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6 Sep 2019

Gun Jumping in Merger Control: A Jurisdictional Guide DENMARK

DENMARK Jens Munk Plum (Kromann Reumert) Gun Jumping In Merger Control 123 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 (...)

22 Aug 2019

The Danish Competition Authority informs that demolition companies and its management members payed fines after they entered into settlement agreements with the Danish State Prosecutor for Serious Economic and International Crime (G. Tscherning / Villy C. Petersen / Brandis)

Danish Competition Authority • September 2019

Denmark: Demolitions companies and management members pay fines in settlement agreements for bid rigging* Three demolition companies and three management members have entered into settlement agreements with the Danish State Prosecutor for Serious Economic and International Crime for infringing (...)

6 Aug 2019

The Danish Competition Authority informs that an association of camera distributors accepts fine for price coordination and information exchange (Team DS)

Danish Competition Authority • September 2019

Denmark: ”Team DS a.m.b.a., Denmark, accepts fine for price coordination and information exchange”* On 6 August 2019, the Danish association of camera distributors Team DS a.m.b.a. accepted to pay a fine of DKK 1,300,000 (€ 174,300) for coordination of prices and information exchange between the (...)

27 Jun 2019

The District Court of Rotterdam annuls a €41 million fine imposed by the Dutch Competition Authority on a Dutch railway operator for allegedly abusing its dominant position (Nederlandse Spoorwegen)

Mariska van de Sanden, Tialda Beetstra • June 2019

ABUSE OF DOMINANCE FINE OF € 41 MILLION FOR DUTCH RAILWAY OPERATOR ANNULED* Introduction The Authority for Consumers and Markets (“ACM“, the Dutch competition authority) was in 2017 – after years of silence – finally able to fine an undertaking for abuse of dominance. A heavy fine of almost € 41 (...)

25 Jun 2019

The Danish Competition Authority clears a merger subject to remedies in the market of retail provision of TV services via fibre optic infrastructure (SE / Eniig)

Danish Competition Authority • June 2019

The Danish Competition Council has approved the merger between SE a.m.b.a and Eniig a.m.b.a. subject to remedies* On 21 December 2018 the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority (hereinafter “DCCA”) received a complete notification of the merger between SE a.m.b.a. (hereinafter “SE”) and Eniig (...)

1 May 2019

The Danish City Court of Hillerod fines a demolition company for exchanging prices with a competing company in four cases (Nedrivningsaktieselskabet J. Jensen)

Danish Competition Authority • May 2019

Denmark: Demolition Company fined DKK 1 million in bid rigging case* The City Court of Hillerød has fined the demolition company Nedrivningsaktieselskabet J. Jensen DKK 1 million for exchanging prices with a competing demolition company in four cases. Moreover, the City Court fined two members (...)

7 Mar 2019

The Danish Competition Authority fines several plumbing companies and three managers for bid rigging (Christoffersen & Knudsen)

Danish Competition Authority • March 2019

Plumbing company and management members from several plumbing companies pay fines in settlements for bid rigging* The plumbing company Christoffersen & Knudsen A/S and three members from the management in this and two other plumbing companies have entered into settlements with the Danish (...)

28 Feb 2019

The EU Commission opens an in-depth investigation to assess whether Danish and Swedish public support for a fixed rail-road link is in line with EU State aid rules (Øresund)

European Commission • February 2019

State aid: Commission opens in-depth investigation into public financing of Øresund fixed rail-road link* The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether Danish and Swedish public support for the Øresund fixed rail-road link is in line with EU State aid rules. This (...)

28 Feb 2019

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

Danish Competition Authority • February 2019

Excessive Pricing in Pharmaceutical 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 (...)

15 Feb 2019

The Danish district court of Næstved fines a hair-product wholesaler for resale price maintenance (Icon Hairspa)

Andrzej Kmiecik • February 2019

On 15 February 2019, the Danish court of Næstved imposed a fine of DK 1,000,000 (approximately € 135,000) on hair-product wholesaler Icon Hairspa for imposing minimum retail prices for Kevin Murphy-branded products on its dealers. An Icon Hairspa manager was also fined DK 100,000 for (...)

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 (...)

30 Jan 2019

The Danish Competition Council reaches a decision regarding an abuse of dominant position that leads to a huge damages settlement (Falck / BIOS)

Sam MacMahon Baldwin • January 2019

HUGE DAMAGES SETTLEMENT FOLLOWING LANDMARK ABUSE OF DOMINANCE DECISION On January 30 2019, the Danish Competition Council (the “DCC”) found that ambulance services provider, Falck, had abused its dominant position under Article 102 TFEU. The DCC held that following a failed tender bid to the (...)

11 Jan 2019

The City Court of Hillerød fines two members of the management of a now dissolved demolition company for bid rigging

Danish Competition Authority • January 2019

Denmark: Two members of the management in now dissolved demolition company fined DKK 300.000 each in bid rigging case* The City Court of Hillerød has fined two members of the management in a now dissolved demolition company for infringing the Danish Competition Act by bid rigging. The City (...)

3 Jan 2019

The Danish Competition Appeal Tribunal confirms fines imposed to members of an association of camera distributors for participating in anticompetitive agreements

Danish Competition Authority • January 2019

Anti-competitive agreement/decision in an association of camera distributors* The Danish Competition Appeal Tribunal has upheld a decision taken by the Danish Competition Council (DCC) that a horizontal cooperation agreement/decision among more than 50 independent camera distributors, who are (...)

20 Dec 2018

The Danish Competition Authority finds two competing media owners have fixing prices in breach of Danish Competition Law (Clear Channel Danmark and AFA JCDecaux)

Danish Competition Authority • December 2018

Outdoor media owners illegally agreed to fix discounts for several years* The two competing media owners Clear Channel Danmark A/S and AFA JCDecaux A/S, who both sell advertising space in outdoor-media, agreed to common discounts in violation of the Danish Competition Act. Chairman of the (...)

13 Dec 2018

The EU General Court annuls a Commission decision holding that public funding to an operator in a closed sector does not affect trade and therefore does not constitute State aid (Scandlines Danmark / Stena Line)

Phedon Nicolaides • December 2018

Article published on StateAidHub: http://stateaidhub.eu, republished in e-Competitions with the courtesy of the author. The original title of this article appears below the e-Competitions title. Authors are welcome to write an alternative article on this case/text, provided they have no (...)

12 Dec 2018

The City Court of Odense acquits construction companies in bid rigging case (Jorton / H. Skjøde Knudsen)

Danish Competition Authority • December 2018

Denmark: City Court acquits construction companies in bid rigging case The City Court of Odense acquitted the construction companies Jorton A/S and H. Skjøde Knudsen A/S as well as three members of the management in a bid rigging case. On 12 December 2018, the City Court of Odense acquitted (...)

12 Dec 2018

The City Court of Odense acquits construction companies accused of exchanging prices and coordinating their bids (Jorton / H. Skjøde Knudsen)

Danish Competition Authority • December 2018

Denmark: City Court acquits construction companies in bid rigging case* The City Court of Odense acquitted the construction companies Jorton A/S and H. Skjøde Knudsen A/S as well as three members of the management in a bid rigging case. On 12 December 2018, the City Court of Odense acquitted (...)

7 Dec 2018

The EU Commission imposes binding remedies on a German 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 (...)

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 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 (...)

5 Nov 2018

The Danish Competition Council approves a merger between two private insurance companies based on the commitments submitted by one of them (Tryg / Alka)

Danish Competition Authority • November 2018

The Danish Competition Council has approved the merger between Tryg Forsikring A/S and Forsikrings-Aktieselskabet Alka subject to commitments* On 19 March 2018 the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority (hereinafter “DCCA”) received a complete notification of Tryg Forsikring A/S’ (hereinafter (...)

24 Oct 2018

Towards more competition in high-tech markets? European perspectives

Adina Claici, Alexis Walckiers, Claus Kastberg Nielsen, Colin Raftery, David A. Higbee, Elvira Aliende Rodriguez, Iulian Stanciu, Jakob Hald, Jonas Hedman, Marie Goppelsroeder, Natalia Przystasz, Noémie Papp, Norbert Maier, Tommaso Valletti, Witte Wijsmuller

This 2nd edition of the Competition in high-tech markets half-day conference was organized by Concurrences Review, in partnership with Copenhagen Economics and Shearman & Sterling.

3 Oct 2018

The OECD Competition Committee publishes background materials on excessive prices in pharmaceutical markets

OECD • October 2018

There are strong arguments for not intervening against exploitative excessive pricing conducts, which have led to the development of stringent enforcement screens for the bringing of such cases. However, recent years have seen significant calls for intervention against high prices for (...)

19 Sep 2018

The EU General Court annuls an aid granted to an important project of common European interest (IPCEI) as unconditional and unlimited guarantees are incompatible with the internal market (Øresund road-rail fixed link)

Phedon Nicolaides • September 2018

Article published on StateAidHub: http://stateaidhub.eu, republished in e-Competitions with the courtesy of the author. The original title of this article appears below the e-Competitions title. Authors are welcome to write an alternative article on this case/text, provided they have no (...)

19 sept. 2018

Aide d’Etat incompatible : Le Tribunal de l’Union européenne annule la décision de la Commission déclarant compatibles les garanties étatiques et aides fiscales accordées au consortium chargé de la construction du pont/tunnel entre Copenhague et Malmö (HH Ferries)

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2018

Le 19 septembre 2018, le Tribunal de l’Union a rendu un arrêt dans l’affaire T-68/15 (Scandlines Øresund e.a. / Commission). Depuis l’année 2000, il existe deux moyens de franchir le détroit de l’Øresund entre le Danemark et la Suède. D’abord, au sud du détroit, entre Copenhague et Malmö, un pont et un (...)

13 Sep 2018

The Danish Competition Authority Appeals Board finds the Competition Council’s legal and economic evaluation of a Danish roofing membrane case to be insufficient (Icopal / NWP / DTB / TOR)

Danish Competition Authority • September 2018

Danish Competition Appeals Board remits a case regarding the Danish roofing membrane market to Danish Competition Council* The case concerns whether the only two Danish manufacturers of roofing membranes, Icopal Danmark ApS (“Icopal”) and Nordic Waterproofing A/S (“NWP”), as well as the two (...)

29 Aug 2018

The Danish Competition Authority finds that a payment cards company has abused of its dominance by using conditional rebates and provisions regarding exclusivity (Teller)

Danish Competition Authority • August 2018

Teller has abused its dominant position by using rebates conditional on exclusivity and provisions regarding exclusivity* On the 29th of August 2018 the Danish Competition Council (“DCC”) ruled in a case concerning Teller’s (a merchant acquirer) abuse of dominant position by use of rebates (...)

5 Jul 2018

The Danish Competition Authority adopts new guidelines on joint bidding under competition law

Danish Competition Authority • July 2018

New guidelines on joint bidding under competition law* The Danish Competition and Consumer Authority published new guidelines on how to assess joint bidding under competition law on 25 April 2018. These guidelines are now available in English. The guidelines address the assessments (...)

20 Jun 2018

The EU Commission holds that a selective tax reduction does not constitute State aid if it doesn’t provide an economic advantage for the enterprises concerned (Danish water tax exemption)

Phedon Nicolaides • June 2018

Article published on StateAidHub: http://stateaidhub.eu, republished in e-Competitions with the courtesy of the author. The original title of this article appears below the e-Competitions title. Authors are welcome to write an alternative article on this case/text, provided they have no (...)

31 May 2018

The EU Court of Justice puts an end to the extensive interpretation by some competition authorities of the concept of gun jumping (Ernst & Young)

Eric David, Marco Plankensteiner • May 2018

In its judgment of 31 May 2018 (Case C-633/16, Ernst & Young), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the termination of a cooperation agreement in connection with a M&A transaction prior to its clearing under merger control rules does not constitute a gun jumping practice. (...)

31 May 2018

The EU Court of Justice clarifies the scope of gun jumping prohibition by excluding cooperation agreements which don’t contribute to the change in control of the target business (Ernst & Young)

Paul Culliford, Robert Bell • May 2018

EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE CLARIFIES SCOPE OF GUN JUMPING PROHIBITION* Over the last year, we have noted an increased crackdown by competition agencies on so-called “gun jumping” – that is, the implementation of a merger before mandatory merger clearances are received. On 31 May 2018, the European (...)

31 mai 2018

Gun jumping : La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne estime que les opérations qui ne sont pas nécessaires pour parvenir au changement du contrôle d’une entreprise ne relèvent pas de l’obligation de suspension de la concentration (Ernst & Young)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2018

Le 31 mai 2018, la Cour de justice de l’Union a rendu son arrêt dans l’affaire C-633/16 (Ernst & Young P/S contre Konkurrencerådet). Gun jumping or not Gun jumping ? Telle était en substance la question posée dans cette affaire à la faveur d’une demande de décision préjudicielle introduite par le (...)

31 May 2018

The EU Court of Justice provides guidance on the merger notification obligation in the EU regulation (Ernst & Young)

Andrea L. Hamilton, Caroline Ruiz Palmer, David Henry • May 2018

European Court of Justice Provides Guidance on Scope of the Standstill Obligation Enshrined in the EU Merger Regulation* Pursuant to the EU merger control rules, a transaction that falls within the purview of the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) must be notified to the European Commission (...)

28 May 2018

The EU Commission approves the State aid granted to the incumbent postal operator in Denmark to meet the costs of its universal service obligations (Post Danmark)

Phedon Nicolaides • May 2018

Article published on StateAidHub: http://stateaidhub.eu, republished in e-Competitions with the courtesy of the author. The original title of this article appears below the e-Competitions title. Authors are welcome to write an alternative article on this case/text, provided they have no (...)

17 Apr 2018

The Danish Competition Appeal Tribunal confirms the sanction imposed for cartel on the camping card market (Campingrådet)

Danish Competition Authority • April 2018

Horizontal agreements in the framework of Campingraadet* The Danish Competition Appeal Tribunal has upheld the findings of the Danish Competition Council that the horizontal agreements described below, and entered into in the framework of the Danish umbrella organization “Campingrådet”, had as (...)

19 Mar 2018

The EU Commission opens a formal investigation into German grid operator for limiting cross border electricity capacity with Denmark (TenneT)

European Commission • March 2018

Antitrust: Commission opens investigation into German grid operator TenneT for limiting cross border electricity capacity with Denmark* The European Commission has opened a formal investigation to assess whether German grid operator TenneT’s limitation of capacity from Western Denmark into (...)

6 mars 2018

Aides d’Etat : La Cour de justice censure le Tribunal dans l’affaire de l’aide d’État accordée à une banque danoise en estimant que les risques découlant pour l’État membre de l’octroi d’une aide d’État antérieure ne peuvent être pris en compte lors de l’analyse de la rationalité économique intrinsèque d’une mesure en vue de déterminer si le comportement de l’État aurait pu être adopté par un investisseur privé (FIH Holding)

Alain Ronzano • N° 2-2018

Le 6 mars 2018, la Cour de justice de l’Union a rendu un arrêt dans l’affaire C-579/16 (Commission européenne contre FIH Holding A/S, FIH Erhvervsbank A/S).   Suivant les conclusions rendues par l’avocat général Maciej Szpunar dans cette affaire, la Cour de justice de l’Union a donc accueilli le (...)

6 Mar 2018

The EU Court of Justice sets aside the General Court’s annulment of a Commission decision concerning state aid granted to a Danish bank (FIH Holding)

Philip Bentley, Jacques Buhart, Mai Muto • March 2018

When considering whether a measure constitutes State aid for the purposes of Article 107(1) TFEU and applying the well-established private operator principle, one should take into account both the private creditor test and that of the private investor depending on the nature of the transaction. (...)

28 Feb 2018

The Danish Competition Authority fines an association of passenger carriers for bid rigging (ØFP)

Danish Competition Authority • February 2018

The Danish Competition Council finds that a decision by an association of passenger carriers on coordinating the association’s bids is illegal* On February 28, 2018, The Danish Competition Council (DCC) has found that, the association of passenger carriers Økonomisk Forening for Persontransport (...)

31 Jan 2018

The Danish Competition Authority fines a pharmaceutical company for abuse of dominance by charging unfair prices (CD Pharma)

Danish Competition Authority • January 2018

CD Pharma has abused its dominant position by increasing their price by 2,000 percent* On 31 January 2018, the Danish Competition Council (“DCC”) ruled in a case concerning CD Pharma’s (a pharmaceutical distributor) abuse of dominant position by charging unfair prices for the drug Syntocinon. (...)

30 Jan 2018

The City Court of Copenhagen fines a real estate chain and an association of real estate agents for unlawful boycott (EDC-Gruppen / Danish Association of Chartered Estate Agents)

Danish Competition Authority • January 2018

Denmark: Real estate chain and the Danish Association of Chartered Estate Agents sentenced to fines for unlawful boycott* On January 30, 2018, the City Court of Copenhagen passed sentence upon the real estate chain EDC-Gruppen A/S and the Danish Association of Chartered Estate Agents for (...)

18 janv. 2018

Gun-jumping : L’avocat général Nils Wahl invite la Cour de justice à recourir à une définition négative de l’obligation de suspension de la concentration, en définissant ce qui ne relève pas du Gun jumping, à l’instar de certaines mesures préparatoires qui ne sauraient être qualifiées de réalisation anticipée d’une concentration (Ernst & Young / Konkurrencerådet)

Alain Ronzano • N° 2-2018

Gun jumping or not Gun jumping ? Telle est la question posée par l’affaire C-633/16 (Ernst & Young P/S contre Konkurrencerådet) à la faveur d’une demande de décision préjudicielle introduite par le Sø-og Handelsretten (Tribunal maritime et commercial, Danemark). L’avocat général Nils Wahl a (...)

11 Jan 2018

The Danish Competition Authority fines a construction company for exchange of information with a competitor in a bid rigging case (Troels Jørgensen)

Danish Competition Authority • January 2018

Denmark: Construction company pays fine in settlement for bid rigging* On 11 January 2018, the contruction company Troels Jørgensen A/S entered into a settlement with a competitor for infringing section 6 of the Danish Competition Act. The company accepted to pay a fine of DKK 3,200,000 (€ (...)

20 Dec 2017

The Danish Competition Authority accepts remedies proposed by companies in a case concerning an agreement relating to the supply of cash handling and transportation services (Loomis)

Danish Competition Authority • December 2017

Commitment decision on free choice of provider of cash handling and cash transportation services* The Danish Competition and Consumer Authority (“DCCA”) has accepted commitments offered by the parties in a case concerning an agreement on supply of cash handling and transportation services. The (...)

1 Dec 2017

The Danish Competition Authority sanctions an association of camera distributors for cartel (Team DS)

Danish Competition Authority • December 2017

Association of camera distributors has coordinated prices and exchanged information about its members prices and other competitive parameters* On 1 December 2017, the Danish Competition Council (DCC) ruled in a case concerning anticompetitive behaviour regarding the camera market. The DCC (...)

31 May 2017

The Danish Competition Authority finds two manufacturers and two associations guilty of forming a cartel in the market for roofing membranes (Icopal, NWP, DTB, TOR)

European Competition Network Brief • May 2017

Illegal agreement regarding the Danish market for roofing membranes EU* The Danish Competition Council has decided that the only two Danish manufacturers of roofing membranes; Icopal Danmark ApS (“Icopal”) and Nordic Waterproofing A/S (“NWP”), as well as the two associations Danske (...)

8 mars 2017

Service public : La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne rejette un pourvoi contre l’arrêt du Tribunal de l’Union européenne ayant annulé partiellement une décision de la Commission européenne qualifiant des recettes publicitaires versées à un radiodiffuseur public d’aides d’État mais déclarant ces aides compatibles avec le marché intérieur (Viasat Broadcasting UK)

Jacques Derenne • N° 2-2017 • pp. 138-139

Nous avons commenté l’arrêt entrepris du Tribunal dans cette affaire dans Concurrences n° 4-2015, p. 169-170 (Trib. UE, 24 sept. 2015, TV2 Danmark c/ Commission, aff. T-674/11). L’arrêt rendu sur pourvoi n’apporte pas d’éléments fondamentaux par rapport à l’arrêt du Tribunal et son intérêt est surtout (...)

18 janv. 2017

SIEG : Le Tribunal de l’Union européenne considère que le Danemark n’a pas commis d’erreur manifeste d’appréciation en créant un SIEG de transport ferroviaire sur un trajet déjà desservi par autocars (Jørgen Andersen)

Bruno Stromsky • N° 2-2017 • pp. 143-144

Après qu’un premier arrêt du Tribunal a été partiellement annulé sur pourvoi (CJUE, 6 octobre 2015, Commission c/ Jorgen Andersen, aff. C-303/13 P, Concurrences n° 1-2016), celui-ci est à nouveau amené à connaître de cette affaire de compensations de service d’intérêt économique général concernant une (...)

7 Dec 2016

The Danish Maritime and Commercial Court requests the EU Court of Justice to provide guidance on gun-jumping test (Ernst & Young / KPMG)

Sam MacMahon Baldwin • December 2016

CJEU requested to provide guidance on gun-jumping test* With Post Danmark I and II under their belts, it seems Danish courts are punching above their weight when it comes to contributing to the CJEU’s development of EU competition law through preliminary rulings. Yet another interesting (...)

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