The European Commission (EC)'s EUR172,000 fine tallies with a step up in enforcement by antitrust authorities globally of procedural breaches by companies during antitrust probes.

On January 19, 2017, the Italian legislature passed Legislative Decree No. 3/2017 (the "Decree") to address private damage actions arising from competition law violations.

The now-withdrawn proposal to sell 20% of the World Cup’s commercial rights to private investors has reopened a structural question: can a single body be both the governing body and the organizer of the competition?

La Corte di Giustizia dell'Unione europea si è pronunciata sulla compatibilità della normativa italiana che ha introdotto i c.d."costi minimi" di esercizio dell'autotrasporto con i principi di libertà di concorrenza.

The Italian Antitrust Authority (IAA) has fined Amica Chips, Pata and Preziosi Food more than EUR23 million for an anticompetitive agreement relating to the supply of savory snacks produced...

The Italian 2022 annual Competition law introduced significant changes with reference to the merger thresholds applicable in Italy.

If a business is growing, registering its brand ensures exclusivity and inspires faith in the mind of the client.

In previous articles on piloting we focused on the critical issues that mark its organization, tariff setting mechanisms and any distortions of competition that are likely to arise from the current regulatory and organizational structure of this service.

The European Parliament and the Member States will now discuss the Commission's proposal in the context of the ordinary legislative procedure with a view to adopting the final text of the Regulation.

In 2013, 59 concentrations were notified to the Italian Competition Authority, a significant reduction compared to the numbers in 2012 (451) and in 2011 (514).

Selective distribution aims at protecting brands by enhancing the quality and excellence of their products.

Regarding procedural aspects, the referral shall be made within six months after the implementation of the concentration.

With judgment No. 9803, published on 15 September 2021, the Italian Regional Administrative Court of Lazio annulled the sanctions imposed by the Italian Competition Authority (ICA)...

Very often companies must deal with other companies whose behavior does not conform to fairness from the point of view of the protection of competition.

Italian Competition Authority, Autorità Garante Della Concorrenza E Del Mercato ("AGCM"), has fined Apple and Samsung on 24 October 2018 due to "planned obsolescence" of their smartphones ...

We are once again returning to a subject that has been on everyone's lips for years now: the taxation of Italian ports.

Essetifin S.p.A., Leadiant Biosciences Ltd., Leadiant GmbH and Sigma – Tau Arzenmittel GmbH ("Leadiant") were recently sanctioned by the Italian Competition Authority ("ICA") ...