On 7 February 2021, the Anti-Monopoly Commission of the State Council issued the Anti-Monopoly Guidelines for the Platform Economy (the Guidelines) clarifying the application of the Anti-Monopoly Law…
The Kluwer Competition Law Blog is very happy to announce the first competition law issue of the International Law Talk Podcast.
Just before Christmas, I talked to Gabriella Muscolo, Commissioner of…
“I've been wondering how to give a metaphor because these are two quite complex proposals. And the best thing I came to think of was the first-ever traffic light that brought order in the streets,…
On 10 December 2020, the Dutch Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) announced that it has launched a pilot investigation into the role of algorithms in commercial interactions between market…
I. Introduction
Algorithms may raise competition concerns especially when assessing collusive practices.
Very often, the term “algorithm” is used improperly. When we imagine the cartels of the future…
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has released Interim Observations for a market study being conducted by it to understand qualitative aspects of e-commerce in India.[1] It has outlined its…
The Competition Commission of India (hereinafter ‘Commission’) has recently passed an order under Section 26(2) of the Competition Act, 2002 (hereinafter ‘Act’), wherein it has held that there exists…
I. Introduction to the internet consultation
On 19 December 2018 the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate ("Ministry") started an internet consultation on competition law and online…
The CMA's recent "economic working paper" on the use of algorithms to facilitate collusion and personalised pricing follows on the heels of other work in this area (including by CMA) but is a bit…
