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Competition Authority Sets Out Key Priorities For 2022
The BCA acknowledges that the Belgian economy has continued to suffer from the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021.
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Czech Courts Deal With The Concept Of Competition In Recent Landmark Cases
Czech courts recently handed down two important decisions in which they considered various aspects of competition.Bird & Bird - Article
Bad Advertising Has High Cost - Concerted Practice Continued After The Expiry Of Written Agreement
The Danish High Court has in a recent judgment overturned the Danish Maritime and Commercial Court in a case concerning concerted practices in the market for sales of commercials in outdoor media.Bird & Bird - Article
Beyond The Boiling Point – Companies And Employees Fined For Coordinating Prices For Servicing Natural Gas Furnaces
Following a Danish High Court judgement concerning illegal price fixing by a natural gas company, a trade association and two subcontractors, the Danish Competition Council reported the...Bird & Bird - Article
Fixing Prices Doesn't Fix Competition – Danish Online Platform Found To Restrict Competition By Agreeing On Fixed Prices
Autobutler ApS ("Autobutler"), an online platform that allows car owners to obtain offers for repair or maintenance services from various repair shops...Bird & Bird - Article
When AI Is Too Smart – Digital Platform Facilitated Price Collusion
The digital platform Ageras A/S ("Ageras") is a bidding platform which facilitates contact between providers of accounting and bookkeeping services and potential customers.Bird & Bird - Article
Another Milestone Judgment In EU Merger Control: General Court Upholds EC Position On Gun-Jumping By Altice
On 24 April 2018, the European Commission imposed a total fine of 124.5 million euros for implementing its 2014 acquisition of PT Portugal prior to receiving EU Commission clearance ...Bird & Bird - Article
Badmouthing Your Competitor's Products: Commission Investigation Indicates That So-called Disparagement Claims In The Market Could Be Considered Stand-alone Abuses Of Dominance
On June 20 2022, the European Commission ("Commission") published the opening of an investigation into a possible anticompetitive disparagement campaign by a Swiss based manufacturer of products...Bird & Bird - Article
The Informal Guidance Notice: A Second Life?
In October 2022, the Commission adopted a new Informal Guidance Notice ("Notice") for novel or unresolved questions in competition law.Bird & Bird - Article
TF1/M6: No Honeymoon For The Two French Media Heavyweights
Since 17 May 2021 the Bouygues and Bertelsmann groups have been trying to finalise their agreement to sell M6 group to TF1. The merger, which concerns two main actors of the French Media, was closely watched.Bird & Bird - Article
Apple Is Found To Be Of Paramount Significance For Competition Across Markets
On 3 April 2023, the Federal Cartel Office ("FCO") issued a decision finding that Apple Inc. (including its subsidiaries) holds a position of "paramount significance...Bird & Bird - Article
Competition Probe Into PayPal's GT&Cs & Landmark Supreme Court Decision On Judicial Review Of Arbitral Awards
The investigation was launched in late January and is expected to continue well into 2024.Bird & Bird - Article
GVH Investigates What Drives Prices On The Dairy Market And Makes Recommendations To The Sector
Lately, the Hungarian Competition Authority's ("GVH") has been in the forefront in the fight against inflation of food prices. In its efforts, it has developed...Bird & Bird - Article
Investigating The Food Sector
Last year, the Hungarian Competition Authority ("GVH") commenced a series of consultations to identify the markets most impacted by competition law violations and to raise awareness among businesses of its significance.Bird & Bird - Article
Authority For Consumers & Markets Proposes A New Take On Fairness And Efficiency To Combat The Effects Of Climate Change
On 16 June 2022 the chairman of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets, Martijn Snoep, spoke at the XVth Treviso Antitrust Conference.Bird & Bird - Article
Dutch Regulator Wants Better Functioning Markets For IT-healthcare
The Authority for Consumers & Markets ("ACM") has made several suggestions with its new draft Guidance regarding "Well-functioning markets for healthcare IT" ("Draft Guidance IT-Healthcare").Bird & Bird - Article
Dutch Regulator Continues Its Battle Against Misleading Sustainability Claims
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Market has recently announced that it will further investigate six companies in the clothing sector because of possible misleading practices concerning sustainability claims.Bird & Bird - Article
Dawn Raids Relating To Agriculture Machinery In Poland
The Polish Competition Authority (UOKiK) recently announced that it has conducted one of the largest dawn raids in its 35-year history at the premises...Bird & Bird - Article
Commercial Cooperation And New Guidance Note In The Aviation Industry
The aim is to grow traffic between Malaysia and Singapore and certain agreed markets such as Europe.Bird & Bird - Article
FCA Issues Statement Of Objections To 3 Money Transfer Firms
The regulator disclosed that it has issued a statement of objections to the three businesses.Bird & Bird