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The objectives of the CAP are different from those of EU competition law.

On 18 March 2013, the Commission published revised guidance on the conduct of on-the-spot inspections at the business premises of companies suspected of having engaged in anti-competitive behaviour.

The ECJ noted that the pre-pricing communications were among competitors who discussed their own quotation prices and certain market price trends.

In this case, T-Mobile was a direct competitor of Hutchison and Orange.

The Italian NCA granted Deutsche Bahn AG full immunity from fines, whereas DHL was only granted a 50% reduction.

In 2008, the European Commission found that Total SA and Total Marketing Services had participated, along with other undertakings, in a cartel on the EEA paraffin wax market...

On 19 April 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered a judgment holding that investigations of price discrimination under EU competition law should involve an examination...

On 13 December 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down a preliminary ruling on a reference from the French Supreme Court on whether national competition authorities can take enforcement actions against companies found to be in breach of Article 101 TFEU.

In two recent orders, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") has reaffirmed the principles governing the liability of parent companies for the conduct of their wholly-owned subsidiaries, as established in Akzo Nobel.

On 3 August 2015, the European Commission adopted amendments to Regulation 773/2004 on the conduct of proceedings pursuant to Articles 101 and 102 TFEU.

On 28 January 2015, in two separate decisions, the European Commission conditionally approved a complex transaction between pharmaceuticals producers GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Novartis.

The substantive FSR review essentially follows a three-step test: (i) assessing whether a foreign subsidy distorts the EU market; (ii) weighing the foreign subsidy's negative effects against its positive impacts ("balancing test"); and (iii) imposing remedies if necessary...

On 16 March 2012, the European Commission published new informal guidance on how confidentiality claims should be made by undertakings in respect of documents and submissions provided to DG Competition in the context of investigations into alleged breaches of Article 101 and Article 102 TFEU.

The European Commission has launched its first formal antitrust investigation in the medical devices sector, examining whether Align Technology may have abused its dominant position by restricting interoperability between its Invisalign clear aligners and competing intra-oral scanners. The investigation focuses on allegations that the company created a closed ecosystem, forcing dental professionals to purchase iTero scanners to access Invisalign products for their patients.

The European Court of Justice has upheld the expansive geographic reach of a European Commission dawn raid decision in the electric cables cartel investigations.

An anchor tenant refers typically to the lessee occupying the largest area of a shopping centre.

The European Data Protection Supervisor recently called for closer interaction in the fields of competition enforcement, consumer protection and privacy.

In addition, the guidance outlines the manner in which non-confidential versions of documents must be submitted.