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The Commission has opened two separate investigations into certain code-share agreements, relating to co-operation on ticket sales, to investigate whether these code sharing agreements are in breach of EU rules on anti-competitive agreements (Article 101 TFEU).

The Court of Justice of the European Union ('CJ') has handed down a key judgment in relation to third party access to leniency documents following a reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bonn Local Court.

The European Commission ('Commission') has confirmed that, on 7 June 2011, Commission officials carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of companies that supply car seatbelts, airbags and steering wheels, known in the industry as automotive occupant safety systems.

The European Commission ('Commission') has found that six non-European LCD (liquid crystal display) panel producers havebeen operating a price fixing cartel in breach of Article 101 TFEU.

On 2 March 2011, the European Commission (the 'Commission') announced that it has conducted site visits at the premises of a number of publishers active in e-books.

On 13 April 2011 the European Commission ('Commission') announced that it had imposed fines amounting to €315.2 million on two producers of washing powder for infringing Article 101 TFEU by participating in a cartel aimed at stabilising market positions and fixing prices.

On 22 February 2011, the French website publisher 1plusV filed a complementary complaint before the European Commission, alleging abuse by Google of a dominant position.

On 7 January 2011, the French Court of Cassation (the "Court") quashed a judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal which had admitted secret recordings as valid evidence on the basis of which the French Competition Authority (formerly the French Competition Council, or the "Council") pursued Sony and Philips for breaches of antitrust law.

According to industry sources, Nestlé will not agree to a settlement with the BKartA in the case brought against it for the exchange of competitively relevant information.

The BKartA has recently launched a sector enquiry into the food retail sector, focussing on the competitive conditions on the procurement markets for food and luxury foods for retailers.

On 24 January 2011 the CNC Council agreed on the termination by commitments of the investigation proceedings against the FNMT, accepting the commitments offered by FNMT.

On 4 January, the OFT wrote to Ryanair advising that it believes it is 'in time' to review Ryanair's acquisition of a minority shareholding in Aer Lingus under the UK merger control rules.

On 14 December 2010, the OFT announced its plan to launch a market study into the private healthcare market (the 'Study'). The Study is being launched as a result of the OFT's initial research and information from market participants which suggests that the market may not be working well for private healthcare patients.

On 14 March 2011, the OFT announced that it was launching a market study into off-grid energy.

The UK Supreme Court ('UKSC') has rejected an application to hear an appeal which may have clarified the way in which competition infringement decisions can be relied upon in private 'follow-on' damages claims.

The consumer body Which? has submitted a super-complaint to the Office of Fair Trading ('OFT') asking it to investigate the surcharges that are payable when customers pay for goods or services by debit/credit card.

On 11 February 2011, the consumer organisation Which? announced its intention to lodge a super-complaint with the Office of Fair Trading (the OFT) relating to surcharge payments imposed by some companies when consumers pay by debit or credit card.

A discussion on the US FATCA regime, which represents the new rules by which the US tax authority is seeking to prevent US taxpayers from avoiding their US tax obligations by moving money abroad.

The former CEO of Morgan Crucible, Ian Norris, has been sentenced to serve 18 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to obstruct a US federal grand jury investigation.