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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Annette Mutschler-Siebert |Mélanie Bruneau |Giovanni Campi |Martina A. Maggioni
On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published theOmnibus Simplification Package, a set of proposals designed tostreamline key EU sustainability regulations, eliminateredundancies, and reduce administrative burden and compliance costsfor companies — while preserving the EU's ambitiousenvironmental objectives. If adopted in the currently proposed form, companies will havemore time to comply with the CSRD reporting requirements and theCSDDD supply chain due diligence obligations.
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1 month ago | 
lexology.com | Annette Mutschler-Siebert |M. Jur |Mélanie Bruneau |Giovanni Campi |Simas Gerdvila |Martina A. Maggioni | +1 more
On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published the Omnibus Simplification Package, a set of proposals designed to streamline key EU sustainability regulations, eliminate redundancies, and reduce administrative burden and compliance costs for companies — while preserving the EU’s ambitious environmental objectives. If adopted in the currently proposed form, companies will have more time to comply with the CSRD reporting requirements and the CSDDD supply chain due diligence obligations.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Aurelija Grubytė |Mélanie Bruneau |Annette Mutschler-Siebert |Giovanni Campi |Arthur Artinian |Niall J. Lavery
A new and powerful wave of “greenwashing”1 bans will sweep the European Union (EU) shortly. The EU’s Green Claims Directive and Greenwashing Directive2 (together, the Green Directives) are key legislative tools being introduced in the EU as part of the European Green Deal, focused on combatting misleading claims regarding products’ environmental friendliness or social consciousness.
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Nov 10, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Annette Mutschler-Siebert |Marion Baumann |Natalie Ferdinand |Alexander Rospert
After publication on 6 November 2023, the long awaited latest
reform of German competition law has finally entered into force. Germany's Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic
Affairs and Climate Protection, Robert Habeck, called the
amendments the "biggest reform of competition law" in the
last 60 years.
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Nov 9, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Marion Baumann |Natalie Ferdinand |Annette Mutschler-Siebert
[co-author: Albrecht Kamp]A Reform to Strengthen CompetitionAfter publication on 6 November 2023, the long awaited latest reform of German competition law has finally entered into force. Germany’s Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Robert Habeck, called the amendments the "biggest reform of competition law“ in the last 60 years.
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Jul 28, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Michal Kocon |Jennifer Marsh |Christopher S. Finnerty |Annette Mutschler-Siebert
In late June 2023, Europe's highest court confirmed in a
hotly anticipated judgment involving leading Portuguese beer and
beverage producer Super Bock Bebidas that resale price maintenance
(RPM)—namely the vertical fixing of customers' resale
prices—does not automatically constitute a "by
object" restriction of competition under EU antitrust law.
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Jul 26, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Michal Kocon |Jennifer Marsh |Christopher S. Finnerty |Annette Mutschler-Siebert |M. Jur |Nikolaos Peristerakis | +1 more
In late June 2023, Europe’s highest court confirmed in a hotly anticipated judgment involving leading Portuguese beer and beverage producer Super Bock Bebidas that resale price maintenance (RPM)—namely the vertical fixing of customers’ resale prices—does not automatically constitute a “by object” restriction of competition under EU antitrust law.
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Apr 20, 2023 | 
natlawreview.com | Annette Mutschler-Siebert |M. Jur
LABOR MARKET MEETS COMPETITION LAW In a labor market where companies are competing to attract and retain talent, the rising shortage of highly-skilled employees, high mobility, and high salary demands in certain market segments have created an environment which could lead companies to abandon their fierce competition for talent and take “the easy route.” The courts and antitrust watchdogs in the United States (US) are no strangers to agreements between firms not to recruit each other’s...
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Apr 20, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Annette Mutschler-Siebert |M. Jur |Jens Steger |Natalie Ferdinand |Lauren Donahue |Francesco Carloni | +2 more
Labor Market Meets Competition Law In a labor market where companies are competing to attract and retain talent, the rising shortage of highly-skilled employees, high mobility, and high salary demands in certain market segments have created an environment which could lead companies to abandon their fierce competition for talent and take “the easy route.” The courts and antitrust watchdogs in the United States (US) are no strangers to agreements between firms not to recruit each other’s...
