Manuel Martinez Lopez

"The BdKEP decision: the application of competition law to the partially liberalised postal sector"* 1. Introduction On 20 October 2004, the Commission adopted a decision based on Article 86 regarding certain provisions of Germany’s postal regulatory framework which bar commercial mail (...)

"New explanatory Brochure on Commission Block Exemption Regulation n° 1400/2002 on the motor vehicle sector: bringing competition rules closer to consumers and market operators"* On 30 September 2002, the Directorate General for Competition of the European Commission published an Explanatory (...)

"Commission confirms its policy line in respect of horizontal agreements on energy efficiency of domestic appliances"* On 14 November 2001, the Competition Directorate-General closed its examination of two agreements concluded under the aegis of and notified by the Conseil Européen de la (...)

Commission fines JCB Service for its restrictive distribution agreements in several Member States* On 21 December 2000, the Commission adopted a decision finding that JCB Service, the UK-based parent company of the JC Bamford Group, infringes Article 81 of the EC Treaty and imposed on it a (...)

"Horizontal agreements on energy efficiency of appliances : a comparison between CECED and CEMEP"* On 15 May 2000, the Competition Directorate-General closed its examination of an agreement concluded under the aegis of the European Committee of Manufacturers of Electrical Machines and Power (...)

"Commission approves an agreement to improve energy efficiency of washing machines"* On 24 January 2000, the Commission adopted an exemption decision regarding an agreement notified by the European Council of Domestic Appliance Manufacturers (CECED). The agreement gathers the principal (...)