On 19 May 2016, the Commission released its Notice on the notion of state aid. The aim of this Notice is to provide legal certainty by clarifying the key concepts relating to the notion of state aid…
Since its entry into force in May 2004, the commitments procedure under Article 9 of Regulation 1/2003 has become the most prevalent enforcement mechanism used by the European Commission to address…
Once upon a time, but not so long ago, a certain company received a request for information (“RFI”) from the European Commission (in the form of a binding decision). This RFI was nothing like any…
Introduction
In October 2015, following a phase II investigation, the European Commission published its decision to approve a JV between three of the largest collective management organisations (CMOs…
81th Lunch Talk of the Global Competition Law Center
Thursday, April 28, 2016 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
The ECN+ Initiative: Outcome and Challenges of the Commission Consultation on the Empowering of…
Co-authored by Bill Batchelor & Tom Jenkins, Baker & McKenzie
1. Summary
On 18 March 2016, the European Commission published an initial “Issues paper” on geo-blocking in the EU. The…
80th Lunch Talk of the Global Competition Law Center
Monday, April 4, 2016 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
EU Competition Law Enforcement and the Legacy of Ordo-liberalism: Myths and Realities
with…
79th Lunch Talk of the Global Competition Law Center
Monday, March 14, 2016 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Assessing unilateral effects in horizontal mergers: closeness of competition and the role of…
DG COMP has published a study by the University of East Anglia analysing the European Commission's approach to geographic market definition in recent cases. It has reviewed ten cases from 2008-2014…
