The Italian Competition Authority declares the incompatibility of a national regulation with EC competition law when requiring or facilitating the market sharing within a consortium of manufacturers of matches (Consorzio Industrie Fiammiferi)

Fosselard, Denis; Auricchio, Vito; Mosca, Valerio

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13 Jul 2000

The Italian Competition Authority declares the incompatibility of a national regulation with EC competition law when requiring or facilitating the market sharing within a consortium of manufacturers of matches (Consorzio Industrie Fiammiferi)

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Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato), 13 July 2000, Case n° I318, Provvedimento n° 8491, Chiusura istruttoria, Consorzio Industrie Fiammiferi

Background With decision n. 8491 of 13 July 2000, the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (Italian Competition Authority, hereinafter “Authority”) found the existence of a market sharing arrangement carried out within the Consorzio Industrie Fiammiferi (the consortium of the Italian manufacturers and importers of matches, hereinafter “CIF”) which had been imposed or facilitated by the national legislation. In particular, the Authority examined whether the companies concerned were actually constrained by the State to adopt the condemned behaviour. The decision also dwells on the power of the Authority to disapply a regulation contrary to the Community law. Decision The sector

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Denis Fosselard
Ashurst (Brussels)

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Vito Auricchio
Legance - Studio Legale (Rome)

Italy 21 contributions 31011 visits
Valerio Mosca
Legance - Studio Legale (Rome)

Italy 12 contributions 12738 visits

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Denis Fosselard, Vito Auricchio, Valerio Mosca, The Italian Competition Authority declares the incompatibility of a national regulation with EC competition law when requiring or facilitating the market sharing within a consortium of manufacturers of matches (Consorzio Industrie Fiammiferi), 13 July 2000, e-Competitions State intervention, Art. N° 25194

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