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"Don’t break the anti-trust rules; if you do, stop it as quickly as possible, and once you’ve stopped, don’t do it again." With these words, Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for Competition, has announced new Guidelines on the setting of fines for infringements of the EU antitrust rules, relating to restrictions of competition and abuse of a dominant position.

Three sets of much awaited judgments are expected this month from the Court of Justice of the European Union.

The Advocate General also made note of some criteria and rules which were not particularly relevant for this assessment.

T European Commission has recently adopted legislative proposals aimed at facilitating private antitrust damages and collective redress.

The European Commission imposed a fine of €20 million on Marine Harvest ASA for acquiring its rival Morpol ASA without having received prior clearance.

The European Commission's new Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance under Article 102 TFEU provide companies with a comprehensive framework for assessing their market position and commercial conduct. These Guidelines consolidate decades of case law and enforcement practice, offering businesses a structured approach to evaluate dominance, understand how different types of conduct will be analyzed, and identify the evidence that matters when commercial strategies come under scrutiny.

In its preliminary ruling of 14 January 2021, the Court of Justice of the EU clarified the duration of an infringement in the event of collusion in a public tender.

On 16 March 2023, the Court of Justice rendered its judgment in Case C-449/21, Towercast. The judgment quickly gained wide attention because of its important implications for mergers which fall below the notification thresholds.

International agreements to which the European Union seeks to become a party must respect the autonomy of the EU legal order.

The European Court of Justice has upheld a €30 million fine against cartel whistleblower Deltafina.

In a judgment of 7 December 2010, the European Court of Justice adopted a preliminary ruling in the VEBIC case relating to the right of the Competition Council to participate in appeals against its own decisions.

The Background: The automotive industry has achieved a number of technological advances aimed at developing connected cars, automated vehicles, and ultimately autonomous driving.

This judgment concerns only the Commission decision re-approving Wendel as a suitable purchaser.

On 7 December 2023, the European Commission (Commission) adopted guidelines on the application of an EU antitrust exemption for sustainability agreements involving producers...

On 21 September 2024, the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Belgian Competition authority ("BCA") publicly announced that in the BCA's investigations into agreements concerning subsidies granted for the delivery...

This regular update (no. 79 | 16 March 2022 ) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines,...

On 22 February 2024, Belgium became the EU frontrunner in the fight against ecocides by being the first EU member state to criminalise ecocide, in the new Belgian Criminal Code.