The EU Court of Justice confirms that a bid-rigging infringement ends when the essential characteristics of the contract are concluded with the contracting authority (Eltel)

Tammilehto, Päivi

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14 Jan 2021

The EU Court of Justice confirms that a bid-rigging infringement ends when the essential characteristics of the contract are concluded with the contracting authority (Eltel)

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EU Court of Justice, Eltel, Case C-450/19, 14 January 2021

Finnish Competition Authority, Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto, Press release, 14 January 2021 (Finnish)

On 14 January 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a preliminary ruling relating to a Finnish bid-rigging case stating that a bid-rigging infringement ends on the day the essential characteristics of the contract, in particular the price, are concluded with the contracting authority. The reference of the Finnish Supreme Administrative Court for a preliminary ruling relates to the question of the starting point of the

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Päivi Tammilehto
Hannes Snellman (Helsinki)

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Päivi Tammilehto, The EU Court of Justice confirms that a bid-rigging infringement ends when the essential characteristics of the contract are concluded with the contracting authority (Eltel), 14 January 2021, e-Competitions Utilities & Cartels, Art. N° 99417

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