April 1993

Anticompetitive practices

 The EU Court of First Instance states that provisions in a block exemption derogating from the prohibition of Article 81 cannot be interpreted widely (Peugeot)
European Court of Justice (Luxembourg)
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Case T-9/92 Automobiles Peugeot SA and Peugeot SA v Commission of the European Communities* 1. Regulation 123/85 on the application of Article 85(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of motor vehicle distribution and servicing agreements is limited to providing economic agents in the (...)

Unilateral Practices

 The EU Court of First Instance upholds that a company manufacturing plasterboards abused its dominant position by offering loyalty payments and rebates to builder’s merchants in Great Britain (British Gypsum)
European Court of Justice (Luxembourg)
Luxembourg 332 contributions 111430 visites
Case T-65/89 BPB Industries plc and British Gypsum Limited v Commission of the European Communities* 1. Since the Commission has established a procedure for access to the file in competition cases and has formulated and published the rules in one of its reports on competition policy, it (...)