The goods prohibited from being imported to Turkey remain unchanged in the latest announcement, along with the products which are excluded from the Ministry's area of activity.

In May 2017, IAT knocked the door of the TCA in order to initiate a new project, which aimed to reduce or at least control the damage expenses of insurance companies that originated from motor vehicle and compulsory traffic insurance.

The Turkish Competition Authority and the Data Protection Authority announced the signing of the Cooperation and Information Sharing Protocol ("Protocol") between the two authorities on their websites.

The Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority and the Turkish Competition Authority announced on 26 October 2023, through a joint statement published on their respective websites...

European Commission, in its investigation into the automotive starter battery market initiated on September 26, 2017, following a leniency application by Clarios (formerly JC Autobatterie)...

The European Commission (Commission) has fined Lantmännen ek för and its subsidiary Lantmännen Biorefineries AB with an administrative fine for participating in a cartel-related...

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The effects generated by the much-awaited decision of the EU General Court in Google (Shopping) continues to reverberate around the antitrust world.

In this issue, Senior Consultant Zeynep Şengören Özcan and Associate Büşra Nazlı Yaldır delves into the intricate realm of by-object infringements through a meticulous analysis of the caselaw.

The Bundeskartellamt has issued its preliminary legal assessment of the 50+1 rule following a formal request by the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL). The authority concluded that the rule—which aims to preserve...

Competition & Markets Authority ("CMA") concluded its investigation into suspected abuse of dominant position by Vifor Pharma ("Vifor") in the supply of intravenous iron for UK...

Moroğlu Arseven is an independent, Turkish full-service law firm that combines the expertise, experience, and problem-solving capabilities of its team across all areas of economic law.

The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") has announced a proposed settlement in a lawsuit alleging that Legends Hospitality Parent Holdings LLC ("Legends"), a New York-based venue services company...

The European Commission has released a comprehensive economic study examining how mergers influence innovation, investment, and future market competition, providing an analytical foundation for updating its merger guidelines. Drawing on over 450 academic publications, the study proposes new frameworks for assessing dynamic effects, including an "Expected Consumer Welfare" standard and sector-specific analyses across biopharmaceuticals, quantum computing, and clean technologies.

The European Commission has launched its first formal investigation in the medical devices sector, examining whether Align Technology's business practices constitute anticompetitive behavior by allegedly forcing dental professionals to purchase iTero scanners in order to use Invisalign clear aligners. The investigation centers on claims that Align has refused to approve competing scanners and rejected digital scans from other manufacturers since 2017, potentially creating a closed ecosystem that shields its

The European Commission (“Commission”) announced that it has imposed interim measures on Meta Platforms Inc. in the context of its ongoing antitrust investigation, with the aim of preserving access...

The law No. 40-21 amending and supplementing Law No. 104-12 on pricing freedom and competition, was published in the Official Bulletin number 7152, Arabic version dated December 15th ,2022.

The Competition Authority has published the Merger and Acquisition Outlook Report for the year 2023. In 2023, a total of 217 merger and acquisition transactions were reviewed by the Authority.

Germany's Bundeskartellamt has opened an investigation to decide whether PayPal has taken advantage of its dominant position by using most-favored-nation clauses that limit competition...

In May, the European Parliament—which recently reached a provisional agreement with the Member States regarding the Digital Markets Act (DMA)—met with several Big Tech ...