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Online platforms are subject to a number of regulatory requirements. New regulations not only come from Brussels, but also from Berlin.

The chemical and pharmaceutical industry in Germany is undergoing a profound shift. Competitive pressure from Asia continues to intensify, regulatory demands are rising, and long-established innovation models are proving less effective under current market conditions.

The German mediation committee, comprising the Bundestag and the Bundesrat, agreed on a compromise of the 8th amendment of the German Act against Restraints of Competition on 5 June 2013.

Am 19. Juli 2016 hat die Europäische Kommission gegen die LKW-Hersteller Volvo/Renault, Daimler, IVECO und DAF eine Rekord-Geldbuße in Höhe von EUR 2,93 Mrd. wegen Verstoßes gegen das europäische Kartellrecht verhängt.

On July 18, 2022, the European Council formally adopted the "Regulation on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector", also referred to as the "Digital Markets Act" or "DMA".

The European Commission has published its review of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), addressing widespread concerns about the regime's disproportionate compliance burden on M&A deals and procurement procedures. While the EC maintains the instrument is "fit for purpose," stakeholders and independent studies reveal significant administrative challenges, with only 1% of notified M&A deals warranting in-depth review and proposed reforms falling short of the fundamental redesign many had requested.

Yesterday, Germany's new competition law entered into force. It brings important changes in particular for M&A and Big Tech as well as cartel proceedings in Germany.

Regulation (EC) 1/2003<SUP>1</SUP> ("Regulation 1/2003") which will enter into force on 1 May 2004 brings about a fundamental reform to the procedural rules of European Competition Law.

With the entry into force of the Seventh Amendment to the German Act against Restraints of Competition on 1 July 2005, Germany is likely to emerge as an increasingly important forum for private follow-on damages actions. Following the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Communities of 20 June 2001 (Courage v Crehan, Case C – 453/99), the German legislature has amended the ARC with the specific intention to facilitate private antitrust enforcement.

The problem has been clearly identified and the figures are staggering: in 2002 alone, 85 million counterfeit articles were seized by the customs authority at the European Union's external border, and the first half of 2003, a further 50 million were seized. These figures are only the tip of the iceberg, as only a small fraction of the illicit goods are likely to have been apprehended.

The German Parliament has passed the 11th reform of the German Act against restraints of competition (ARC). The reform will take effect soon...

Mit seinem kürzlich veröffentlichten Urteil vom 5. Mai 2020, Az. KZR 36/17, hat der BGH erstmalig die vom EuGH in seiner Entscheidung...

On July 6, 2023, the German Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) passed the 11th amendment (Amendment) to the Act against Restraints of Competition (ARC).

On 3 September 2024, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") handed down its long-awaited judgment in the Illumina/GRAIL appeal. In a pivotal development, the Court held that the Commission had no jurisdiction...

This bulletin provides a comprehensive overview of recent cartel enforcement and competition law developments across key jurisdictions.

On 1 October 2003, the European Commission published its draft block exemption Regulation on the application of Article 81(3) EC Treaty to technology transfer agreements<SUP>1</SUP> ("<B>Draft TTBER</B>").