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12 Sep 2019

Startups vs. Big Tech: Where is the innovation? Dinner with Christine Wilson (FTC) & Isabelle de Silva (ADLC)

Frédéric Jenny, Christine Wilson, Isabelle de Silva, Rod Sims, Toh Han Li

Annual Concurrences Dinner in New York City, organized with the support of Bates White, CRA, Gibson Dunn, Orrick, and White & Case.

9 Sep 2019

7th Annual Bill Kovacic Antitrust Salon

William E. Kovacic, Makan Delrahim, Rohit Chopra, Jamillia P. Ferris, D. Bruce Hoffman, Frédéric Jenny, Andreas Mundt, Alejandra Palacios Prieto, Paula Farani de Azevedo Silveira, Esteban Manuel Greco, Ricardo Riesco, Eric Lipman, Rima Alaily, Vandy M. Howell, John D. Harkrider, Alex Okuliar, Mark Gidley, Miguel del Pino, Jonathan Baker

Annual Concurrences & George Washington University conference, with the support of Axinn, Cornerstone Research, CRA, Orrick, Von Wobeser y Sierra, White & Case, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and MLex.

9 Sep 2019

The Portuguese Competition Authority fines 14 banks for exchange of information (BBVA, BIC, BPI, BCP, BES, BANIF, Barclays, CGD, Caixa de Crédito Agrícola, Montepio, Santander, Deutsche Bank and UCI)

Portuguese Competition Authority • September 2019

AdC imposes a fine of 225 million euros to 14 banks* The Portuguese Competition Authority (Autoridade da Concorrência - AdC) fined 14 banks in the total amount of 225 million euros in connection with the concerted practice of exchanging sensitive commercial data, during a period of more than (...)

6 Sep 2019

The French Competition Authority and the Austrian Competition Authority carry out unannounced inspections in the automatic swimming pool cleaning equipment distribution sector

French Competition Authority • September 2019

Dawn raids* The General Rapporteur of the Austrian competition authority and the General Rapporteur of the Autorité de la concurrence indicate that unannounced inspections have been carried out in the automatic swimming pool cleaning equipment distribution sector. Following judicial (...)

5 Sep 2019

The Dutch Competition Authority prohibits a merger in the postal delivery market (Sandd / PostNL)

Dutch Competition Authority • September 2019

ACM does not grant a license for the acquisition of postal operator Sandd by PostNL* Having conducted a thorough investigation, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has decided not to grant a license for the acquisition of postal operator Sandd by rival operator PostNL. (...)

1 Sep 2019

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 (...)

1^er sept. 2019

Santé et droit de la concurrence

Frédérique Berrod, Luc Besançon, Philippe Besset, François Blanchecotte, Gilles Bonnefond, Céline Devienne, Martial Dubonnet, Luis Godinho, Thomas Piquereau • N° 3-2019 • pp. 22-40

Cette série d’articles analyse la politique de concurrence française dans le secteur de la santé, notamment l’avis délivré par l’Autorité de la concurrence en avril 2019 sur les secteurs de la distribution du médicament et de la biologie médicale. Chaque article traite le sujet avec une perspective (...)

1 Sep 2019

Making Markets Work for Africa. Markets, Development, and Competition Law in Sub-Saharan Africa, Eleanor M. FOX and Mor BAKHOUM

Pradeep S. Mehta • N° 3-2019 • p. 274

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 (...)

1^er sept. 2019

Le low cost, Emmanuel COMBE

Stéphane Rodrigues • N° 3-2019 • p. 278

Cette rubrique recense et commente les ouvrages et autres publications en droit de la concurrence, droit & économie de la concurrence et en droit de la régulation. Une telle recension ne peut par nature être exhaustive et se limite donc à présenter quelques publications récentes dans ces (...)

21 Aug 2019

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the seventh circuit clarifies the means by which the FTC could exercice its enforcement authority and holds that the FTC can’t seek restitution (Credit Bureau)

Noah J. Kaufman, Steven A. Reed, Daniel S. Savrin, Willard K. Tom • September 2019

Background In the Credit Bureau Center case, the FTC sued a company and its owner for advertising “free” credit reports without adequately disclosing that consumers would be enrolled in an expensive credit monitoring service on an ongoing basis. The FTC brought its lawsuit under Section 13(b), (...)

25 Jul 2019

The Croatian Competition Authority fines companies for price fixing cartel in the sewage treatment market (Daska / Krtolin / Jole / Garma-promet / Kula)

Croatian Competition Authority • September 2019

Price fixing cartel in the sewage treatment market – CCA imposes fines* The Croatian Competition Agency detected a prohibited agreement – cartel between five undertakings in the Šibenik region who fixed the price in the provision of pumping out, transportation and disposal of human waste from (...)

18 Jul 2019

The German Competition Authority issues report related to Common Understanding of G7 competition authorities on competition and the digital economy

German Competition Authority • July 2019

Common Understanding on competition in the digital economy* The competition authorities of the G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, USA), together with the European Commission, have today presented the Common Understanding they have reached on the issues raised (...)

17 Jul 2019

The EU Commission opens investigation into the allegedly anticompetitive conduct of a multinational online platform focused on e-commerce (Amazon)

European Commission • July 2019

Antitrust: Commission opens investigation into possible anti-competitive conduct of Amazon* The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Amazon’s use of sensitive data from independent retailers who sell on its marketplace is in breach of EU competition (...)

15 juil. 2019

Politique de concurrence : La Commission européenne publie son rapport annuel sur la politique de concurrence pour 2018 (Rapport annuel)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2019

Le 15 juillet 2019, la Commission européenne a mis en ligne le rapport annuel sur la politique de concurrence pour 2018. Pour l’heure, pas d’avant-propos de la commissaire Vestager, ni de communiqué de presse. Tout juste un tweet… Comme les années passées, la livraison 2019 se présente sous la forme (...)

10 Jul 2019

The Italian Competition Authority issues with two others Italian authorities guidelines and recommendations related to policies for Big Data

Italian Competition Authority • July 2019

Big data: the guidelines and recommendations of policies shared by the three Authorities* The Italian Competition Authority, the Authority for the Communications Guarantees and the Authority for the protection of personal data have published the guidelines and recommendations of policies for (...)

9 Jul 2019

The EU Commission fines a company for restricting cross-border sales of merchandising products (Sanrio)

Clara García Fernández, Miguel Troncoso Ferrer, Sara Moya Izquierdo • July 2019

The investigation of the Commission has found that Sanrio banned traders from selling licensed merchandise of Hello Kitty and other characters outside their territorial coverage but within the European Economic Area (“EEA”). Sanrio is a Japanese company that designs, licenses, produces and sells (...)

9 Jul 2019

The EU Commission fines a company €6.2 million for restricting cross-border sales of merchandising products (Sanrio)

Andrzej Kmiecik • July 2019

On 9 July 2019, the Japanese company Sanrio was fined € 6.2 million by the European Commission (“Commission”) for infringing Article 101 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by restricting cross-border sales by its licensees. According to the Commission’s press release, the case (...)

9 Jul 2019

The EU Commission fines a company for restricting cross-border sales of merchandising products featuring their brand characters (Sanrio)

European Commission • July 2019

Antitrust: Commission fines Sanrio €6.2 million for restricting cross-border sales of merchandising products featuring Hello Kitty characters* The European Commission has fined Sanrio €6.2 million for banning traders from selling licensed merchandise to other countries within the EEA. This (...)

8 Jul 2019

The French Competition Authority announces that seven regulators have published a joint memo of their common approach to data-driven regulation

French Competition Authority • July 2019

Cooperation between regulators* Seven regulators publish the fruit of their common approach to data-driven regulation Data-driven regulation, an additional tool for regulators In this era of unceasing innovation, regulators rely more and more on the collection, utilisation and publication of (...)

8 juil. 2019

Données personnelles : L’Autorité de la concurrence, l’AMF, l’Arafer, l’Arcep, la CNIL, la CRE et le CSA publient le résultat de leur réflexion commune sur « la régulation par la donnée » (Nouvelles modalités de régulation)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2019

Le 8 juillet 2019, sept régulateurs des activités économique — l’Autorité de la concurrence, l’AMF, l’Arafer, l’Arcep, la CNIL, la CRE et le CSA — ont rendu publics les résultats d’une réflexion commune sur « la régulation par la donnée » dans un note de 12 pages intitulées « Nouvelles modalités de régulation (...)

4 Jul 2019

The French Competition Authority issues an opinion diagnosing the state of competition in the French overseas territories

French Competition Authority • July 2019

Fighting the high cost of living in French overseas territories* The Autorité delivers a general diagnosis of competition in the French overseas territories. There have been positive developments since the 2009 opinion, particularly in the telecoms sector. However, consumer prices paid by the (...)

3 Jul 2019

The UK Competition Authority announces the start of a formal market study into online platforms and the UK market for digital advertising

Annalie Grogan, Peter Broadhurst, Satyen Dhana • July 2019

What is the Study about? The Study is broad in scope and aims to examine three potential sources of harm in connection with the digital advertising market: i) to what extent online platforms have market power in user-facing markets and what impact this has on consumers; ii) whether consumers (...)

3 Jul 2019

The French Competition Authority carries out unannounced inspections in the sector of crystal components distribution

French Competition Authority • July 2019

Dawn raids* The General Rapporteur of the Autorité de la concurrence indicates that unannounced inspections have been carried out in the sector of crystal components distribution. Following authorization from the liberty and custody judge, the investigation services of the Autorité de la (...)

2 Jul 2019

The Portuguese Competition Authority carries out unannounced inspections in the waste management sector

Portuguese Competition Authority • July 2019

Autoridade da Concorrência carried out dawn raids in the waste management sector* The Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC) – Portuguese Competition Authority carried out dawn raids in two premises of seven undertakings in the waste management sector in the district of Lisbon on suspicions of (...)

1 Jul 2019

The French Competition Authority fines a bicycle manufacturer € 250,000 for online sales restrictions (Bikeurope)

Andrzej Kmiecik • July 2019

On 1 July 2019, the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) imposed a fine of € 250,000 on Trek Bicycle Corporation and its subsidiary Bikeurope B.V. (together “Bikeurope”) for having prohibited its authorised retailers from selling its bicycles online from 2007 to 2014, a restriction by object that (...)

1 Jul 2019

The French Competition Authority fines a bicycle manufacturer for having prohibited authorised retailers from selling its bicycles online (Bikeurope)

French Competition Authority • July 2019

Online bicycle sales* The Autorité de la concurrence has fined Bikeurope for having prohibited its authorised retailers from selling its bicycles online Background Following documents sent by the French Directorate General for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (Direction (...)

1 Jul 2019

The Portuguese Competition Authority warns that firms are responsible for the algorithms they use to coordinate market prices

Portuguese Competition Authority • July 2019

The AdC warns that using algorithms to coordinate market prices is incompatible with the Portuguese Competition Law* The Portuguese Competition Authority (Autoridade da Concorrência, AdC) warns that firms are responsible for the algorithms they use and that employing these tools with the aim of (...)

24 Jun 2019

The French Competition Authority fines a network of notaries and a chamber of notaries for anticompetitive agreement (GIE Notimo and Chambre interdépartementale des notaires de Franche-Comté)

French Competition Authority • June 2019

Estate negotiation/notaries* The Autorité de la concurrence fines GIE Notimo and the chambre interdépartementale des notaires de Franche-Comté for anticompetitive practices. Background The law of 6 August 2015, socalled "Macron law" which has reformed regulated professions in order to (...)

20 Jun 2019

The Spanish Competition Authority fines a company for misleading conduct contrary to the principles of good faith and professional diligence (Endesa Energía)

Pedro Callol • June 2019

The NMCC has fined Endesa Energía XXI €5.5 million, for using the electricity bills as a tool to promote services of other group companies. In the past, the electricity market in Spain was fully regulated, and all prices were set by the Government. However, in the late 90s the sector was (...)

12 Jun 2019

The Hungarian Competition Authority fines several companies for price coordination through the use of online cash registers (IPSZOI-PayPal)

Hungarian Competition Authority • June 2019

The competition supervision procedure initiated against PayPal has ended with the acceptance of commitments* The Gazdasági Versenyhivatal (the Hungarian Competition Authority, GVH) accepted the commitments of the online payment method provider, PayPal. On the basis of the commitments, the (...)

7 juin 2019

Jeux en ligne : L’Autorité de régulation des jeux en ligne dresse un bilan dans son rapport d’activité (Rapport 2018-2019)

Sebastien Martin, Hubert Delzangles • N° 3-2019 • pp. 185-187

Imposée par la loi n° 2010-476 du 12 mai 2010 relative à l’ouverture à la concurrence et à la régulation du secteur des jeux d’argent et de hasard en ligne (JORF n° 0110 du 13 mai 2010, p. 8881), l’Autorité de régulation des jeux en ligne était indispensable dans la mesure où l’État est actionnaire et (...)

7 juin 2019

Jeux en ligne : L’Autorité de régulation des jeux en ligne fait le bilan de ses dix années d’activité dans le contexte d’une réforme de la régulation des jeux d’argent (Rapport 2018-2019)

Emmanuel Guillaume, Christophe de Saint-Pern • N° 3-2019 • pp. 187-189

Créée par la loi n° 2010-476 du 12 mai 2010, relative à l’ouverture à la concurrence et à la régulation du secteur des jeux d’argent et de hasard en ligne, l’Autorité de régulation des jeux en ligne (“ARJEL”) fêtera bientôt ses 10 ans d’existence. Publié le 7 juin 2019, son rapport pour l’année 2018-2019 sera (...)

29 May 2019

The South African Competition Commission publishes grocery retail market inquiry preliminary report

Charl van der Merwe • May 2019

SOUTH AFRICA: COMPETITION COMMISSION PUBLISHES INTERIM REPORT RE GROCERY RETAIL MARKET INQUIRY* Introduction The South African Competition Commission (“SACC”) on Wednesday 29 May 2019 released its interim report on its findings in the Grocery Retail Sector Market Inquiry (“Inquiry”). The (...)

23 May 2019

The UK Competition Authority provisionally finds that four pharmaceutical companies broke competition law by agreeing not to compete in the supply of an anti-nausea drug (Alliance Pharmaceuticals / Focus / Lexon / Medreich)

UK Competition Authority • May 2019

Drug firms accused of illegal market sharing over anti-nausea tablets* The CMA has provisionally found that 4 pharmaceutical companies broke the law by agreeing not to compete in the supply of an anti-nausea drug in the UK. In a statement of objections issued today, the Competition and (...)

22 May 2019

The EU Commission carries out unannounced inspections in the grocery retail sector in France

European Commission • May 2019

Antitrust: Commission confirms unannounced inspections in the grocery retail sector in France* The European Commission can confirm that on 20 May 2019 its officials carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of companies active in the grocery retail sector in France. The Commission (...)

22 May 2019

The Italian Supreme Court clarifies the evidentiary value of a competition infringement established by the Bank of Italy in follow-on actions (Bosco / Banca Popolare di Bergamo)

Michele Giannino • May 2019

Introduction By the judgment handed down in Bosco v Banca Popolare di Bergamo, the Italian Court of Cassation has considered the evidentiary value of a decision made by the Bank of Italy concerning an anti-competitive practice in the banking sector. The question addressed by the Court of (...)

20 May 2019

The Mexican Competition Authority launches a market study in retail food and beverage sector

Mexican Competition Authority • May 2019

COFECE initiates market study in retail food and beverage sector* • COFECE’s electronic mail address: estudiocomercio@cofece.mx is made available to receive any element deemed relevant for the assessment of the sector, from a competition perspective. • The study may identify market structures, (...)

20 May 2019

The Belgian Competition Authority carries out unannounced inspections in the retail sector

Belgian Competition Authority • May 2019

The Belgian Competition Authority confirms the inspections at retail chains* The Investigation and Prosecution Service of the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) confirms that the BCA is conducting inspections at the premises of some companies active in the retail sector. These companies are (...)

20 May 2019

The Hungarian Competition Authority fines a retailer for fixing the online retail prices of its products (Husqvarna Magyarország)

Hungarian Competition Authority • May 2019

The GVH imposes a fine of HUF 100 million on Husqvarna Magyarország Kft. for fixing the online retail prices of its products* The Gazdasági Versenyhivatal (the Hungarian Competition Authority, GVH) imposed a fine of HUF 111 million (approx. EUR 330 thousand) on Husqvarna Magyarország Kft. because (...)

13 May 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court rejects an attempt to block consumer claims against a big tech company under indirect purchaser rule (Apple / Pepper)

Harrison J. McAvoy • May 2019

Apple v. Pepper: Supreme Court Rejects Attempt to Block Consumer Claims Under Indirect-Purchaser Rule* The Supreme Court on Monday issued a much-anticipated decision in the Apple v. Pepper case, where iPhone owners are accusing Apple of monopolizing the retail market for iOS applications, or (...)

13 May 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court holds that the claims of consumers purchasing apps from a big tech app store may proceed as they are direct purchasers of the big tech company (Apple / Pepper)

Thomas Barnett • May 2019

Appellate and Supreme Court On May 13, 2019, the Supreme Court (“the Court”) announced its 5-4 decision in Apple, Inc. v. Pepper, permitting iPhone users to proceed with an antitrust suit against Apple alleging that it monopolized the retail market for iPhone apps. The Court emphasized that it (...)

13 May 2019

The EU Commission fines a beer company abusing its dominant position through restrictions of cross-border sales (AB InBev)

European Commission • May 2019

Antitrust: Commission fines AB InBev €200 million for restricting cross-border sales of beer* The European Commission has fined AB InBev €200 409 000 for breaching EU antitrust rules. AB InBev, the world’s biggest beer company, has abused its dominant position on the Belgian beer market by (...)

10 May 2019

The Portuguese Competition Authority confirms dawn raids in the healthcare sector

Portuguese Competition Authority • May 2019

AdC confirms dawn raids in the healthcare sector* The Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC) - Portuguese Competition Authority confirms it has carried out dawn raids in eight locations of nine entities in the healthcare sector in Lisbon, Porto and Algarve, following suspicions of anticompetitive (...)

1 May 2019

Joseph STIGLITZ (Columbia University): Competition policy, the need for a more nuanced view

Joseph E. Stiglitz, Eleanor M. Fox • N° 2-2019 • pp. 16-17

Interview conducted by Eleanor Fox, Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation, NYU Law, New York Professor Stiglitz, you have given a great deal of thought to competition policies in developing countries and you have been very important in helping many of them frame their policy (...)

1^er mai 2019

Standing up for Convergence and Relevance in Antitrust, Frédéric Jenny Liber Amicorum

Catherine Prieto • N° 2-2019 • pp. 262-263

Cette rubrique recense et commente les ouvrages et autres publications en droit de la concurrence, droit & économie de la concurrence et en droit de la régulation. Une telle recension ne peut par nature être exhaustive et se limite donc à présenter quelques publications récentes dans ces (...)

1 May 2019

Conditional pricing and the AEC test: A happy marriage or an awkward couple?

Lucas Peeperkorn • N° 2-2019 • pp. 40-53

In this article the question is investigated whether and when conditional pricing and the AEC test form a happy couple. In situations where rebates are used to dampen competition between incumbents or as an exploitative device, applying the AEC test does not make sense. However, in cases where (...)

1 May 2019

South Africa: Competition Amendment Act - A risk or a boon for South Africa’s economy?

Julie Tirtiaux • N° 2-2019 • pp. 214-222

The South African Competition Amendment Act introduces significant changes to redress excessive concentration of ownership and promote the participation of small and medium businesses, and firms controlled by historically disadvantaged persons. The objective of creating a more inclusive economy (...)

29 avr. 2019

Engagements : La Commission européenne rend obligatoires des engagements par lesquels deux associations mondiales de paiement acceptent de réduire, assez sensiblement, les commissions d’échange payées sur les achats réalisés dans l’Union européenne avec une carte bancaire émise en dehors de l’Union européenne (Visa, Mastercard II)

Anne-Sophie Choné-Grimaldi • N° 3-2019 • p. 81

Belle illustration de “l’extraterritorialité” du droit de la concurrence : les deux entreprises américaines, concurrentes l’une de l’autre, Mastercard et Visa ont accepté de prendre des engagements visant à réduire leurs commissions multilatérales d’interchange sur les paiements effectués dans l’espace (...)

29 Apr 2019

The EU Commission accepts remedies proposed by two financial services companies to cut inter-regional interchange fees (Mastercard / Visa)

European Commission • April 2019

Antitrust: Commission accepts commitments by Mastercard and Visa to cut inter-regional interchange fees* The European Commission has made commitments offered by Mastercard and Visa legally binding under EU antitrust rules. The companies will significantly reduce (on average by around 40%) (...)

25 Apr 2019

The UK Competition Authority prohibits a merger between two supermarket retailers after finding it would lead to increased prices in stores, online and at many petrol stations (Sainsbury’s / Asda)

UK Competition Authority • April 2019

CMA blocks merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda* The CMA has blocked the Sainsbury’s / Asda merger after finding it would lead to increased prices in stores, online and at many petrol stations across the UK. In its final report, published today, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found (...)

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