The German Federal Court of Justice clarifies that examination of a company's pricing elements can be the sole legal test in determining excessive pricing (Water supplier)

Kasten, Tim

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15 May 2012

The German Federal Court of Justice clarifies that examination of a company’s pricing elements can be the sole legal test in determining excessive pricing (Water supplier)

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German Federal Court of Justice, Water supplier, KVR 51/11, 15 May 2012 (German)

By decision of 15 May 2012, recently published, the German Federal Court of Justice (“the Court”) annulled a decision of the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart (“HRCS”), by which the latter had annulled a decision of the federal cartel office (“FCO”) finding that a dominant water supplier had imposed excessive prices on its retail customers. In its

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Tim Kasten
Van Bael & Bellis (Brussels)

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Tim Kasten, The German Federal Court of Justice clarifies that examination of a company’s pricing elements can be the sole legal test in determining excessive pricing (Water supplier), 15 May 2012, e-Competitions May 2012, Art. N° 58243

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