January 2002

This decision concerns the request for the granting of an individual exemption (based on the Malta Competition Act) of certain ingrained anti-competitive practices carried out by the applicant co-operative in the funeral transport market. After a detailed examination of the essential requites (...)

NMa: End to Recommended Prices Hairdressers’ Organisation* The Director-General of the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has decided that the umbrella organisation of hairdressers, Koninklijke Algemene Nederlandse Kappersorganisatie ANKO [Royal Dutch Hairdressers Association] must (...)

The Bundeskartellamt has instituted abuse proceedings against electricity network operators* The Bundeskartellamt has instituted abuse proceedings against 10 electricity network operators on account of their charging excessively high fees for network use. The companies involved include the (...)

Background of the case The judgment concerns a preliminary request under Article 267 TFEU submitted by an Italian court in a dispute between the company Cisal di Battistello Venanzio & C. Sas (“Cisal”) and the Istituto nazionale per l’assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (...)

Bundeskartellamt warns Deutsche Lufthansa AG over its pricing strategy on the Frankfurt-Berlin route* According to a preliminary assessment the Bundeskartellamt considers Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s (DLH) pricing strategy on the Frankfurt-Berlin route as unfairly hindering its competitor (...)

Bundeskartellamt files appeal on points of law in the WalMart case (sales below cost price)* The Bundeskartellamt has lodged an appeal on points of law at the Federal Supreme Court against the decision of the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf in the WalMart abuse proceedings. On 1 September (...)

Bundeskartellamt issues warning regarding the Liberty Media/KDG merger project* According to the preliminary assessment of the Bundeskartellamt, the planned merger of Liberty Media/KDG (acquisition of broadband cable networks of Deutsche Telekom AG inter alia) would strengthen dominant (...)

In June 2001, TMP Worldwide, owner of the dominant online job board “Monster.com,” agreed to purchase the second largest online job board, “HotJobs.” Rather than permitting the merger to go forward as scheduled, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) prevented the closing indefinitely until the (...)

"Merger Control: Main developments between 1st January 2002 and 30th April 2002"* On 30 January 2002 the Commission decided on the arrangements for demerging Schneider Electric and Legrand, two French electrical equipment manufacturers whose merger was prohibited in 2001 on the grounds that (...)

"Merger Control: Main developments between 1st January 2002 and 30th April 2002"* On 30 January 2002 the Commission adopted a decision setting measures for the separation of the Swiss-based Tetra Laval from the French company Sidel through the divestiture of Tetra‘s shareholding in Sidel. (...)

"Germany – Commission takes two final partially negative decisions with recovery obligation with regard to aid to two sawmills in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern"* On 15 January 2002 the Commission decided to close, with two partially negative decisions, the procedures laid down in Article 88(2) EC (...)

"Crédit Mutuel – Livret Bleu: Making sure that public services benefit consumers and not intermediaries"* Introduction On 15 January 2002, the Commission decided that Crédit Mutuel had benefited from an overcompensation by the French State, of the costs for operating the Livret Bleu (...)

"Germany – Commission takes two final partially negative decisions with recovery obligation with regard to aid to two sawmills in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern"* On 15 January 2002 the Commission decided to close, with two partially negative decisions, the procedures laid down in Article 88(2) EC (...)

Case T-54/99 max.mobil Telekommunikation Service GmbH v Commission of the European Communities* 1. The diligent and impartial treatment of a complaint is associated with the right to sound administration which is one of the general principles that are observed in a State governed by the (...)