Jones Day's series on private enforcement actions relating to antitrust matters in Europe turns to significant developments in Spain.

The European Commission (EC) has fined three well-known fashion brands (namely Gucci, Chloé and Loewe) more than €157 million for violating European Union competition rules.

In particular, the CNMC has revealed that such agreement would have the effect of limiting the retail sale of Apple products by third parties in Amazon's marketplace in Spain.

On 2 March 2011, the Spanish Competition Authority ('CNC') imposed fines amounting to a total of €51 million on eight companies active in the professional hairdressing products sector (the 'Companies').

On 6 June 2010 the Spanish competition authority, the Comisión Nacional de la Competencia (the "CNC"), released its second Annual Report on State Aid granted in Spain in 2009.

Spain's National Competition and Markets Commission implemented a leniency program eight years ago.

On 28 May 2008, the Investigations Division of the Spanish competition authority, the Comisión Nacional de la Competencia (the "CNC") received a written complaint from the Spanish City of Ceuta in relation to an alleged price-fixing cartel prohibited by Article 1 of the Spanish Competition Act 15/2007 that involved Buquebus España S.A., Acciona Trasmediterránea, S.A., Euromaroc 2000, S.L. and Europa Ferrys S.A.

En este vídeo, Pilar Carrasco, asociada sénior en la práctica de derecho de la competencia y comercio, expone el marco de coordinación a nivel de la Unión Europea para la investigación de posibles infracciones en materia de consumo con impacto en varios Estados miembros (Red CPC). Asimismo, aborda los supuestos de activación de estas actuaciones y sus principales implicaciones para las empresas con actividad transfronteriza.

On 1 October 2004, the new Law 15/2003, of 25 November, came into force, reforming the Penal Code and introducing some important practical changes which will affect criminal protection of intellectual property rights.

1 July 2005 marked exactly one year since Council Regulation nº 1383/2003, came into force to replace Regulation (EC) nº 3295/94, concerning customs actions against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights.

In May 2009 the Investigations Division of the Spanish Competition Authority ('CNC'), found initial evidence that Mediaproducción S.L. ('Mediapro') had bundled different packages of TV broadcasting licences for matches and highlights of La Liga (Spanish regular league) and Copa del Rey (King's Cup) football competitions for the 2009/2010 to 2011/2012 seasons and invited certain TV operators to present offers within a brief time frame.

The Spanish Competition Authority ("CNMC") is working on a comprehensive Guide on the quantification of damages resulting from Competition Law infringements.

In a recent decision published in the Official Gazette, the General Superintendence of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense - CADE recommended the condemnation of automakers Volkswagen Brazil Motor Vehicle Industry Ltd., Fiat S / A and Ford Motor Company Brazil Ltda. by anticompetitive conduct in the domestic market of auto spare parts.

In 2001 and 2009, Repsol was sanctioned by the Competition Defense Court and the National Competition Commission, respectively, for fixing the retail prices of fuel within the framework of its contractual relations ...

The radio spectrum is a public good that is limited and administered by the State.

Spain's National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) has delivered a pivotal decision in the enforcement of competition law by imposing, for the first time, a direct ban on a company's participation...

Schweppes SA is the exclusive licensee of the Schweppes brand in Spain.

The report focuses on the consequences of the enactment of the draft law on market access conditions and the position of traditional operators, taking into account the different treatment given to the various types and categories of games considered.

The Spanish Competition Authority ("CNMC") has recently published a study about the online advertising sector in which it analyses the market competition conditions, with a stress on ‘big tech' practices.

The CNMC's recent decision fining ICON for restricting competition confirms that practices related to resale price fixing and restrictions on online sales remain a priority in oversight.