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Dec 5, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Frédéric Jenny |Christophe Lemaire |Jeffrey Tassey
Previous article Next article Share on | The Commerce Commission today published its 2024-25 priorities for its compliance and enforcement activities, spotlighting the practices and sectors that will garner the most scrutiny.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Frédéric Jenny |Christophe Lemaire |David Sevy |Jeffrey Tassey
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Jeffrey Tassey
FTC Issues Annual Report on Ethanol Market Concentration 2024* The Federal Trade Commission has issued its 2024 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 directs the Commission to perform an annual review of market concentration in the ethanol production industry “to determine whether there is sufficient competition among industry participants to avoid price-setting and other anticompetitive behavior.”As in prior years, the 2024 report concludes that “[t]he leve...
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Frédéric Jenny |Christophe Lemaire |Jeffrey Tassey
Commitments from fuel companies improve conditions for price competition* The Swedish Competition Authority has investigated suspicions that the regular, public publication of recommended prices for petrol and diesel by Circle K, OKQ8, and Preem on their websites might constitute coordination in violation of the competition rules. The fuel companies have now voluntarily committed to ceasing the public publication of these prices. According to the Swedish Competition Authority’s assessment, ...
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Jeffrey Tassey
Press Release - Unannounced inspections conducted by the HCC in the pet food sector* Subject: Unannounced inspections conducted by the HCC in the pet food sector The Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) carried out unannounced inspections (dawn raids) at the premises of undertakings active in the sector for the import/production, wholesale and retail of pet food (dog and cat food) in the context of its relevant ex officio investigation into possible anti-competitive vertical agreements in...
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Frédéric Jenny |Christophe Lemaire |Jeffrey Tassey
Previous article Next article Share on | The Belgian Competition Authority approves the merger of a number of Flemish inter-municipal organisations* On 29 November 2024, the Belgian Competition Authority (‘BCA’) approved the merger of several Flemish intermunicipal organisations.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Australian Competition |Frédéric Jenny |Christophe Lemaire |Jeffrey Tassey
The ACCC has granted interim authorisation to Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways, allowing them to engage in cooperative conduct under an integrated alliance. The ACCC has also accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways in relation to the conduct. Under the interim authorisation, Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways can commence marketing and selling 28 weekly scheduled return flights between Doha and Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Jeffrey Tassey
Schüco can acquire a stake in Stemeseder* The Bundeskartellamt has cleared plans by Schüco International KG, Bielefeld, (Schüco) to acquire 49 per cent of the shares in GEST – Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H, Hof bei Salzburg, Austria (GEST). The product portfolio of the Schüco Group focuses on building systems made of aluminium, steel and PVC. The group develops and sells system solutions including window, door and façade systems in Germany and abroad. Behind GEST is the owner-managed company S...
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Jeffrey Tassey
Schüco can acquire a stake in Stemeseder* The Bundeskartellamt has cleared plans by Schüco International KG, Bielefeld, (Schüco) to acquire 49 per cent of the shares in GEST – Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H, Hof bei Salzburg, Austria (GEST). The product portfolio of the Schüco Group focuses on building systems made of aluminium, steel and PVC. The group develops and sells system solutions including window, door and façade systems in Germany and abroad. Behind GEST is the owner-managed company S...
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Jeffrey Tassey
Commission fines Pierre Cardin and its licensee Ahlers €5.7 million for restricting cross-border sales of clothing* The European Commission has fined Pierre Cardin and its largest licensee Ahlers a total of €5.7 million for breaching EU antitrust rules by restricting cross-border sales of Pierre Cardin-branded clothing, as well as sales of such products to specific customers.
