The French Competition Authority ("FCA") has published the results of its sector-specific inquiry into display online advertising. The 125-page opinion of March 6, 2018, ("Opinion") identifies…
Background
Significant amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On protection of economic competition" came into force on 17 December 2017. The changes are aimed at prohibiting transactions involving…
On January 24, 2017, the European Commission announced that it had fined Qualcomm EUR 997,439,000. The Commission thinks that Qualcomm had abused its dominant position to become Apple’s sole supplier…
Introduction
On December 18 2017, the Authority for Consumers and Markets (the ACM) announced that it had halted its investigation into cartel agreements between Dutch and German towage companies in…
On 23 January 2018, Germany’s Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof – BGH) handed down its judgment on allegedly anti-competitive requests for preferential rebates and conditions by food retailers…
On December 19, 2017, the Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) published a press release on its preliminary assessment in the ongoing Facebook dominance probe, accompanied by a background paper (available…
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I. Introduction
The Brazilian Competition Authority (known as “CADE” – Conselho Administrativo de…
Background
This case concerns a dispute between Coty Germany GmbH, a supplier of luxury cosmetic products, and Parfümerie Akzente GmbH, an authorised retailer.
Coty Germany, a subsidiary of the US…
The Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) has published a background paper “Innovation – Challenges for the Antitrust Law Practice” in October 2017. It covers possible innovation aspects across different…
José Rivas, 'Editor’s Note'
ARTICLES
Pieter J.F. Huizing, 'Fining Foreign Effects: A New Frontier of Extraterritorial Cartel Enforcement in Europe?'
Abstract: Regulation 1/2003 does not explicitly…
