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1 month ago | 
lexology.com | Mélanie Bruneau |Francesco Carloni |Giovanni Campi |Nikolaos Peristerakis |Michael Hofmann |Simas Gerdvila | +2 more
Antitrust and CompetitionThe French Competition Authority Launches Public Consultation Addressing Below-Threshold Transactions On 14 January 2025, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence, FCA) launched a public consultation on the introduction of a new merger control framework aimed at addressing below-threshold transactions that could harm competition in France.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Vittoriana Todisco
[co-author: Edoardo Crosetto]Antitrust and CompetitionCompetition Cooperation Agreement Between the European Union and the United KingdomOn 29 October 2024, the European Union and the UK government finalized the technical discussions on a competition cooperation agreement. This agreement will enable closer cooperation between the UK Competition and Markets Authority and the European Commission, as well as EU Member States’ national competition authorities, in antitrust investigations.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Francesco Carloni |Mélanie Bruneau |Giovanni Campi |Nikolaos Peristerakis |Michael Hofmann |Petr Bartoš | +4 more
The General Court Upholds Commission’s Findings on Abusive Predatory PricingOn 18 September 2024, the General Court of the European Union (General Court) largely upheld the fine imposed by the European Commission (Commission) finding that a global tech company had engaged in predatory pricing of its mobile chipsets. This judgment confirms that dominant companies’ conduct consisting in pricing below cost can be hardly justified.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Mélanie Bruneau |Francesco Carloni |Giovanni Campi |Nikolaos Peristerakis |Michael Hofmann |Simas Gerdvila | +4 more
Antitrust and Competition The Court of Justice of the European Union Finds That the European Commission Lacks Jurisdiction to Review Transactions That Fall Below the EU and National Merger Filing Thresholds On 3 September 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) overturned the judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2022 and annulled the European Commission (Commission) decisions to review a transaction that was not reportable at both EU and national Member State level...
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Mélanie Bruneau |Francesco Carloni |Giovanni Campi |Nikolaos Peristerakis |Michael Hofmann |Simas Gerdvila | +4 more
Antitrust and CompetitionThe European Commission Opens an Investigation into Alleged Market Allocation and No-Poach Agreements in the Online Food Delivery SectorOn 23 July 2024, the Commission opened an antitrust investigation against two large online food delivery companies (Companies) in the European Economic Area (EEA). In July 2018, one of the two Companies acquired a minority shareholding in the other company and subsequently acquired sole control in July 2022.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Francesco Carloni |Nikolaos Peristerakis |Vittoriana Todisco
August 14, 2024 Francesco Carloni, Covadonga Corell Pérez de Rada, Nikolaos Peristerakis, Vittoriana Todisco K&L Gates LLP + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In the recent years we have seen exponential increases in the amount of fines imposed by the European Commission (Commission) for infringements of competition rules, fines in the range of hundreds of millions or even billions are not uncommon for hardcore...
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Vittoriana Todisco |Francesco Carloni
In the recent years we have seen exponential increases in the
amount of fines imposed by the European Commission (Commission) for
infringements of competition rules, fines in the range of hundreds
of millions or even billions are not uncommon for hardcore
competition violations. In addition, companies that decide to pay
these fines upfront (instead of providing a bank guarantee), will
have to go through a multi-year appeals process before the EU
courts before the final outcome of the case.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Nikolaos Peristerakis |Vittoriana Todisco |Francesco Carloni
In the recent years we have seen exponential increases in the amount of fines imposed by the European Commission (Commission) for infringements of competition rules, fines in the range of hundreds of millions or even billions are not uncommon for hardcore competition violations. In addition, companies that decide to pay these fines upfront (instead of providing a bank guarantee), will have to go through a multi-year appeals process before the EU courts before the final outcome of the case.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Mélanie Bruneau |Francesco Carloni |Giovanni Campi |Nikolaos Peristerakis |Michael Hofmann |Simas Gerdvila | +5 more
EU Policy and Regulatory NewsletterAntitrust and CompetitionThe European Commission to Take Action to Address Territorial Supply ConstraintsOn 24 May 2024, the EU Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, announced that the European Commission (Commission) will conduct a fact-finding exercise on territorial supply constraints (TSCs).
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Vittoriana Todisco |Petr Bartoš |Mélanie Bruneau |Giovanni Campi
Antitrust and CompetitionThe European Commission Carried Out Unannounced Inspections in the Tires SectorOn 30 January 2024, the Commission conducted dawn raids at the premises of several companies active in the tires sector, such as tire manufacturers, in a number of Member States, including Belgium, Finland, and Germany. The Commission officials were accompanied by their counterparts from the relevant national competition authorities where the inspections were carried out.
