali sensibili all’interno di un gruppo per mantenere una posizione dominante
In data 12 maggio 2022, la Corte di Giustizia si è pronunciata nella Causa C-377/20, Servizio Elettrico Nazionale SpA e a. Contro Autorità Garante…
Bird & Bird LLP | European Union, Italy | 20 Apr 2022
Market-abuse fine of 10 million euros imposed on CTS Eventim-TicketOne annulled in ground-breaking appeal judgment contesting interlinks between Article 102 TFEU and EU merger rules
On 24 March 2022, the Lazio Regional Administrative Tribunal/Court (“TAR Lazio”) annulled the January 2021 decision of the Italian Competition…
Bird & Bird LLP | European Union | 14 Apr 2022
A new clash in the world of sports regarding potential infringements of competition law
The Professional Padel Association ("PPA"), jointly with the International Padel Federation ("FIP"), has announced that they have lodged a complaint…
Lexology PRO | European Union, Italy | 28 Mar 2022
Italian court annuls ticket seller’s €10.9 million abuse fine
Competition authorities must not use behavioural antitrust probes to examine and penalise mergers, an Italian court has held in a decision to annul a €10.9 million abuse of dominance fine imposed on the CTS Eventim-TicketOne group by the national antitrust enforcer.
ALTIUS | Belgium | 21 Mar 2022
Belgian Competition Act amended to transpose ECN+ Directive into Belgian competition law and introduce merger filing fees, fines for failure to notify and a number of procedural changes
On 17 March 2022, the Belgian Act transposing the ECN+ Directive and also introducing further amendments into the Belgian Competition Act entered into…
Lexology PRO | European Union, Global, United Kingdom, etc. | 11 Mar 2022
EU and UK launch twin Meta and Google probes
The UK and EU competition watchdogs have formalised parallel investigations into an online advertising agreement between Meta and Google that came to light in an ongoing US antitrust probe.
Bird & Bird LLP | European Union | 15 Feb 2022
The Intel-saga: A victory for Intel at last
Almost 13 years after the European Commission ("Commission") imposed a fine of € 1,06 billion on Intel for allegedly abusing its dominant…
Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein | European Union | 10 Feb 2022
EU General Court annuls €1.06 billion Intel antitrust penalty and orders European Commission to repay fine and accrued interest
Recently, the General Court of the European Union (GC) annulled the European Commission's (EC's) €1.06 billion fine against Intel, which had been issued in May 2009 for the company's alleged abuse of its dominant position. The GC called for a rigorous analysis of the impact of rebates and annuls on the EC's Intel decision. The EC must now repay the 2009 fine and the accrued interest. This......
