The UK Ofcom finds an illegal market-sharing agreement in the parcel delivery services (Royal Mail / The SaleGroup)

Parr, Nigel; Eberhardt, Christopher

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14 Nov 2019

The UK Ofcom finds an illegal market-sharing agreement in the parcel delivery services (Royal Mail / The SaleGroup)

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UK Ofcom, Royal Mail / The SaleGroup, CW/01222/07/18, 14 November 2019

On 14 November 2019, Ofcom issued an infringement decision under Article 101 TFEU and Chapter 1 Competition Act 1998 against Royal Mail and The SaleGroup Limited ("TSG") finding that a parcel delivery services agreement was anticompetitive. This was swiftly followed by a decision to open a separate investigation under Article 101/Chapter 1 in the parcels sector. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW - KEY TAKEAWAYS Royal Mail and TSG admitted entering in to an illegal market-sharing

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Nigel Parr
Ashurst (London)

United Kingdom 33 contributions 16242 visits
Christopher Eberhardt
Ashurst (London)

United Kingdom 12 contributions 3621 visits

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Nigel Parr, Christopher Eberhardt, The UK Ofcom finds an illegal market-sharing agreement in the parcel delivery services (Royal Mail / The SaleGroup), 14 November 2019, e-Competitions November 2019, Art. N° 95619

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