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10 Sep 2020 R

Prescription: Advocate General Pitruzzella takes the view that, in the case of coordination when submitting a tender offer for the execution of works, the end of the infringement and thus the beginning of the limitation period is, in principle, the date on which the collusive bid is submitted or, if the bidder wins the contract at the time of its conclusion (Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2020

On 10 September 2010, Advocate General Giovanni Pitruzzella delivered his Opinion. in Case C-450/19 (Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto): Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finnish Supreme Administrative Court Advocate General Pitruzzella sets out the issue at stake in this reference for a (...)

9 Sep 2020 B

The Finnish Competition Authority announces that all Nordic countries have joined the agreement on cooperation in competition cases

Finnish Competition Authority • Preview

All Nordic countries have now joined the Agreement on Cooperation in Competition Cases* In July 2020, Iceland joined the Nordic Agreement on Cooperation in Competition Cases. Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden had already joined the agreement. All Nordic countries are now parties to the (...)

27 Aug 2020 B

The Finnish Market Court imposes €50,000 penalty on hospital district for direct procurement that breaches the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts (Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District)

Finnish Competition Authority • September 2020

The Market Court imposes EUR 50,000 penalty payments in total on HUS for direct procurement that breaches the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts* As per two separate proposals made by the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA), the Market Court has imposed a total (...)

25 Aug 2020 B

The Finnish Competition Authority opens in-depth investigation into the acquisition of agricultural business (Hankkija / SSO Rauta-Maatalous)

Finnish Competition Authority • September 2020

FCCA opens in-depth investigation into the acquisition between Hankkija and SSO Rauta-Maatalous* The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) will further investigate the proposed acquisition of the agricultural business of SSO Rauta-Maatalous Oy by Hankkija Oy. Hankkija is company (...)

21 Aug 2020 B

The Finnish Market Court extends due to COVID-19 the time limit for in-depth investigation of a merger between 2 health care companies (Mehiläinen / Pihlajalinna)

Finnish Competition Authority • September 2020

The time limit for processing the merger of Mehiläinen and Pihlajalinna has been extended until 29 September 2020* The Market Court has extended the processing time limit for the merger of Mehiläinen and Pihlajalinna, which is being investigated by the Finnish Competition and Consumer Agency (...)

14 Aug 2020 B

The Finnish Market Court extends due to COVID-19 the time limit for in-depth investigation of a merger between 2 financial services companies (Loomis / Automatia)

Finnish Competition Authority • September 2020

The time limit for processing the merger of Loomis and Automatia has been extended until 23 September 2020* The Market Court has extended the processing time limit for the merger between Loomis AB and Automatia Pankkiautomaatit Oy, currently under investigation by the Finnish Competition and (...)

26 Jun 2020 B

The Finnish Deputy Chancellor of Justice declares that the Competition Authority’s policy to prohibit recordings of hearings is declared unlawful under the national Competition Act

Aarne Puisto, Päivi Tammilehto • September 2020

According to the decision of the Deputy Chancellor of Justice ("DCJ"), responsible for monitoring the lawfulness of the operations of public authorities, the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority ("FCCA") cannot restrict the right of attorneys to record the hearings conducted by the FCCA (...)

11 Jun 2020 R

Notion of undertaking: The Court of Justice of the European Union rules that, in a system of compulsory health insurance, insurance bodies cannot be classified as undertakings and therefore do not fall within the scope of the rules of Union law on State aid, once the presence of competitive elements within that system has a secondary aspect which is not capable of altering its nature (Dôvera zdravotná poist’ovňa)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2020

In a judgment delivered on 11 June 2020 in Joined Cases C-262/18 and C-271/18 (Commission v Dôvera zdravotná poistʼovňa), the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union put an end to the Court of First Instance’s attempts to relax the application of the concept of undertaking within (...)

10 Jun 2020 B

The EU Commission approves €286 million Finnish State aid measure to recapitalise national airline which is considered essential to the recovery of the national economy after the COVID-19 outbreak (Finnair)

European Commission • June 2020

State aid: Commission approves €286 million Finnish measure to recapitalise Finnair* The European Commission has approved Finnish plans to contribute to the recapitalisation of Finnair through the subscription of new shares by the State in the rights issue launched by Finnair on 10 June 2020 in (...)

28 May 2020 B

The EU Commission approves €600 million Finnish guarantee scheme to support maritime companies affected by the COVID-19 outbreak

European Commission • May 2020

State aid: Commission approves €600 million Finnish guarantee scheme to support maritime companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak* The European Commission has approved a €600 million Finnish aid scheme to support the maritime companies in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme (...)

20 May 2020 B

The Finnish Competition Authority proposes a €9 million fine against import & hardware company for resale price maintenance (Isojoen Konehalli Oy)

Finnish Competition Authority • May 2020

FCCA proposes a penalty of EUR 9 million to IKH for resale price maintenance* The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) proposes that the Market Court impose a penalty of EUR 9 million on Isojoen Konehalli Oy (IKH) for engaging in illegal resale price maintenance (RPM). In (...)

15 May 2020 B

The Finnish Competition Authority supports Government’s proposal to prolong the time limits for merger review due to the COVID-19 crisis

Päivi Tammilehto • May 2020

14 May 2020 B

The Finnish Competition Authority opens in-depth investigation into a merger of 2 financial services companies (Loomis / Automatia)

Finnish Competition Authority • May 2020

FCCA opens in-depth investigation into the proposed merger of Loomis and Automatia* The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) has initiated further proceedings regarding the proposed merger in which Loomis AB would acquire Automatia Pankkiautomaatit Oy from the banking companies (...)

7 May 2020 B

The Finnish Competition Authority’s investigation of the national agency for historical preservation results in commitment to pro-competitive measures (Finnish Heritage Agency)

Finnish Competition Authority • May 2020

The Finnish Heritage Agency is committed to undertake measures to improve neutral competition conditions* The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) has investigated into the business activities carried out by the Finnish Heritage Agency on the archaeological research market. As the (...)

6 May 2020 B

The EU Commission approves €40 million Finnish direct grant schemes to support companies in the agriculture and fishery sectors affected by COVID-19 outbreak

European Commission • May 2020

State aid: Commission approves €40 million Finnish direct grant schemes to support companies in the agriculture and fishery sectors affected by coronavirus outbreak* The European Commission has approved two Finnish schemes, with a total budget of €40 million, to support the agricultural and (...)

1 May 2020 R

Richard Whish QC (Hon) Liber Amicorum. Taking competition law outside the box, Nicolas CHARBIT and Sonia AHMAD (dir.), foreword by Wouter WILS

Catherine Prieto • N° 2-2020 • pp. 272-273

This section selects books on themes related to competition laws and economics. This compilation does not attempt to be exhaustive but rather a survey of themes important in the area. The survey usually covers publication over the last three months after publication of the latest issue of (...)

24 Apr 2020 B

The EU Commission approves €3 billion Finnish scheme that includes both direct grants and loan guarantees to support companies affected by COVID-19 outbreak

European Commission • April 2020

State aid: Commission approves €3 billion Finnish scheme to support companies affected by coronavirus outbreak* The European Commission has approved a Finnish scheme to support the Finnish economy in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary (...)

21 Apr 2020 B

The EU Commission approves €2 billion Finnish public guarantee and subsidised loan scheme to support companies affected by the COVID-19 outbreak

European Commission • April 2020

State aid: Commission approves €2 billion Finnish public guarantee and subsidised loan scheme to support companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak* The European Commission has approved a €2 billion Finnish aid scheme to support the Finnish economy in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. (...)

17 Apr 2020 B

The Finnish Competition Authority clears merger of steel structure suppliers, subject to divesting a production plant in the market that would have restrictive effects on competition (Donges Teräs Oy / Ruukki Building Systems Oy)

Finnish Competition Authority • April 2020

FCCA approved Donges Teräs Oy’s acquisition of Ruukki Building Systems Ltd, subject to conditions* On 17 April 2020, the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) conditionally approved the merger in which Donges Teräs Oy will acquire Ruukki Building Systems Oy. The competition problems (...)

9 Apr 2020 B

The Finnish Competition Authority clarifies that competition legislation does not prevent necessary measures for safeguarding the supply of personal protective equipment and medicines in the context of COVID-19 outbreak

Finnish Competition Authority • April 2020

Competition legislation does not prevent necessary measures for safeguarding the supply of personal protective equipment and medicines* The COVID-19 outbreak also affects the application of competition legislation. Companies are permitted to make extraordinary co-operative arrangements for the (...)

23 Mar 2020 B

The Finnish Competition Authority announces it will not apply the Competition Act to cooperations between undertakings needed to ensure an adequate supply of goods to consumers during COVID-19 pandemic

Finnish Competition Authority • March 2020

Exceptional circumstances caused by the coronavirus to affect the application of the Finnish Competition Act* The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) will take into account the exceptional circumstances caused by the coronavirus when applying the Competition Act. During (...)

16 Mar 2020 B

The Finnish Competition Authority requires companies to contact the Authority before notifying new merger transaction due to COVID-19 outbreak

Päivi Tammilehto, Katia Duncker • March 2020

Due to the novel coronavirus the Finnish Competition & Consumer Authority ("FCCA") has published a statement requiring companies to contact the FCCA before filing a new merger control notification and specifically agreeing with the FCCA that a notification may be filed. This requirement is (...)

11 Mar 2020 eB

Richard Whish QC (Hon) Liber Amicorum PART V: CASE STUDIES
Economic Continuity of Liability in Antitrust Damages – CJEU Preliminary Ruling in C-724/17 Skanska et al

339 Economic Continuity of Liability in Antitrust Damages CJEU Preliminary Ruling in C-724/17 Skanska et al. Ilkka lepp Ihalme *1 Dittmar & Indrenius Abstract In its judgment in 2019 – marking the first 25 years of the ongoing Finnish asphalt cartel saga – the Court of Justice of the European Union (...)

17 Feb 2020 B

The Finnish Market Court upholds the Competition Authority’s decision to block a merger between grocery wholesalers, making it the first merger ever prohibited in the country (Kesko / Heinon Tukku)

Finnish Competition Authority • February 2020

Kesko’s acquisition of Heinon Tukku blocked by the Finnish Market Court* The merger between Finnish grocery wholesalers, Kesko and Heinon Tukku, was prohibited by the Market Court on 17 February 2020. In accordance with the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority’s (FCCA) proposal, the Market (...)

17 Feb 2020 B

The Finnish Market Court upholds the Competition Authority’s request to prohibit a proposed acquisition of a grocery wholesaler on the basis that it would become dominant in the market (Kesko / Heinon Tukku)

Porter Elliott • February 2020

On 17 February 2020, the Finnish Market Court (the “Court”) upheld the request of the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (the “KKV”) to prohibit Kesko’s proposed acquisition of grocery wholesaler Heinon Tukku. The Court’s judgment may be appealed before the Finnish Supreme Administrative (...)

17 Feb 2020 B

The Finnish Market Court blocks for the first time a merger between two wholesalers in the grocery market (Kesko / Heinon)

Päivi Tammilehto • February 2020

On 17 February 2020, the Market Court prohibited a merger between Finnish grocery wholesalers, Kesko and Heinon Tukku. This was the first time a merger has been prohibited in Finland after merger control rules were introduced in 1998. Previous three prohibition proposals of the Finnish (...)

26 Nov 2019 B

The Finnish Administrative Court allows game organisers to continue their fantasy sports operations while the definition of a lottery is being reviewed (Veikkaus Oy)

Päivi Tammilehto, Katia Duncker • November 2019

The Finnish gambling market is one of the most regulated in Europe; state-owned Veikkaus Oy has the exclusive right to provide gambling services in Finland. The Lotteries Act (1047/2001) stipulates that the definition of a lottery is fulfilled when an activity includes three elements: a charge (...)

18 Nov 2019 B

The Finnish Competition Authority proposes the Market Court to prohibit the merger between two operators in wholesale services in the foodservice industry (Kesko / Heinon Tukku)

Päivi Tammilehto, Katia Duncker • November 2019

On 18 November 2019, the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority ("FCCA") proposed the Market Court to prohibit the merger between Kesko Oyj and Heinon Tukku Oy, two operators in wholesale services in the foodservice industry. According to the FCCA, the merger would significantly impede (...)

1 Nov 2019 R

Gun Jumping in Merger Control. A Jurisdictional Guide, Catriona HATTON, Yves COMTOIS and Andrea HAMILTON (dir.), foreword by Richard WHISH

Richard Whish • N° 4-2019 • pp. 234-235

This section selects books on themes related to competition laws and economics. This compilation does not attempt to be exhaustive but rather a survey of themes important in the area. The survey usually covers publication over the last three months after publication of the latest issue of (...)

6 Sep 2019 eB

Gun Jumping in Merger Control: A Jurisdictional Guide FINLAND

Niko Hukkinen

FINLAND Niko Hukkinen (Frontia) Gun Jumping In Merger Control 167 Part 1: Merger Control and the “Standstill Obligation” Please identify the relevant merger control legislation in your jurisdiction. Please provide a link to the relevant legislation (if possible, in English) and also indicate: – (...)

1 Sep 2019 R

Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain

Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui, Ronny Gjendemsjø, Peter Carstensen, Johan Hedelin, Antonio Miño López • N° 3-2019

This On-Topic issue is dedicated to the regulation of unfair trading practices in the food supply chain and brings along selected contributions on different aspects on this highly debated and timely topic. These articles show the complexity in finding a good balance between different policy (...)

20 Aug 2019 B

The Finnish Supreme Administrative Court rules on the scope of legally privileged material and finds that a memorandum found during a dawn raid contained a clear reference to external legal advice in the subject matter under investigation (Matkahuolto)

Päivi Tammilehto, Katia Duncker • August 2019

The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority ("FCCA") had, during a dawn raid at a company’s premises, seized a memorandum drafted by this company which, among other things, referred to the legal advice provided to the company by an external attorney. The FCCA argued that as the internal (...)

18 Jun 2019 B

The Helsinki District Court hands down two judgements regarding compensation of harm resulting from predatory pricing in the milk market (Maitomaa / Maitokolmio / Valio)

Päivi Tammilehto, Katia Duncker • June 2019

In June 2019, the District Court of Helsinki handed down two judgments regarding compensation of harm resulting from predatory pricing. The claims for damages were brought before the court by two milk producers’ cooperatives, Maitomaa and Maitokolmio, with respect to a predatory pricing case in (...)

12 Jun 2019 B

The Finnish Competition Authority extends the merger control investigation periods to 23 working days for phase I and 69 working days for phase II investigations

Päivi Tammilehto, Katia Duncker • June 2019

The Finnish merger control investigation periods have been extended to 23 working days for phase I investigations (instead of one month previously) and 69 working days for phase II investigations (instead of three months previously). The previous way of calculating investigation periods in (...)

7 Jun 2019 B

The Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs amends the merger control procedure and the inspection provisions

Päivi Tammilehto, Katia Duncker • June 2019

The key amendments concern inspections carried out by the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority ("FCCA") and the merger control procedure. The inspection provisions were amended to allow the FCCA to conduct searches within temporary copies of inspection data at its own premises instead of (...)

25 Mar 2019 B

The EU Commission conditionally approves a merger in the agrimachinery businesses in the Baltic countries (Danish agro / Konekesko)

Päivi Tammilehto, Katia Duncker • March 2019

The recent decision of the European Commission (“EC”) regarding Danish Agro’s acquisition of Konekesko’s agrimachinery businesses in Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania provides for an interesting opportunity to compare the approach of the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (“FCCA”) and (...)

14 Mar 2019 R

Economic continuity: The Court of Justice of the European Union extends the application of the notion of undertaking and of the principle of economic continuity to actions in private enforcement (Vantaan kaupunki / Skanska Industrial Solutions)

Alain Ronzano • N° 2-2019

Taking the view that the determination of the persons liable to pay compensation for competitive harm in private actions is a matter for Union law and not for national law, the Court of Justice of the Union extends the application of the concept of an undertaking and, therefore, of the (...)

14 Mar 2019 R

Economic continuity: The Court of Justice of the European Union extends to actions for damages the application of the principle of economic continuity and, in that way, its practical interpretation of the notion of undertaking (Vantaan kaupunki)

Etienne Thomas • N° 2-2019 • pp. 68-69

The principle of economic continuity, which has been the source of much litigation, makes it possible, in substance, to attribute an offence to a company that has not committed any material act but holds the assets related to the offence (see, for a summary of the case law on this point, Trib. (...)

5 Mar 2019 B

The Finnish Competition Authority suspects several taxi dispatch centres of illegal restrictions on competition

Finnish Competition Authority • March 2019

FCCA suspects several taxi dispatch centres of illegal restrictions on competition* Investigations by the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) have found that dispatch centres may have acted in breach of the Competition Act by discriminating in the dispatch of Kela-reimbursed (...)

5 Mar 2019 B

The Finnish Competition Authority suspects illegal restrictions in the taxi dispatch market after receiving hundreds of complaints

Päivi Tammilehto, Katia Duncker • March 2019

The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority ("FCCA") suspects several taxi dispatch centres of illegal restrictions on competition. The Finnish taxi market was deregulated and opened to competition on 1 July 2018. Before the deregulation the Finnish taxi market was divided between local (...)

1 Mar 2019 B

The Finnish Competition Authority announces that it will carry out an extensive assessment about the effects of the Finnish gambling monopoly

Päivi Tammilehto, Katia Duncker • March 2019

The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority ("FCCA") has announced that it will carry out an extensive assessment about the effects of the Finnish gambling monopoly. When compared internationally, gambling in Finland is exceptionally common and the Finns are the most avid gamblers in Europe. (...)

14 Feb 2019 B

The Finnish Competition Authority issues a report on competition in data economy

Finnish Competition Authority • February 2019

FCCA: Competition and consumer protection are fundamental to data economy* With the market for digital products and services is growing, the functionality of competition and consumer protection are important considerations. A report by the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA), (...)

6 Feb 2019 R

Economic continuity: The advocate general Wahl invites the Court of justice of the European Union to apply the principle of economic continuity to private actions for damages (Vantaan kaupunki / Skanska Industrial Solutions, NCC Industry, Asfaltmix)

Alain Ronzano • N° 2-2019

Being of the opinion that the determination of the persons liable to pay compensation for the (3) Since the principle that the liability for competitive damage in private actions is a matter of Union law and not national law, Advocate General Wahl calls on the Court to apply the principle of (...)

17 Jan 2019 B

The Finnish Competition Authority clears a merger subject to remedies in the market for outsourced internal logistics services (Suomen Transval Group / Posti Group)

Finnish Competition Authority • January 2019

The FCCA approves Posti’s acquisition of Transval, subject to conditions* Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) has approved, subject to conditions, the acquisition of Suomen Transval Group Oy by Posti Group Oyj. A condition for the approval of the acquisition was that Posti (...)

22 Oct 2018 R

Sole control: The European Commission publishes a decision unconditionally approving a French group to acquire sole control of a Finnish company in the maritime transport sector (CMA CGM / Container Finance)

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2019

On 10 April 2019, the European Commission published the decision of 22 October 2018.The Commission has authorised the acquisition of the Finnish company Container Finance by the French group CMA CGM. Container Finance is a holding company that controls Containerships, a company specialised in (...)

1 Mar 2018 B

The Finnish Competition Authority issues its report on health service marketing

Finnish Competition Authority • March 2018

FCCA report: Health service marketing promotes competition and customers’ freedom of choice* The FCCA has been studying how health service marketing is currently regulated and what kinds of challenges the health and social services reform is setting for health service marketing. Health service (...)

1 Mar 2018 B

The EU Court of Justice holds that when public entity makes no selection between the admissible tenderers it does not constitute public contract (Tirkkonen)

Albert Sánchez Graells • March 2018

THE END OF PROCUREMENT AS WE KNEW IT? CJEU CONSOLIDATES FALK PHARMA APPROACH TO DEFINITION OF PROCUREMENT IN TIRKKONEN (C-9/17)* In its Judgment of 1 March 2018 in Tirkkonen, C-9/17, EU:C:2018:142, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) had to assess whether a scheme with the (...)

15 Dec 2017 B

The Finnish Competition Authority clears a merger subject to remedies on the retail and purchasing markets of the grocery sector (SOK / Stockmann Delicatessen)

Finnish Competition Authority • December 2017

FCCA approves the acquisition between SOK and Stockmann Delicatessen subject to conditions* Today, the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) approved the acquisition of Stockmann Group’s Delicatessen business by Suomen Osuuskauppojen Keskuskunta, SOK (The Central Finnish Cooperative (...)

14 Dec 2017 B

The Finnish Market Court fines several coach companies for cartel (Finnish Bus and Coach Association / Matkahuolto)

Finnish Competition Authority • December 2017

The Market Court imposed penalty payments on several coach companies, the Finnish Bus and Coach Association and Matkahuolto* In its decision issued on 14 December 2017, the Market Court considered that the coach companies*), Finnish Bus and Coach Association and Matkahuolto have been guilty of (...)

5 Dec 2017 B

The Finnish Competition Authority clears a merger subject to remedies in the hotel accommodation market (Scandic / Restel)

Finnish Competition Authority • December 2017

The FCCA approves Scandic’s acquisition of Restel, with conditions* Today, the FCCA has approved the acquisition of Restel Hotellit Oy by Scandic Hotels Oy, with conditions. As a condition for the approval of the sale, the FCCA obliged Scandic to sell one hotel in Pori, Lahti and Kuopio to its (...)

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