Related national case laws

• The German Federal Court confirms the dismissal of an appeal against a media merger prohibition (Axel Springer / ProSiebenSat.1 Media)
  4 August 2010
• The Maltese Commission for Fair Trading condemns a compagny for illicit anti-competitive behaviour and abuse of dominance in the cigarette market (Austria Tabak (Malta) / Central Cigarette Company)
  14 July 2010
• The English High Court clarifies approach to be taken when considering striking out competition law claims (Sel-Imperial Limited / The British Standards Institution)
  21 June 2010
• The Belgian Competition Council rejects a complaint of abuse of dominance in the beer distribution sector (Inbev)
  4 June 2010
• The French competition authority rules that an over-general exclusivity clause to the benefit of an undertaking in a dominant position prevents access to the market for other potential operators (Titres Cadeaux / Kadéos)
  8 April 2010
• The Turkish Competition Authority does not permit an acquisition as it creates and strengthen a dominant position in the alcoholic beverages market (Acquisition of Burgaz Alcoholic by Mey Alcoholic)
  3 March 2010
• The Hellenic Competition Commission clears in Phase II a merger in the retail market for petrol and diesel subject to divestitures remedies (BP Hellas, Hellenic petroleum)
  5 November 2009
• The Portuguese Competition Authority fines two telecoms operators € 53 M euros for abuse of dominant position in the wholesale and retail broadband markets (Portugal Telecom and ZON)
  22 September 2009
• The Turkish Council of State orders by unanimity stay of execution of Turkish NCA’s clearance regarding acquisition of “Tekel Birası” brand by the dominant company in Turkish beer market (Mey İçki/Anadolu Efes Biracılık)
  3 March 2010
• The Italian Competition Authority starts investigation against the main IT operator for abuse of dominance on the online collecting advertisement market (Google Italy)
  4 February 2010
• The Netherlands Competition Authority clears merger in newspaper market subject to divestments remedies (De Persgroep-PCM)
  17 February 2010
• The Turkish Competition Board clears in Phase I a merger in the automobile sector and enlarged the interpretation of “control” by referring to the notion of “negative control” and “negative sole control” (Chrysler/Fiat Merger)
  21 October 2009
• The Moldovan Competition Authority establishes dominance of the three domestic airlines on the regulated routes (Air Moldova, Moldavian Airlines, Tandem Aero)
  9 September 2009
• The Polish Supreme Court decides on the validity of the refusal of the gas network access (Bartimpex)
  20 August 2009
• The Croatian Competition Authority following a Phase II investigation clears a merger of two petroleum companies subject to structural and behavioral remedies (MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas - INA Industrija nafte)
  9 December 2009
• The Turkish Competition Authority finds no exclusionary conduct on the market for on-screen cinema advertising despite exclusivity contracts of the dominant undertaking (Fida)
  12 November 2009
• The German Federal Court of Justice holds in a private antitrust enforcement case that offering varying prices in the gas retail market by different subsidiaries of the same mother company may be anticompetitive price discrimination by one economic entity (Entega)
  12 November 2009
• The Paris Court of Appeal holds that the definition of the relevant market requires a specific assessment in cases involving a company providing a service of general economic interest (Vedettes inter-îles vendéennes)
  12 November 2009
• The Finnish Competition Authority relaxes behavioral remedies imposed in two related merger clearance decisions due to changes in market conditions (Valio)
  29 October 2009
• The Danish Eastern High Court overturns decision by the Competition Appeal Tribunal and finds that a broadcaster has abused its dominant position by granting rebates (TV2)
  7 October 2009
• The Croatian Competition Authority finds abuse of dominance on the market for airport catering services (Zagreb Airport)
  7 May 2009
• The Macedonian Administrative Court confirms the NCA’s decision prosecuting the incumbent telecom operator for refusing access to its network by independent Internet providers (Macedonian Telecom)
  7 May 2009
• The Turkish Competition Authority rejects a consumer complaint on the excessiveness of airport parking fees (Esenboga)
  5 August 2009
• The Spanish Competition Commission fines a beer producer for fixing minimum resale prices to its distributors (Damm Distribuciones)
  7 August 2009
• The Cyprus Competition Commission holds that the Department of State Purchases and Supplies does not hold a dominant position given that its market share does not allow it to act independently from its competitors (Klinete)
  21 August 2010
• A German district Court holds that the refusal to grant a horse riding licence can constitute an abuse of a dominant position within the meaning of Art. 82 EC (“The doped horse”)
  19 November 2009
• The Macedonian Administrative Court confirms a merger prohibition decision in the market for retail distribution of pharmaceutical products (Zegin)
  21 October 2009
• The German Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf decides that a company may abuse its dominant position by concluding rental agreements, thereby preventing market access of competitors (Schilderpräger)
  10 December 2009
• The Serbian Competition Authority finds abuse of dominant position on the market for TV content distribution via DTH technology (Serbia Broadband)
  23 April 2009
• The Turkish Competition Board states that the remedies imposed in a previous merger clearance decision are fulfilled (Greencastle)
  25 March 2009
• The Italian Antitrust Authority approves subject to remedies the airlines merger to monopoly take off: the Alitalia privatization saga nears its conclusion (CAI - Alitalia - Airone)
  10 March 2009
• The Italian Competition Authority accepts the commitments offered in the voice communications and broadband internet access services markets following its investigation into alleged abuse of dominant position (Telecom Italia)
  25 February 2009
• The Cyprus Competition Commission holds that the incumbent airways operator does not abuse of its dominant position while providing visa services with airplane tickets (Yiannas Euripidou / Cyprus Airways)
  21 August 2010
• The Portuguese Competition Authority clears a merger in Phase II subject to remedies in the pay-TV market, whereby a broadcaster acquires sole control over three competitors (TV Cabo/Bragatel, Pluricanal Leiria, Pluricanal Santarém)
  14 November 2009
• The Portuguese Competition Authority clears a merger in Phase I in the pay-TV market subject to remedies (TV Cabo/TVTel)
  14 November 2009
• The Finnish Competition Authority grants clearance subject to remedies to the acquisition of a Nordic premium pay-TV operator after extended second phase investigation (TV 4 AB / C More Group)
  4 November 2009
• The new Bulgarian Act on the Protection of Competition
  18 December 2008
• The Polish Supreme Court issues a leading ruling defining the concept of abuse of a dominant position ("Water supply and sewage disposal services" case)
  17 June 2009
• The Czech Supreme Administrative Court confirms the NCA’s decision in the Sazka case: hard life of dominant undertakings in the Czech Republic
  23 April 2009
• The Italian competition authority fines more than € 3 million Rome and Milan airport managers for abuse of dominant position (Aeroporti di Roma-Tariffe Aeroportuali, SEA/Tariffe aeroportuali)
  25 February 2009
• The Danish Competition Council withdraws remedies that it had imposed in 2002 when approving a merger between two member-owned purchasing associations in the building materials market (Dendek / Ditas)
  19 December 2009
• The Polish competition authority imposes a financial penalty on the electricity distributor for the delay in issuance of the connection conditions for wind farms’ access to electricity grid (ENEA Operator)
  20 May 2009
• The Paris Court of Appeal upholds the NCA’s decision according to which the modification of the charges of an undertaking, which has a dominant position on the market of periodicals’ retail, as soon as it is based on objective criteria and aims at a legitimate objective, is not discriminatory and thus does not constitute an abuse (NMPP/EPM)
  27 March 2009
• The German Federal Cartel Office prohibits the merger between the two biggest producers of curdled milk cheese (Müller-Poelmeyer)
  13 August 2008
• The Portuguese Competition Authority clearsc subject to remedies, the acquisition of sole control over the rights to exploit hydroelectric power stations (EDP - Gestão da Produção de Energia and EDIA - Empresa de Desenvolvimento e Infra-Estruturas de Alqueva)
  14 November 2009
• The German Federal Cartel Office clears a high profile merger between two German food discount retail chains subject to conditions (EDEKA/Tengelmann)
  19 November 2008
• The German Federal Cartel Office clears merger between book suppliers despite high market shares in a local market (Karlsruher Buchmarkt)
  17 December 2008
• The Paris Court of appeal confirms the NCA’s decision having fined two telecom operators for margin squeeze in the market for fixed to mobile lines calls (SFR-Cegetel / France Télécom)
  22 July 2008
• The German Federal Cartel Office clears a merger in the petrol station market (Shell-HPV)
  13 August 2008
• The Hungarian Competition Office accepts objective justification defence in an abuse of dominance case in the electricity sector (DÉMÁSZ/DHE)
  19 January 2010
• The Serbian competition authority finds abuse of dominant position in dairy industry (Danube Foods Group)
  9 October 2008
• The Italian Competition Authority cleared with structural remedies a large banking merger (ISP-CRF)
  17 June 2008
• The Polish competition authority grants merger clearance to a company close to attaining a dominant position in the national beer market (Kompania Piwowarska / Browar Belgia)
  11 June 2008
• The French Competition Council renders a landmark interim decision on competition between princeps and generics (Arrow Génériques)
  25 February 2008
• The Italian Competition Authority starts investigation in the market of sport motoring for alleged abuses of Art. 81 and/or 82 EC (Automobile Club d’Italia)
  12 March 2008
• A Lithuanian Court reopens the "Gas saga" by sending alleged abuse of dominance of the gas supplier incumbent back to the NCA for reinvestigation (Akmenes energij/Lietuvos dujos)
  26 February 2008
• The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service blocks various acquisitions of Russian companies (Siemens/Power Machines - Rexam/Rostar - Aker Kvaerner/Astrakhan Korabel)
  15 November 2007
• The Dutch Competition Authority dismisses complaint lodged by a consumers’ association against Apple for alleged abuse of dominance on the markets for portable music players and online music stores and concludes that Apple is not tying iPod to iTunes
  15 November 2007
• The Luxembourg Competition Council allows the imposition of an IT tool by a car insurance company on car damage experts (OEIPA/Le FoyerAssurances)
  25 September 2007
• The Luxembourg Competition Council rejects an abuse of dominance complaint in the car insurance sector concerning alleged obligation to use a software application (OEIPA/Le Foyer Assurances)
  19 September 2007
• The Turkish Competition Board clears a merger in the chewing-gum market conditional to the transfer of a brand license and appoints a trustee (Intergum/Cadbury Schweppes)
  11 December 2007
• The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal finds that it is not for the Tribunal to assess the reasonableness of the Office of Fair Trading’s exercise of its discretion to decide whether or not to open an investigation (Brannigan)
  27 November 2007
• The Latvian Competition Council prohibits a merger founding that it would strengthen the dominant position in two geographically distinct markets of towing services in port (Ostas Flote and PKL)
  12 November 2009
• The Austrian Federal Competition Authority refers to the Cartel Court a case of alleged excessive pricing in the jet fuel market pursuant to both Art. 82 EC and national provisions (Austrian Airlines/OMV)
  24 September 2007
• The Luxembourg Competition Council renders its first ever decision and negatively applies the essential facilities doctrine in the sector of distribution of domestic heating fuel while holding that trade between Member States is not affected (Rock Fernand Distributions/Tanklux)
  9 May 2007
• The Swedish Competition Authority closes investigation pursuant Art. 82 EC and its Swedish equivalent provision (Konkurrensverket/Ticnet)
  29 October 2009
• The Swiss Competition Commission imposes a record fine of 333 M Swiss Francs to the telecommunications incumbent for abusive termination rates (Swisscom Mobile)
  25 April 2007
• The Russian National Competition Authorities scrutinize the creation of a new global leader in the aluminium business after clearance by the EC Commission (United Company RUSAL)
  8 March 2007
• The Brussels Court of Appeal gives its opinion on the relationship between merger control and the Belgian equivalents of Art. 101 and 102 TFEU in what may be its last preliminary ruling (Rocco)
  20 January 2010
• The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal concludes that a statutory water provider abused its dominant position by margin squeezing on the market for transportation and treatment of non-potable water (Albion Water)
  4 July 2009
• The Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Court sends the alleged abuse of dominance by the postal incumbent back to the national competition authority for insufficient market definition (Lietuvos Paštas)
  24 March 2007
• The Belgian Competition Council rules on the extent of veto rights necessary and sufficient for a minority shareholder to exert joint control over a JV within the meaning of merger control (Belgacom - Vodafone Belgium - Belgacom Mobile)
  10 December 2009
• A German Court holds that any airport of destination may be dominant (Cologne/Bonn airport)
  21 May 2007
• The UK Gas and Electricity Markets Authority accepts commitments following a complaint from an Independent Connection’s Provider against anti-competitive conditions of electricity connection services (SP Manweb)
  15 November 2006
• The Hungarian Competition Office closes proceedings against alleged abusive prices on the terrestrial broadcasting services market under both Hungarian and EU laws governing the use of unfair prices (Antenna Hungária)
  25 September 2006
• The Finnish Competition Authority cleared a merger in the electricity market subject to divestitures and supply of virtual capacities (E.ON Finland/Fortum)
  13 January 2007
• A UK Court has awarded an interim injunction restraining a breach of Art 81 EC as it was proven that there is a serious question to be tried (Cutsforth a. o./Mansfield Inn)
  22 June 2006
• The Portuguese Competition Authority blocks a merger in the highways operation sector but the Minister of Economy finally overturns the NCA’s decision (AEA / Brisa - AEO)
  14 November 2009
• A Dutch Court dismisses a complaint for abusive access tariff on the broadband Internet access (Educatief Net - Easynet - KPN Telecom)
  22 July 2008
• The Czech Competition Office condemns the telecommunications incumbent abuse of dominant position on the ADSL market services (Ceský Telecom - ADSL)
  25 May 2006
• A Danish Court imposed a fine on a dairy company for abusing its dominant position via a marketing contribution (Arla Foods)
  22 July 2008
• The Finnish Competition Authority finds no evidence of abuse of dominance by an airline company having declined cooperation with a competitor (Finnair / Flying Finn Oy)
  17 March 2006
• The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition annuls a first-instance decision concerning an alleged discrimination by a car manufacturer of leasing companies (Škoda)
  8 March 2006
• The Austrian Supreme Court accepts a dominant undertaking’s refusal to deal as objectively justified (Penicillin G Sodium)
  13 August 2008
• The Dutch Telecom Regulator escapes the Commission’s veto on broadcasting via cable markets (OPTA)
  22 July 2008
• The Turkish NCA fined € 4 M the telecom incumbent for abusive exclusive practices on the mobile phone market (Turkcell)
  27 February 2007
• The Swedish Market Court rejects a complaint on alleged abuse of dominant position on the fixed telephony market by practicing mixed bundling (B2 Bredband / TeliaSonera)
  22 July 2008
• The French Competition Council defines relevant product market and assesses dominance on an application for preliminary ruling from the Paris district Court (Luk Lamellen/Valeo)
  23 April 2006
• The German Federal Court of Justice holds that the rights holder of the Bundesliga football matches did not abuse of its dominant position by asking a radio to pay a fee for live broadcasting (Ligaverband)
  21 December 2005
• The Hungarian Competition Council considers the refusal to supply of an undertaking allegedly in dominant position as having no negative effects on the basis of Art. 82 EC (Unilever)
  23 February 2006
• The Czech Competition Office applies the EC Guidelines on vertical restraints to the dominant operator of lotteries and finds it guilty of abuse of dominant position (Sazka)
  22 October 2005
• A Czech court applies the intra-enterprise doctrine and cancels a decision of the NCA condemning an undertaking for abuse of its dominant position in the oil refinery sector (Česká rafinérská)
  22 November 2005
• The Spanish Supreme Court annuled an NCA decision on predatory pricing on substantive grounds (Tabacos Canarias)
  17 July 2008
• L’autorité autrichienne de concurrence enquête sur le marché de l’électricité et constate l’augmentation des prix
  27 January 2006
• Le Conseil de la concurrence français applique pour la première fois le test des coûts incrémentaux pour écarter un grief de prix prédateurs (Régie départementale des passages d’eau de la Vendée)
  27 January 2006
• The Estonian Competition Board ended proceedings against the Port of Tallinn without finding discriminatory abuse (Eurodek/Port of Tallinn)
  22 July 2008
• The Maltese Commission for Fair Trading confirmed that the Transport Authority was not an undertaking, consequently its monopoly was not subject to the Competition Act (Carmel Mifsud)
  26 February 2008
• The Paris Court of Appeal held that State aid’s control is of the EC Commission’s exclusive competence and that a plaintif can not rely on Art. 87.1 EC before a national authority since this article has no direct effect (National Forest Office/Germain Environnement)
  12 September 2007
• The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal finds a pharmaceutical company guilty of margin squeeze but rejects the OFT’s evidence on bundling (Genzyme)
  4 July 2009
• Luxembourg administrative courts find no anti-competitive practices in the context of a waste disposal scheme (SuperDrecksKëscht 2)
  18 June 2008
• The Hungarian Competition Office terminates proceedings in the motorway construction market regarding refusal to conclude a contract (Nemzeti Autópálya Rt.)
  19 March 2009
• The German Federal Cartel Office clears a merger in the cooperative wholesale and retail sectors, subject to the divestiture of business sites (BayWa/WLZ)
  12 November 2009
• The German Federal Cartel Office clears a merger in the dental product market with remedies, including the divestiture of a business unit and product line (Dentsply/Degussa Dental)
  12 November 2009
• The Irish Supreme Court refuses to acknowledge the need for interlocutory relief in an abuse of dominance case, considering that an award of damages would constitute an appropriate remedy for the appellants (Meridian Communications and Cellular Three/Eircell)
  22 June 2006
• The Hungarian Competition Authority finds recommended price compatible with competition law (Opel)
  28 June 2010
• The Hungarian Competition Authority finds RPM agreement to be anticompetitive (Borsodi Sörgyár)
  28 June 2010
• The Italian Competition Authority starts investigation in the market of sport motoring for alleged abuses of Art. 81 and/or 82 EC (Automobile Club d’Italia)
  12 March 2008
• The German Federal Court of Justice holds that the rights holder of the Bundesliga football matches did not abuse of its dominant position by asking a radio to pay a fee for live broadcasting (Ligaverband)
  21 December 2005
• The Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Court sends the alleged abuse of dominance by the postal incumbent back to the national competition authority for insufficient market definition (Lietuvos Paštas)
  24 March 2007
• The Luxembourg Competition Council renders its first ever decision and negatively applies the essential facilities doctrine in the sector of distribution of domestic heating fuel while holding that trade between Member States is not affected (Rock Fernand Distributions/Tanklux)
  9 May 2007
• The Luxembourg Competition Council renders its first ever decision and negatively applies the essential facilities doctrine in the sector of distribution of domestic heating fuel while holding that trade between Member States is not affected (Rock Fernand Distributions/Tanklux)
  9 May 2007
• The Macedonian Administrative Court confirms a merger prohibition decision in the market for retail distribution of pharmaceutical products (Zegin)
  21 October 2009
• The Austrian Supreme Court accepts a dominant undertaking’s refusal to deal as objectively justified (Penicillin G Sodium)
  13 August 2008
• The French Competition Council renders a landmark interim decision on competition between princeps and generics (Arrow Génériques)
  25 February 2008
• The Macedonian Administrative Court confirms a merger prohibition decision in the market for retail distribution of pharmaceutical products (Zegin)
  21 October 2009
• The Portuguese Competition Authority fines two telecoms operators € 53 M euros for abuse of dominant position in the wholesale and retail broadband markets (Portugal Telecom and ZON)
  22 September 2009
• The Macedonian Administrative Court confirms a merger prohibition decision in the market for retail distribution of pharmaceutical products (Zegin)
  21 October 2009
• The Hungarian Competition Office terminates proceedings in the motorway construction market regarding refusal to conclude a contract (Nemzeti Autópálya Rt.)
  19 March 2009
• The Maltese Commission for Fair Trading confirmed that the Transport Authority was not an undertaking, consequently its monopoly was not subject to the Competition Act (Carmel Mifsud)
  2 February 2009
• Luxembourg administrative courts find no anti-competitive practices in the context of a waste disposal scheme (SuperDrecksKëscht 2)
  18 June 2008
• The Italian Antitrust Authority approves subject to remedies the airlines merger to monopoly take off: the Alitalia privatization saga nears its conclusion (CAI - Alitalia - Airone)
  10 March 2009
• The Portuguese Competition Authority fines two telecoms operators € 53 M euros for abuse of dominant position in the wholesale and retail broadband markets (Portugal Telecom and ZON)
  22 September 2009
• The Turkish Competition Authority rejects a consumer complaint on the excessiveness of airport parking fees (Esenboga)
  5 August 2009
• The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal concludes that a statutory water provider abused its dominant position by margin squeezing on the market for transportation and treatment of non-potable water (Albion Water)
  4 July 2009
• The Austrian Federal Competition Authority refers to the Cartel Court a case of alleged excessive pricing in the jet fuel market pursuant to both Art. 82 EC and national provisions (Austrian Airlines/OMV)
  24 September 2007
• The Swiss Competition Commission imposes a record fine of 333 M Swiss Francs to the telecommunications incumbent for abusive termination rates (Swisscom Mobile)
  25 April 2007
• The Italian Competition Authority accepts the commitments offered in the voice communications and broadband internet access services markets following its investigation into alleged abuse of dominant position (Telecom Italia)
  25 February 2009
• The UK Gas and Electricity Markets Authority accepts commitments following a complaint from an Independent Connection’s Provider against anti-competitive conditions of electricity connection services (SP Manweb)
  15 November 2006
• The Luxembourg Competition Council allows the imposition of an IT tool by a car insurance company on car damage experts (OEIPA/Le FoyerAssurances)
  25 September 2007
• The Luxembourg Competition Council rejects an abuse of dominance complaint in the car insurance sector concerning alleged obligation to use a software application (OEIPA/Le Foyer Assurances)
  19 September 2007
• The Italian Competition Authority starts investigation against the main IT operator for abuse of dominance on the online collecting advertisement market (Google Italy)
  4 February 2010
• The Czech Supreme Administrative Court confirms the NCA’s decision in the Sazka case: hard life of dominant undertakings in the Czech Republic
  23 April 2009
• The Czech Competition Office applies the EC Guidelines on vertical restraints to the dominant operator of lotteries and finds it guilty of abuse of dominant position (Sazka)
  22 October 2005
• The German Federal Cartel Office clears a merger in the petrol station market (Shell-HPV)
  13 August 2008
• The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal finds that it is not for the Tribunal to assess the reasonableness of the Office of Fair Trading’s exercise of its discretion to decide whether or not to open an investigation (Brannigan)
  27 November 2007
• The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal finds a pharmaceutical company guilty of margin squeeze but rejects the OFT’s evidence on bundling (Genzyme)
  4 July 2009
• The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal concludes that a statutory water provider abused its dominant position by margin squeezing on the market for transportation and treatment of non-potable water (Albion Water)
  4 July 2009
• The Paris Court of appeal confirms the NCA’s decision having fined two telecom operators for margin squeeze in the market for fixed to mobile lines calls (SFR-Cegetel / France Télécom)
  22 July 2008
• The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition annuls a first-instance decision concerning an alleged discrimination by a car manufacturer of leasing companies (Škoda)
  8 March 2006
• The Maltese Commission for Fair Trading confirmed that the Transport Authority was not an undertaking, consequently its monopoly was not subject to the Competition Act (Carmel Mifsud)
  2 February 2009
• A German Court holds that any airport of destination may be dominant (Cologne/Bonn airport)
  21 May 2007
• The Finnish Competition Authority finds no evidence of abuse of dominance by an airline company having declined cooperation with a competitor (Finnair / Flying Finn Oy)
  17 March 2006
• The Italian Competition Authority cleared with structural remedies a large banking merger (ISP-CRF)
  21 March 2009
• The Hungarian Competition Office accepts objective justification defence in an abuse of dominance case in the electricity sector (DÉMÁSZ/DHE)
  12 March 2008
• The Portuguese Competition Authority fines two telecoms operators € 53 M euros for abuse of dominant position in the wholesale and retail broadband markets (Portugal Telecom and ZON)
  22 September 2009
• The Italian Competition Authority accepts the commitments offered in the voice communications and broadband internet access services markets following its investigation into alleged abuse of dominant position (Telecom Italia)
  25 February 2009
• The Turkish NCA fined € 4 M the telecom incumbent for abusive exclusive practices on the mobile phone market (Turkcell)
  16 February 2009
• The Swiss Competition Commission imposes a record fine of 333 M Swiss Francs to the telecommunications incumbent for abusive termination rates (Swisscom Mobile)
  16 February 2009
• The Swedish Market Court rejects a complaint on alleged abuse of dominant position on the fixed telephony market by practicing mixed bundling (B2 Bredband / TeliaSonera)
  22 July 2008
• A Dutch Court dismisses a complaint for abusive access tariff on the broadband Internet access (Educatief Net - Easynet - KPN Telecom)
  22 July 2008
• The Dutch Telecom Regulator escapes the Commission’s veto on broadcasting via cable markets (OPTA)
  22 July 2008
• The Paris Court of appeal confirms the NCA’s decision having fined two telecom operators for margin squeeze in the market for fixed to mobile lines calls (SFR-Cegetel / France Télécom)
  22 July 2008
• The Turkish Council of State orders by unanimity stay of execution of Turkish NCA’s clearance regarding acquisition of “Tekel Birası” brand by the dominant company in Turkish beer market (Mey İçki/Anadolu Efes Biracılık)
  3 March 2010
• The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal concludes that a statutory water provider abused its dominant position by margin squeezing on the market for transportation and treatment of non-potable water (Albion Water)
  4 July 2009
• The French Competition Council renders a landmark interim decision on competition between princeps and generics (Arrow Génériques)
  23 February 2009
• The Hungarian Competition Authority finds recommended price compatible with competition law (Opel)
  28 June 2010
• The Hungarian Competition Authority finds RPM agreement to be anticompetitive (Borsodi Sörgyár)
  28 June 2010
• The Spanish Competition Commission fines a beer producer for fixing minimum resale prices to its distributors (Damm Distribuciones)
  7 August 2009
• The French Competition Council renders a landmark interim decision on competition between princeps and generics (Arrow Génériques)
  23 February 2009
• The Dutch Competition Authority dismisses complaint lodged by a consumers’ association against Apple for alleged abuse of dominance on the markets for portable music players and online music stores and concludes that Apple is not tying iPod to iTunes
  15 November 2007
• The French competition authority rules that an over-general exclusivity clause to the benefit of an undertaking in a dominant position prevents access to the market for other potential operators (Titres Cadeaux / Kadéos)
  8 April 2010
• The Turkish NCA fined € 4 M the telecom incumbent for abusive exclusive practices on the mobile phone market (Turkcell)
  27 February 2007
• The German Federal Court of Justice holds in a private antitrust enforcement case that offering varying prices in the gas retail market by different subsidiaries of the same mother company may be anticompetitive price discrimination by one economic entity (Entega)
  4 November 2009
• The new Bulgarian Act on the Protection of Competition
  18 December 2008
• A UK Court has awarded an interim injunction restraining a breach of Art 81 EC as it was proven that there is a serious question to be tried (Cutsforth a. o./Mansfield Inn)
  22 June 2006
• The Irish Supreme Court refuses to acknowledge the need for interlocutory relief in an abuse of dominance case, considering that an award of damages would constitute an appropriate remedy for the appellants (Meridian Communications and Cellular Three/Eircell)
  22 June 2006
• The Italian Competition Authority starts investigation against the main IT operator for abuse of dominance on the online collecting advertisement market (Google Italy)
  4 February 2010
• The Macedonian Administrative Court confirms the NCA’s decision prosecuting the incumbent telecom operator for refusing access to its network by independent internet providers (Macedonian Telecom)
  7 May 2009
• The Croatian Competition Authority following a Phase II investigation clears a merger of two petroleum companies subject to structural and behavioral remedies (MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas - INA Industrija nafte)
  9 December 2009
• The Danish Competition Council withdraws remedies that it had imposed in 2002 when approving a merger between two member-owned purchasing associations in the building materials market (Dendek / Ditas)
  26 November 2009
• The Portuguese Competition Authority clears a merger in Phase II subject to remedies in the pay-TV market, whereby a broadcaster acquires sole control over three competitors (TV Cabo/Bragatel, Pluricanal Leiria, Pluricanal Santarém)
  14 November 2009
• The Portuguese Competition Authority clears a merger in Phase I in the pay-TV market subject to remedies (TV Cabo/TVTel)
  14 November 2009
• The German Federal Cartel Office clears a merger in the cooperative wholesale and retail sectors, subject to the divestiture of business sites (BayWa/WLZ)
  11 November 2009
• The German Federal Cartel Office clears a merger in the dental product market with remedies, including the divestiture of a business unit and product line (Dentsply/Degussa Dental)
  11 November 2009
• The Hellenic Competition Commission clears in Phase II a merger in the retail market for petrol and diesel subject to divestitures remedies (BP Hellas, Hellenic petroleum)
  5 November 2009
• The Finnish Competition Authority grants clearance subject to remedies to the acquisition of a Nordic premium pay-TV operator after extended second phase investigation (TV 4 AB / C More Group)
  4 November 2009
• The Finnish Competition Authority relaxes behavioral remedies imposed in two related merger clearance decisions due to changes in market conditions (Valio)
  29 October 2009
• The Portuguese Competition Authority clearsc subject to remedies, the acquisition of sole control over the rights to exploit hydroelectric power stations (EDP - Gestão da Produção de Energia and EDIA - Empresa de Desenvolvimento e Infra-Estruturas de Alqueva)
  8 July 2009
• The Turkish Competition Board states that the remedies imposed in a previous merger clearance decision are fulfilled (Greencastle)
  25 March 2009
• The Finnish Competition Authority cleared a merger in the electricity market subject to divestitures and supply of virtual capacities (E.ON Finland/Fortum)
  21 March 2009
• The Turkish Competition Board clears a merger in the chewing-gum market conditional to the transfer of a brand license and appoints a trustee (Intergum/Cadbury Schweppes)
  21 March 2009
• The Italian Competition Authority cleared with structural remedies a large banking merger (ISP-CRF)
  21 March 2009
• The Italian Antitrust Authority approves subject to remedies the airlines merger to monopoly take off: the Alitalia privatization saga nears its conclusion (CAI - Alitalia - Airone)
  10 March 2009
• The Paris Court of Appeal held that State aid’s control is of the EC Commission’s exclusive competence and that a plaintif can not rely on Art. 87.1 EC before a national authority since this article has no direct effect (National Forest Office/Germain Environnement)
  12 September 2007