On 16th April 2019, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) ordered a probe against the multinational technology company, Google, for abusing its dominant position in clear violation of Section 4…
On 1 July 2019, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) made public three sets of regulations to implement China's Anti-Monopoly Law (AML):
the Interim Regulation Prohibiting Monopoly…
Introduction
The Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM", the Dutch competition authority) was in 2017 – after years of silence – finally able to fine an undertaking for abuse of dominance. A…
On January 30 2019, the Danish Competition Council (the “DCC”) found that ambulance services provider, Falck, had abused its dominant position under Article 102 TFEU. The DCC held that following a…
In 2018 the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) had issued three landmark decisions regarding the Turkish electricity sector. These decisions concern the largest incumbent companies operating…
After Google has been fined several times for breach of (EU) competition rules the last couple of years, it might now be Apple's turn. Last month (March 2019), Spotify filed a complaint against Apple…
On 24 July 2015 an amendment to the Bulgarian Protection of Competition Act (“PCA”) was promulgated, introducing a novel type of infringement – abuse of stronger bargaining position.
Article 37a of…
In a recent judgment providing a preliminary ruling in the case, Apple Sales International et al. v. EBizcuss.com (C-595/17, October 24, 2018) (“EBizcuss.com”), the Court of Justice of the European…
Summary
On 14 March 2019, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decided to close its investigation into a discount scheme by Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited (MSD).[1] The CMA concluded that…
