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4 Apr 2019

As Efficient Competitor Test: An overview of EU and national case law

Peter Davis • As Efficient Competitor test

Determining the appropriate standards to apply in Article 102 cases involving allegedly exclusionary conduct by a dominant firm continues to provide substantial room for debate between and within the legal and economic communities. However, the nature of the debate has progressed substantially (...)

4 avr. 2019

Publicité en ligne : La Cour d’appel de Paris confirme pour l’essentiel la décision de mesure conservatoire mettant en demeure l’opérateur dominant du marché de la publicité en ligne de clarifier la procédure de suspension des comptes de publicité pour « contenus trompeurs ou interdits » (Google)

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2019

Le 4 avril 2019, la Chambre 5-7 de la Cour d’appel de Paris a rendu un arrêt dans l’affaire des mesures conservatoires prononcées à l’encontre de Google l’enjoignant de clarifier la procédure de suspension des comptes Google Ads pour « contenus trompeurs ou interdits ». À l’exception de la 3e mesure (...)

4 avr. 2019

Politique de concurrence : La Commission européenne publie le rapport final sur la politique de concurrence à l’ère du digital (Secteur du numérique)

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2019

Afin de nourrir la réflexion sur la façon de « Façonner la politique de la concurrence à l’ère du digital », la Commission a été à l’origine de plusieurs initiatives ces derniers mois. Outre l’organisation d’une conférence le 17 janvier 2019 à Bruxelles avec un keynote speech de Jean Tirole, elle-même nourrie (...)

26 Mar 2019

The Croatian Competition Authority finds no abuse of market power from a dominant company in the food supply sector (Zagrebačka pivovara)

Croatian Competition Authority • April 2019

Lack of standing to act against Zagrebačka pivovara* On 1 June 2018 the Croatian Competition Agency (CCA) received an anonymous complaint regarding the alleged anti-competitive practices of Zagrebačka pivovara in the sense of abuse of the dominant position in the market, including the allegedly (...)

21 Mar 2019

The Italian Competition Authority opens an investigation against several incumbent gas distribution operators suspected to abuse individually of their dominance (Ireti / Italgas Reti / 2i Rete Gas)

Italian Competition Authority • April 2019

Antitrust investigation against Ireti, Italgas Reti and 2i Rete Gas for an alleged abuse of dominant position in the distribution of gas* On 12 March 2019 the ICA (Italian Competition Authority) has opened an investigation to assess whether Ireti Spa, Italgas Reti Spa and 2i Rete Gas Spa - the (...)

20 Mar 2019

The EU Commission imposes a fine of 1.49 Billions euros on a search engine company for abusing its dominant position by imposing restrictive clauses in contracts with third-party websites (Google Adsens)

European Commission • April 2019

Antitrust: Commission fines Google €1.49 billion for abusive practices in online advertising* The European Commission has fined Google €1.49 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules. Google has abused its market dominance by imposing a number of restrictive clauses in contracts with third-party (...)

20 Mar 2019

The German Competition Authority opens a consultation regarding its draft guidelines for the control of abusive practices in the electricity generation and wholesale trade sector

German Competition Authority • April 2019

Consultation on the control of abusive practices in electricity generation/wholesale trade: Bundeskartellamt and Bundesnetzagentur publish draft guidelines* The Bundeskartellamt and the Bundesnetzagentur are today starting a consultation process on draft guidelines for the control of abusive (...)

20 Mar 2019

The EU Commission fines a company for abusing its dominant position in online advertising (Google Adsens)

Tim Kasten • April 2019

On 20 March 2019, the European Commission (the “Commission”) announced that it had issued a decision imposing a € 1.49 billion fine on Google for breaching Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. According to the Commission, Google abused its dominant position in online (...)

4 Mar 2019

The Croatian Competition Authority opens an ex-officio proceeding against a dominant reseller suspected to impose restrictives clauses to its suppliers (Plodine)

Croatian Competition Authority • April 2019

CCA opens UTPs infringement proceeding against re-seller PLODINE* The Croatian Competition Agency (CCA) opened the infringement proceeding against the undertaking Plodine from Rijeka after having detected one or more unclear and possibly contestable provisions in the contracts concluded (...)

28 Feb 2019

The Danish Competition Authority issues a study on excessive pricing in pharmaceutical markets

Danish Competition Authority • February 2019

Excessive Pricing in Pharmateutical Markets* Intervention against possible exploitative and excessive prices should always be considered carefully. However, the dynamics of pharmaceutical markets makes it particularly relevant for competition authorities to prioritise cases on unfair (...)

22 Feb 2019

The Czech Competition Authority fines a food retailer for abuse of dominance consisting in payments without consideration (Rewe group)

Czech Competition Authority • February 2019

The retail chains of Rewe group abused the significant market power, the settlement procedure set their fine to czk 164 million* The Office for the Protection of Competition imposed a fine for abuse of significant market power in the amount of CZK 164 372 000 on the retail chains BILLA, spol. (...)

20 Feb 2019

The Belgian Competition Authority refuses to impose an interim measure on a Meteorological Institute accused of abuse of dominance in the market of meteorogical data (Royal Meteorological Institute)

Belgian Competition Authority • February 2019

The Competition College of the BCA has refused to impose an interim measure on the Royal Meteorological Institute as requested by The Great Circle* The Competition College of the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) has refused on 15 February 2019 to impose an interim measure on the Belgian (...)

6 Feb 2019

The German Competition Authority prohibits a social network company in dominant position from combining its user data from different sources (Facebook)

German Competition Authority • February 2019

Bundeskartellamt / Digital Economy Bundeskartellamt prohibits Facebook from combining user data from different sources* Bonn, 7 February 2019: The Bundeskartellamt has imposed on Facebook far-reaching restrictions in the processing of user data. According to Facebook’s terms and conditions (...)

6 Feb 2019

The German Competition Authority orders a social network company to stop collecting and matching data of its users without explicit consent as it constitutes an abuse of dominance (Facebook)

Silke Heinz • February 2019

Bundeskartellamt hits „don’t like“-button on Facebook* On February 7, 2019, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) issued its long-awaited decision in the Facebook case, see press release and background paper in English here. It qualifies Facebook’s current practice of collecting and matching data (...)

6 Feb 2019

The German Competition Authority holds that matching the data collected by a social network company constitutes an antitrust violation (Facebook)

Geoffrey Manne • February 2019

Doing double damage: The German competition authority’s Facebook decision manages to undermine both antitrust and data protection law* The German Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office or FCO) this week reached a decision in its nearly 3-year-old Facebook investigation. The decision appears to (...)

6 Feb 2019

The German Competition Authority finds that merging of user data from multiple sources to be both anti-competitive and in breach of the GDPR (Facebook)

Caroline Henzell • February 2019

In one of the first decisions to consider data protection and competition issues side by side, the German competition regulator (the Bundeskartellamt) last week found that Facebook had both abused its market power in Germany and breached EU data protection laws in the way in which it collects (...)

6 Feb 2019

The German Competition Authority finds that the data gathering practices of a social network are an abuse of its dominant position so orders amendments in the data processing policy (Facebook)

Tim Kasten • February 2019

On 6 February 2019, the German Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) concluded administrative proceedings concerning the data gathering practices of Facebook Inc., Facebook Ireland and Facebook Germany (together “Facebook”). The FCO found that Facebook abused its dominant position by making the private use (...)

1 Feb 2019

The Turkish Competition Authority finds that a distributor and aftersales service provider of cancer diagnosis and treatment devices abused its dominant position through excessive pricing and refusal to supply (Radontek Medikal / Duzey)

Mustafa Ayna, Emine Bilsin • February 2019

On 1 February 2019, Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) published its reasoned decision regarding the full-fledged investigation conducted against Radontek Medikal İthalat İhracat San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (“Radontek Medikal”) upon a complaint submitted to the TCA by Düzey Tıbbi Sistemler Bilgisayar ve (...)

31 Jan 2019

The French Competition Authority orders interim measures against a search engine company in the online advertising market (Google)

French Competition Authority • January 2019

Online advertising by directory enquiry services* The Autorité de la concurrence has ordered interim measures against Google. Google will need to quickly clarify the rules for its Google Ads online advertising platform that apply to electronic paid information services in order to make them (...)

31 Jan 2019

The French Competition Authority orders a search engine company to review and clarify the rules of its online advertising service (Google)

Tim Kasten • January 2019

On 31 January 2019, the French Competition Authority (the “FCA”) ordered Google to review the rules of its Google Ads service. The FCA’s Order follows a complaint by Amadeus, an operator of online enquiry services – such as “a directory that provides call or text numbers for business/ residential (...)

30 Jan 2019

The Danish Competition Authority finds that Denmark’s largest provider of ambulances services abused its dominant position by excluding its competitor from the market (Falck / BIOs)

Sam MacMahon Baldwin • January 2019

A new standard for abusive denigration? Danish NCA condemns covert media campaign* Antitrust enforcers are good at regularly reminding the competition law community that the various forms of abuse of dominance listed in Article 102 TFEU are not exhaustive. Indeed, the idea of what conduct (...)

29 Jan 2019

The German Competition Authority fines a bicycle purchasing cooperative for resale price maintenance (ZEG)

Andrzej Kmiecik • January 2019

According to a press release dated 29 January 2019, the German Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) has fined bicycle cooperative Zweirad-Einkaufs-Genossenschaft (“ZEG”) and its representatives a total of € 13.4 million for retail price maintenance. ZEG sells bicycles to its members under its own brands, (...)

24 Jan 2019

The Belgian Competition Authority fines a distributor of infrared cabins for resale price maintenance (HM Products Benelux)

Richard Burton • January 2019

On 24 January 2019, the Investigation and Prosecution Service of the Belgian Competition Authority (the “BCA”) imposed a € 98,000 fine on HM Products Benelux (“HM”) for engaging in resale price maintenance (“RPM”). HM imports and distributes infrared cabins of the HealthMate brand in the Benelux. The (...)

23 Jan 2019

The Paris Court of Appeal orders obligations imposed on a retailer by the Competition Authority to be suspended until it has ruled on the retailer’s appeal against the Authority’s infringement decision (STIHL)

Richard Burton • January 2019

On 23 January 2019, the Paris Court of Appeal ordered the suspension of the obligations imposed by the French Competition Authority on STIHL in its decision of 24 October 2018 (the “Decision”). This order requiring the suspension (the “Order”) is to remain in effect until the Court rules on the (...)

22 Jan 2019

The Belgian Competition Authority imposes interim measures on a broadcaster in order to ensure the continuity of the FM broadcasts in execution of its public service mission (Norkring)

Belgian Competition Authority • January 2019

The Competition College of the BCA imposed an interim measure on Norkring België* On 22 January 2019, the Competition College of the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) imposed an interim measure on NV Norkring België (Norkring) in order to ensure the continuity of the FM broadcasts of VRT in (...)

21 Jan 2019

The South African Competition Tribunal fines an undertaking in the ticketing services market for abuse of dominance (Computicket)

Charl van der Merwe • January 2019

South Africa: Competition Tribunal Fines Computicket For Abusing Its Dominance* On 21 January 2019, the South African Competition Tribunal (Tribunal), ruled in favour of the South African Competition Commission (SACC) who prosecuted Computicket (Pty) Ltd. (Computicket) for abuse of dominance (...)

21 Jan 2019

The Swedish Patent and Market Court upholds the Competition Authority’s decision requiring a recycling station operator to extend an agreement with its competitor (FTI)

Tim Kasten • January 2019

On 21 January 2019, the Swedish Patent and Market Court (the “Court”) upheld a decision of the Swedish Competition Authority (“SCA”) that required an operator of recycling stations for household waste to extend an agreement with its competitor. The Swedish Packaging and Newspapers Collection (...)

21 Jan 2019

The Swedish Patent and Market Court finds that a dominant company’s termination of an access agreement with a downstream competitor constitutes an abuse (Svenska Förpacknings- och Tidningsinsamlingen)

Erik Brändt Öfverholm, Philip Thorell, Antonia Malmgren • April 2019

In January 2019, the Swedish Patent and Market Court found that a dominant company’s termination of an access agreement with a downstream competitor constituted an abuse. By finding that the refusal had to be able to eliminate all effective competition on the downstream market in order to be (...)

16 Jan 2019

The Romanian Competition Authority opens an investigation against a gas distributor suspected of abuse of dominance (Delgaz Grid)

Romanian Competition Authority • January 2019

The Competition Council opened an investigation on a possible abuse of dominant position of Delgaz Grid SA* The Competition Council opened an investigation on a possible abuse of dominant position of Delgaz Grid SA, a member of E.ON Romania Group, manifested through a differentiated treatment (...)

9 janv. 2019

Les accords de report d’entrée Introduction

Walid Chaiehloudj

W. Chaiehloudj – Les accords de report d’entrée 1 INTRODUCTION Le champ magnétique de la concurrence. Dans un article publié en 1995, le professeur Pirovano faisait remarquer que la concurrence produit un champ magnétique qui, écrivait-il, « attire à lui des domaines qui naguère lui échappaient : les (...)

9 janv. 2019

Les accords de report d’entrée Chapitre 2. Le contrôle des accords de report d’entrée au moyen du droit de l’abus de position dominante

Walid Chaiehloudj

W. Chaiehloudj – Les accords de report d’entrée 351 Chapitre 2 Le contrôle des accords de report d’entrée au moyen du droit de l’abus de position dominante La question de la qualification des accords de report d’entrée en abus de monopole. Dans l’Union européenne, une entreprise en monopole peut adopter (...)

7 Jan 2019

The Indian Competition Authority closes case of alleged discriminatory access to market currently in front of Securities Exchange Board of India due to insufficient evidence for a prima facie decision (Advocate Jitesh Maheshwari / National Stock Exchange of India)

Man Mohan Sharma • January 2019

CCI cedes jurisdiction to SEBI to decide upon complaint of abuse of dominance against National Stock Exchange* The Commission, in a surprise turn from its previous position in so many cases before, by way of order dated 07.01.2019, decided not to inquire into allegations of abuse of dominance (...)

1 Jan 2019

Frédéric Jenny Liber Amicorum Excessive Pricing by Dominant Firms, Private Litigation, and the Existence of Alternative Products

189 Excessive Pricing by Dominant Firms, Private Litigation, and the Existence of Alternative Products dA vid g ilo * Tel Aviv University Abstract The aim of this paper is to discuss two issues concerning the antitrust \ prohibition of excessive pricing by dominant firms. The first is private (...)

26 Dec 2018

The Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation considers a competition case for the first time, granting the appeal of Europe’s largest port operator concerning sanctions for abuse of dominance (Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port)

Roman Vedernikov, Daniil Lozovsky • December 2018

THE FIRST COMPETITION CASE IN THE PRESIDIUM OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION – RESOLUTION OF THE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE FAS AND THE LARGEST STEVEDORE* Background and main problems Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port PJSC (“NCSP”) is one of the Europe’s largest port operator in terms of (...)

20 Dec 2018

The Ontario Superior Court holds that misleading informations can trigger class actions as breach of the Competition Act (Rebuck / Ford Motor)

Steve Szentesi • December 2018

Key Requirements For Misleading Advertising Civil Actions Confirmed By Ontario Superior Court* In a recent case handed down by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in Rebuck v. Ford Motor Company, the Court confirmed key requirements for commencing Competition Act misleading advertising (...)

19 déc. 2018

Pratiques de prédation : Pratiques de prédation : La Cour d’appel de Paris confirme l’absence d’abus de position dominante, le seul exercice des droits de propriété intellectuelle tiré d’un brevet annulé un an plus tard ne pouvant pas caractériser celui-ci (Coyote System)

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2019

Le 19 décembre 2018, la Chambre 5-4 de la Cour d’appel de Paris a rendu un fort intéressant arrêt, dans une affaire concernant la commercialisation, à l’origine de boîtiers avertisseurs radars, puis sous la pression des pouvoirs publics, à partir de 2011, de simple « outil d’assistance à la conduite (...)

17 Dec 2018

The EU Commission fines a gas supply company and its subsidiaries for blocking access to key natural gas infrastructure in Bulgaria (BEH)

European Commission • December 2018

Antitrust: Commission fines BEH Group € 77 million for blocking access to key natural gas infrastructure in Bulgaria* The European Commission has fined Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), its gas supply subsidiary Bulgargaz and its gas infrastructure subsidiary Bulgartransgaz (the BEH group) €77 (...)

17 Dec 2018

The EU Commission fines an energy company over € 77 million for abuse of dominance on Bulgarian gas markets (Bulgarian Energy)

Tim Kasten • December 2018

On 17 December 2018, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted a decision imposing a fine of € 77,068,000 on Bulgarian Energy Holding (“BEH”), its gas supply subsidiary Bulgargaz, and its gas infrastructure subsidiary Bulgartransgaz (together, the “BEH Group”) for infringing Article 102 of (...)

13 Dec 2018

The General Court slightly reduces the fine in a case of abuse of dominance in the telecom sector to account for the Commission’s failure to establish exclusionary effects over limited period (Slovak Telekom)

Tim Kasten • December 2018

On 13 December 2018, the General Court (the “GC”) issued a judgment upholding in large part an October 2014 decision of the European Commission (the “Commission”) against Slovak Telekom, in which it found that Slovak Telekom had abused its dominant position by engaging in a constructive refusal to (...)

13 déc. 2018

Refus d’accès : Le Tribunal de l’Union européenne annule partiellement la décision de la Commission européenne relative aux pratiques anticoncurrentielles sur le marché slovaque des télécommunications (Deutsche Telekom ; Slovak Telekom)

Laurent Binet • N° 1-2019 • p. 88

Le Tribunal de l’Union européenne (“le Tribunal”) a, par deux arrêts rendus le 13 décembre 2018, annulé partiellement la décision la décision C(2014) 7465 de la Commission européenne (“la Commission”) du 15 octobre 2014 qui avait condamné conjointement Slovak Telekom, opérateur historique des (...)

12 déc. 2018

Marché pertinent : Le Tribunal de l’Union européenne sanctionne la Commission européenne pour avoir commis une série d’erreurs dans l’analyse de la définition d’un marché pertinent dans le secteur pharmaceutique (Servier)

Anne Wachsmann, Nicolas Zacharie • N° 1-2019 • pp. 84-87

Par un arrêt rendu le 12 décembre 2018, le Tribunal de l’Union (le “Tribunal”) est venu sanctionner la Commission européenne (la “Commission”) pour avoir commis une série d’erreurs dans l’analyse de la définition du marché pertinent auquel appartient la molécule périndopril, un inhibiteur de l’enzyme de (...)

7 Dec 2018

The EU Commission imposes binding remedies on a Germand grid operator to increase electricity trading (TenneT)

European Commission • December 2018

Antitrust: Commission imposes binding obligations on TenneT to increase electricity trading capacity between Denmark and Germany* The European Commission has adopted a decision rendering legally binding commitments offered by German grid operator TenneT to significantly increase cross-border (...)

7 Dec 2018

The EU Commission accepts commitments from a company to settle an investigation into conduct affecting the German and Danish electricity markets (TenneT)

Tim Kasten • December 2018

On 7 December 2018, the European Commission (“Commission”) adopted a decision accepting a number of commitments from TenneT to address the Commission’s competition concerns regarding TenneT’s conduct that allegedly limited southward capacity at the electricity interconnector between Western Denmark (...)

29 Nov 2018

Dominance in the pharmaceutical sector: An overview of EU and national case law

Marion Provost, Mélanie Thill-Tayara • Pharma & Dominance

The pharmaceutical sector stands out as being regularly on the radar of competition authorities throughout Europe, with no less than 7 decisions adopted within the last 18 months and multiple on-going investigations, covering a wide range of practices, from excessive pricing to pay for delay, (...)

29 Nov 2018

The German Competition Authority initiates an abuse of dominance proceeding against a major e-commerce company (Amazon)

German Competition Authority • November 2018

Bundeskartellamt initiates abuse proceeding against Amazon* The Bundeskartellamt has today initiated an abuse proceeding against Amazon to examine its terms of business and practices towards sellers on its German marketplace amazon.de. Andreas Mundt, President of the Bundeskartellamt: “Amazon (...)

29 Nov 2018

The Italian Competition Authority fines a social network 10 Million euros for unfair commercial practices using its subscribers data for commercial purposes (Facebook)

Italian Competition Authority • November 2018

Facebook fined 10 million Euros by the ICA for unfair commercial practices for using its subscribers’ data for commercial purposes On 29 November 2018 the Italian Competition Authority (ICA), closed the investigation opened last April for alleged violations of the Consumer Code by Facebook (...)

29 Nov 2018

The Danish Competition Appeals Tribunal upholds decision fining a company for excessive pricing (CD Pharma)

Tim Kasten • November 2018

On 29 November 2018, the Danish Competition Appeals Tribunal upheld a 31 January 2018 decision of the Danish Competition Authority (“DCA”) finding that CD Pharma abused its dominant position on the Danish market by charging excessive prices for the sale of oxytocin, a hormone that acts as a (...)

28 Nov 2018

The Egyptian Economic Court fines the President and the Secretary General of a sport association for abuse of dominance regarding an exclusive licensing agreement (Confederation of African Football)

Egyptian Competition Authority • November 2018

Economic Court has Fined Mr. Isaa Hayatou (President of CAF) and Mr. Hicham El Amrani (Secretary General of CAF) 500 Million EGP Each*  Background of the case:  January 3rd 2017, the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) requested the Prosecutor’s Office to press criminal charges pursuant to (...)

23 Nov 2018

The Turkish Competition Authority holds that online sales channels exerts competitive pressure in traditional sales channels in the market of sales of books (Doğan Müzik Kitap Mağazacılık ve Pazarlama A.Ş.)

Bahadır Balkı • November 2018

Should Traditional and Online Sales Channels Constitute Separate Relevant Markets? (The TCA’s D&R Decision) On November 23, 2018, the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) published its reasoned decision (“D&R Decision”) concerning the investigation conducted against Doğan Müzik Kitap (...)

22 Nov 2018

Standard-Essential Patents and Competition Law: An Overview of EU and national case law

Emily Luken, Jay Jurata • Standard Essential Patents

The extent to which competition law has shaped developments and understandings of standard-essential patents (SEPs) has increased substantially over the past fifteen years. When e-Competitions began publishing, there were very few cases and agency enforcement actions on the topic. The (...)

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