The EU Commission invites stakeholders to comment on the legal framework exempting liner shipping consortia from EU antitrust rules

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27 Sep 2018

The EU Commission invites stakeholders to comment on the legal framework exempting liner shipping consortia from EU antitrust rules

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EU Commission, Comments on Consortia Block Exemption Regulation, 27 September 2018

Antitrust: Commission invites comments on future regime for liner shipping consortia* The European Commission is inviting comments on the legal framework exempting liner shipping consortia from EU antitrust rules that prohibit anticompetitive agreements between companies, known as the "Consortia Block Exemption Regulation". Container shipping organised on the basis of liner consortia accounts for the majority of non-bulk freight carried by sea to and from Europe. Competitive shipping services are therefore essential for the EU's economy as a whole. EU law generally bans

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European Commission, The EU Commission invites stakeholders to comment on the legal framework exempting liner shipping consortia from EU antitrust rules, 27 September 2018, e-Competitions Transport (maritime), Art. N° 87991

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