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14 févr. 2020

Communications électroniques : La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne interprète la notion de fourniture de réseau de communications électroniques (TV Play Baltic)

Francesco Martucci, Charlotte Ducrocq • N° 1-2020 • pp. 152-153

Saisie d’une question préjudicielle en interprétation, la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) a précisé la notion de fourniture de réseau de communications électroniques par un arrêt en date du 11 décembre 2019. Cette décision s’inscrit dans la lignée de la décision France Télévisions rendue un an (...)

31 Jan 2020

2020 Competition Case Law Digest - A Synthesis of EU, US and National Leading Cases Arbitration and Competition Law: A Mixed-Motive Game?

Christian Bovet

249 Arbitration and Competition Law: A Mixed-Motive Game? C hristi An B oVet (geneva law school) christian.bovet@unige.ch i. introduction since the Mitsubishi judgment, 1 the arbitrability of antitrust cases has become a standard admitted in most–if not all–jurisdictions. 2 A great number of (...)

31 Jan 2020

2020 Competition Case Law Digest - A Synthesis of EU, US and National Leading Cases Amicus Curiae

Georges Vallindas

257 Amicus Curiae: An Overview of EU and National Case Law g eorges V AllindAs Court of justice of the eU (luxembourg) i. introduction Amicus Curiae, an expression whose first known use is dated in the early 17th century, 1 stands for “friend of the court,” that is to say, in general, someone who (...)

19 Dec 2019

The EU Court of Justice confirms that a company does not necessarily insulate from State aid if it enjoys exclusive rights and operates in a sector covered by a legal monopoly (Arriva Italia)

Phedon Nicolaides • December 2019

* 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 2019

The EU Court of Justice rules that a public body indirectly affected by a cartel can claim compensation for losses resulting from an antitrust infringement (Otis)

Martin Favart • December 2019

On 12 December 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) delivered a judgment on a request for a preliminary ruling from the Austrian Supreme Court (C-435/18, Otis and Others v. Land Oberösterreich and Others). The request was made in the context of a compensation claim brought by (...)

7 Nov 2019

The EU Court of Justice provides further guidance on the selectivity assessment of environmental taxes in the framework of autonomous communities (UNESA)

Markus Wellinger • November 2019

On 7 November 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) delivered a judgment on a request for a preliminary ruling by the Spanish Supreme Court. The request was made in proceedings between several hydroelectricity producers and the Spanish authorities, with regard to the (...)

7 Nov 2019

The EU Court of Justice provides a preliminary ruling relating to a dispute between several electricity and hydroelectricity producers concerning a tax on the use of inland waters for the production of electricity (UNESA)

Phedon Nicolaides • November 2019

* 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 (...)

24 oct. 2019

Récupération : Le Conseil d’État applique l’interprétation de la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne portant sur une décision de récupération de la Commission européenne afin d’identifier les entreprises concernées (COPEBI ; Conserve Gard)

Francesco Martucci, Simon Bohbot, Audrey Lux • N° 1-2020 • pp. 138-139

Par un arrêt en date du 24 octobre 2019, le Conseil d’État a confirmé que la décision de la Commission 2009/402/CE déclarant incompatibles des aides d’État relative aux “plans de campagne” doit être interprétée en ce sens qu’elle couvre les aides versées par l’Office national interprofessionnel des fruits, (...)

17 oct. 2019

Électricité : La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne précise la notion de réseaux de transport et des réseaux de distribution d’électricité (ER Yug / KEVR)

Francesco Martucci, Pauline Cabany • N° 1-2020 • pp. 157-159

Dans un arrêt en date du 17 octobre 2019, la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne est venue préciser, dans le cadre d’une demande de questions préjudicielles, la notion de réseaux de transport et des réseaux de distribution d’électricité selon la directive 2009/72 (directive 2009/72/CE du Parlement (...)

5 sept. 2019

Restriction par objet : L’Avocat Général Bobek propose à la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne, saisie d’une question préjudicielle par la Cour suprême hongroise, une méthode d’analyse visant à déterminer si une pratique anticoncurrentielle peut être qualifiée de restriction par objet ou si l’examen de ses effets est nécessaire (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal / Budapest Bank)

Michel Debroux • N° 4-2019 • pp. 87-89

Les fidèles lecteurs de cette chronique n’ignorent rien des débats qui portent sur la distinction entre les restrictions de concurrence par l’objet et par les effets. On garde bien sûr en mémoire les arrêts Groupement CB (CJUE, 11 septembre 2014, C‑67/13 P ; Concurrences 4-2014, note M. B.-T., pp. (...)

5 Sep 2019

The Advocate General Bobek provides an analytical framework to assess the appropriateness of ‘by object’ qualifications while clarifying and consolidating the case-law on the dichotomy between ‘by object’ and ‘by effect’ restrictions (Budapest Bank)

Simon Troch, Daphné Van der Eycken • September 2019

Comment On 5 September 2019, Advocate General (‘AG’) Bobek delivered his Opinion in the Budapest Bank case following a request for a preliminary ruling from the Hungarian Supreme Court (‘HSC’). AG Bobek advised on several matters such as the existence of an obligation for National Competition (...)

26 Jul 2019

The Spanish Competition Authority seeks a preliminary ruling on the framework agreement for the dock work sector

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

In Spain, the dock work sector has been traditionally regulated by Royal Decree 2/1986. This Decree provided special sectorial rules, including the obligation to hire workers from the port docker management limited companies (“Sociedades Anónimas de Gestión de Estibadores Portuarios” or “SAGEP”) (...)

15 Jul 2019

The Italian Council of State confirms the national Antitrust Authority’s fine of €180 million to a pharmaceutical company for having “artificially differentiated” their medicinal products when entering into an anticompetitive agreement by object (Roche / Novartis)

Carlotta Frascoli • July 2019

1. Introduction The Italian Council of State, with its judgment No. 4990 of 2019, rejected the appeal proposed by F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Roche S.p.A., Novartis AG and Novartis Farma S.p.A. against the first-instance judgement by which the Regional Administrative Court of Latium (the (...)

20 juin 2019

Électricité : La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne interprète la notion de producteur d’électricité au sens de la directive sur les quotas d’émission de gaz à effet de serre (ExxonMobil)

Francesco Martucci, Seramborgel@gmail.com, Clara Piterbraut • N° 4-2019 • p. 174

Par un arrêt rendu en date du 20 juin 2019, la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne retient une interprétation large de la notion de producteur d’électricité au sens de la directive 2003/87 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 13 octobre 2003 établissant un système d’échange de quotas d’émission de (...)

12 Jun 2019

The Spanish Competition Authority seeks a preliminary ruling from the CJEU in connection with the framework agreement for the cargo handling sector (Acuerdo Marco de la Estiba)

Pedro Callol • June 2019

The CNMC has requested a preliminary ruling from the CJEU on the legality of the proposed stevedoring framework agreement, within the context of the ongoing investigation launched by the said Authority in November 2017 (file S/DC/0619/17, Acuerdo Marco de la Estiba). The move is remarkable, (...)

5 juin 2019

Communications électroniques : La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne considère qu’un service de voix sur le protocole Internet (VoIP) constitue un service de communications électroniques (Skype)

Francesco Martucci • N° 3-2019 • pp. 166-167

Par un arrêt en date du 5 juin 2019, la Cour de justice a estimé que la fourniture, par l’éditeur d’un logiciel, d’une fonctionnalité offrant un service “Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) [voix sur le protocole Internet (VoIP)], qui permet à l’utilisateur d’appeler un numéro fixe ou mobile d’un plan (...)

1^er juin 2019

Activité judiciaire : La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne publie son rapport d’activité pour l’année 2018 (Rapport 2018)

Jacques Derenne • N° 3-2019 • pp. 143-145

La Cour a publié sur son site son rapport annuel pour l’année 2018. C’est l’occasion de revenir sur les grandes tendances de la jurisprudence telles que “ressenties” par la Cour et le Tribunal et sur certaines statistiques intéressantes. On épinglera quelques informations relatives aux aides d’État. (...)

15 mai 2019

SIEG : La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne estime que constituent des aides d’État les régimes de service d’intérêt public dans le secteur de l’électricité, qui ne répondent pas aux quatre conditions Altmark et qui sont financés par une taxe imposée aux consommateurs finals et répartie par un fonds contrôlé par l’État (Achema)

Bruno Stromsky • N° 3-2019 • pp. 124-126

La Cour administrative suprême de Lituanie a posé à la Cour plusieurs questions préjudicielles, afin de déterminer si la réglementation lituanienne sur les services d’intérêt public dans le secteur de l’électricité constituait ou non une aide d’État. Les principaux doutes de la juridiction de renvoi (...)

15 May 2019

The EU Court of Justice rules, upon request for a preliminary ruling, whether the Lithuanian scheme for the provision of public interest services in the electricity sector and of its financing scheme must be regarded as State aid (Achema / Orlen Lietuva / Lifosa / VKEKK)

Athanase Popov • May 2019

The judgment of the Court of 15 May 2019 in case C-706/17, delivered upon a request for a preliminary ruling from the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania (“Achema”), replicates the analysis which was previously established in Association Vent de Colère!. The judgment in Achema thus follows (...)

10 May 2019

The Antwerp Enterprise Court refers request for preliminary ruling to the EU Court of Justice in excessive pricing case between festival organisers (SABAM / BVBA / Wecandance)

Peter L’Ecluse • May 2019

On 10 May 2019, the Antwerp Enterprise Court (the “Court”) referred a request for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) in two separate cases between Belgian festival organisers Weareone. World BVBA (the organisers of Tomorrowland) and Wecandance NV (the (...)

10 May 2019

The Brussels Court of Appeal asks the EU Commission to provide advice and information regarding the tariffs for concerts and music festivals of a copyright collecting society (SABAM)

Koen Platteau, Mathieu Vancaillie • May 2019

On 10 May 2019, by interim judgment, the Brussels Court of Appeal asked the European Commission to provide advice and information regarding the tariffs for concerts and music festivals of SABAM – the Belgian copyright collecting society – in light of the prohibition to abuse a dominant position (...)

2 May 2019

The EU Court of Justice provides guidance on the assessment of violations of free movement of capital in relation to State aid scheme (A-Fonds)

Markus Wellinger • May 2019

On 2 May 2019, the Court of Justice of the EU (“ECJ”) delivered a judgment on a request for a preliminary ruling by the Dutch Court of Appeal of ’s-Hertogenbosch. The request was made in proceedings between A-Fonds, an investment undertaking governed by German law, and the Dutch tax (...)

2 mai 2019

Énergie : La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne estime qu’une entreprise de vente d’électricité au détail peut accorder une réduction sur les frais d’accès au réseau d’électricité aux seuls clients finals ayant opté pour la facture électronique (Oulun Sähkönmyynti Oy)

Francesco Martucci • N° 3-2019 • pp. 171-172

Par un arrêt en date du 2 mai 2019, la Cour de justice a précisé les conditions dans lesquels un fournisseur d’électricité peut accorder une réduction sur les frais d’accès au réseau d’électricité aux seuls clients finals ayant opté pour la facture électronique. En l’espèce, l’entreprise finlandaise Oulun (...)

12 Apr 2019

The French State Council concludes that three taxes assigned to an undertaking in the audiovisual and multimedia sector cannot be regarded as an integral part of an aid scheme on the basis that they represent a growing share of revenue which is not considered as having directly influenced the amount of aid granted (National Center for Cinema & Moving Image)

Francis Donnat • April 2019

The junction between the financing of cinema and audiovisual media and State aid law is at the origin of a case which, initially supposed to revolve around the notion of "alteration to existing aid", has come, after a contentious detour, to clarify what constitutes a tax measure hypothecated to (...)

3 avr. 2019

Droits de la défense : La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne juge que le principe ne bis in idem ne s’applique pas à une décision d’une autorité nationale de concurrence infligeant deux amendes par l’application parallèle du droit national et du droit de l’Union (Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń na Życie)

Alexandre Lacresse, Barbara Monti • N° 3-2019 • pp. 153-154

Au commencement de cette affaire préjudicielle, une entreprise polonaise a été sanctionnée par l’autorité nationale de concurrence pour avoir abusé de sa position dominante sur le marché des assurances-vie de groupe, tant sur le fondement du droit national, pour la période 2001-2007, qu’en application (...)

28 Mar 2019

The EU Court of Justice rules on scope of national limitation period in light of Damages Directive (Sport TV)

Martin Favart • March 2019

On 28 March 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) ruled on a preliminary reference from a Portuguese court on the scope of the Portuguese limitation period in light of Directive 2014/104 on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the (...)

28 Mar 2019

The EU Court of Justice holds that national rules on limitation of antitrust damages claims may violate the principle of effectiveness (Cogeco)

Carolin Marx, Judith Solzbach • March 2019

The European Court of Justice in Cogeco rejects a direct effect of the Damages Directive in the pre-implementation phase, but establishes that the principle of effectiveness may itself render national rules on limitation of antitrust damages claims ineffective. The European Court of Justice (...)

28 Mar 2019

The EU Court of Justice holds that national rules on limitation of antitrust damages claims may violate the principle of effectiveness (Cogeco)

Guilherme Oliveira e Costa • March 2019

The first preliminary ruling on Directive 2014/104/EU: Case 637/17 Cogeco* Introduction With two major decisions, March 2019 was an interesting month with regard to the Court of Justice’s (also ‘ECJ’) case-law on private enforcement of competition law: Skanska (C-724/17) and Cogeco (C-637/17). (...)

14 mars 2019

Continuité économique : La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne étend aux actions en dommages et intérêts l’application du principe de la continuité économique et, ce faisant, sa définition fonctionnelle de l’entreprise (Vantaan kaupunki)

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

À l’origine d’un contentieux abondant, le principe de continuité économique permet, en substance, d’imputer une infraction à une société n’en ayant commis aucun acte matériel, mais détenant les actifs en lien avec l’infraction (voy., pour une synthèse de la jurisprudence sur ce point, Trib. UE, 6 décembre (...)

14 Mar 2019

The EU Court of Justice clarifies, in a preliminary ruling concerning an asphalt cartel, who is liable to pay compensation in a damages action arising from article 101 TFEU (Skanska Industrial Solutions)

Chantal Lavoie • March 2019

Court of Justice ruling in Skanska: EU competition law concept of ‘undertakings’ and principle of economic continuity to the rescue in civil damages claims* In its preliminary ruling in Skanska Industrial Solutions and Others, the Court of Justice has ruled on the fundamental question of who is (...)

14 Mar 2019

The EU Court of Justice confirms the application of the principle of economic continuity in private enforcement of a cartel case (Vantaan kaupunki / Skanska Industrial Solutions)

Guilherme Oliveira e Costa • March 2019

The Principle Of Economic Continuity’s Application On Private Enforcement: Case 724/17 Skanska* With two major decisions, March 2019 was an interesting month with regard to the ECJ’s case-law on the private enforcement of competition law: Skanska and Cogeco. This post will comment on the (...)

14 Mar 2019

The EU Court of Justice rules that the concept of undertaking and the principle of economic continuity apply in private enforcements cases as in public enforcement proceedings (Vantaan kaupunki / Skanska Industrial Solutions)

Carolin Marx, Judith Solzbach • March 2019

Introduction The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) issued a landmark decision on 14 March 2019 concerning the application of the concept of “undertaking” and the principle of economic continuity to cartel damages claims. The ECJ ruled in its Skanska judgement that the broad interpretation of the (...)

14 Mar 2019

The EU Court of Justice holds that the principles applied in order to determine the relevant entities for liability for fines should also be applied to determine the relevant entities liable for damages under private damages claims (Vantaan kaupunki / Skanska)

Kyriakos Fountoukakos, Kristien Geeurickx, Stephen Wisking • March 2019

In a preliminary ruling request made by the Finnish Supreme Court on the question of the relevant entities liable for damages, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) held that principles applied in order to determine the relevant entities for liability for fines under Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (...)

5 Mar 2019

The EU Court of Justice provides guidance on the duty of recovery in case of non-compliance with Block Exemption Regulation (Eesti Pagar)

Markus Wellinger • March 2019

On 5 March 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) delivered a judgment on a request for preliminary ruling by the Court of Appeal of Tallinn, Estonia, concerning a dispute on certain State aid granted by the Estonian authorities to Eesti Pagar, an Estonian bakery founded in (...)

23 Jan 2019

The EU Court of Justice clarifies the concept of "existing aid" in a private enforcement case and holds that unlawful aid cannot be retroactively legalised by virtue of a limitation period that has lapsed (Fallimento Traghetti del Mediterraneo)

Faustine Viala, Sylvain Petit • January 2019

On January 23, 2019, the European Court of Justice (hereinafter the “Court” or the “ECJ”) handed down a preliminary ruling on the notion of “existing aid”. The Court held, in particular, that the circumstance where a new aid that becomes existing aid by virtue of the 10 years limitation period has (...)

18 janv. 2019

Union bancaire : Le Conseil d’État italien pose une question préjudicielle sur la qualification d’aide d’État de la transformation des banques populaires en sociétés par actions (OC)

Francesco Martucci • N° 2-2019 • p. 142

En octobre 2018, le Conseil d’État italien a posé une question préjudicielle sur la compatibilité avec le droit de l’Union de l’obligation consacrée par le législateur d’imposer la transformation des banques populaires en sociétés par actions dès lors que leurs actifs dépassent les huit milliards d’euros. (...)

17 Jan 2019

The EU Court of Justice Advocate General Juliane Kokott recommends that the EU Damages Directive not apply to proceedings that begun in a Member State before the transposition of the Directive (Cogeco / Sport TV Portugal)

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

Following the decision of the Portuguese Competition Authority finding that Sport TV had engaged in an abuse of dominance between 2006 and 2011, in February 2015, Cogeco, a Canadian cable company, brought an action for damages against Sport TV Portugal . Cogeco claimed that the EU Damages (...)

15 Nov 2018

Amicus Curiae: An overview of EU and national case law

Georges Vallindas • Amicus curiae

Amicus Curiae participation in domestic court cases is well developed in Common law countries and especially in U.S. jurisprudence. It is important to note that civil law jurisdictions do not have a tradition in using such an instrument and its introduction is mostly recent. Amicus intervention (...)

20 Sep 2018

Arbitration and competition law: a mixed-motive game?

Christian Bovet • Arbitration & Antitrust

Since the Mitsubishi judgment, the arbitrability of antitrust cases has become a standard admitted in most – if not all – jurisdictions. A great number of books, articles and notes have been published on the subject. Nevertheless, experience shows that several questions may still arise and that (...)

25 juil. 2018

Agent commercial : L’avocat général Szpunar rend des conclusions dans une affaire portant sur la sédentarité et l’exclusivité des tâches accomplies par l’agent commercial (Zako / Sanidel)

Stéphane Brena • N° 4-2018

Alors que la jurisprudence interne française tend à réduire l’étendue de la qualification d’agent commercial, à travers une conception restreinte de la notion de négociation et une exigence générale de pouvoir de représentation conféré à l’agent, la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne, saisie par voie (...)

12 Jul 2018

The Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt/Main, applying the preliminary ruling of the EU Court of Justice, finds that a luxury perfume provider can prohibit unauthorised distribution over third-party websites (Coty Germany)

Philip Bentley, Jacques Buhart, Mai Muto • July 2018

This judgment of the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt/Main of 12 July 2018 applying the preliminary ruling of the CJEU of 6 December 2017 in the case Coty Germany GmbH v Parfümerie Akzente GmbH will reassure manufacturers of luxury products that they can protect such products from unauthorised (...)

5 Jul 2018

The EU Court of Justice clarifies territorial jurisdiction criteria for damages proceedings resulting from competition infringements (FlyLAL)

Martin Favart • July 2018

On 5 July 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) rendered a preliminary ruling on territorial jurisdiction in a long-running dispute brought by Lithuanian Airlines (“flyLAL”) against Air Baltic and Riga Airport. The case was referred to the ECJ by a Lithuanian court in order to (...)

5 Jul 2018

The EU Court of Justice clarifies jurisdiction in tortious claims and claims relating to acts of branches, which arise from competition infringements (Flylal-Lithuanian Airlines)

Philip Bentley, Jacques Buhart, Mai Muto • July 2018

On 5 July 2018, the CJEU handed down a judgment in response to a request for a preliminary ruling from the Lithuanian Court of Appeal in which it provided welcome clarifications of the interpretation of Articles 5(3) and 5(5) of Regulation No 44/2001 (Brussels I Regulation). These articles (...)

31 May 2018

The EU Court of Justice provides guidance on the standstill obligation which prevents parties implementing their transaction before the EU Commission issues a clearance decision (Ernst & Young)

Stephen Wisking, Kyriakos Fountoukakos, Kristien Geeurickx • May 2018

For the first time since the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) came into force the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has provided guidance on the scope the standstill obligation (Article 7(1) EUMR) which prevents parties implementing their transaction before the EU Commission issues a clearance (...)

18 May 2018

The French Supreme Administrative Court releases a decision on the compliance of french regulated public tariffs on electricity with EU law (Engie / ANODE)

Jean-Paul Tran Thiet, Alexandra Sieffert-Xuriguera • May 2018

Compliance with EU law by French regulated public tariffs, on both natural gas and electricity, is a long disputed legal question. In addition, two decisions from the Conseil d’Etat (“CE”), the French Supreme Administrative Court, apparently reach contradictory conclusions, first on 19 April 2017 (...)

17 May 2018

The EU Court of Justice confirms that related undertakings are not obliged to disclose links between them to the public contracting authority, and that they can submit non-concerted offers to the same bid (Šiauliai)

Carlos Vérgez Muñoz • May 2018

In a preliminary ruling dated 17 May 2018, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) considered that related companies are not obliged to disclose links between them when submitting separate offers for public procurement contracts. However, the contracting authority will be obliged to verify that (...)

26 Apr 2018

The EU Court of Justice clarifies application of the selectivity criterion to State aid (Anged)

Markus Wellinger • April 2018

On 26 April 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) issued judgments on three requests for preliminary rulings from the Spanish Supreme Court regarding the qualification as state aid of regional taxes on large retail establishments situated in the territories of Catalonia (Case (...)

23 Apr 2018

The EU Commission opens an in-depth investigation concerning a merger in the market of music recognition for smartphones, tablets and PCs (Apple / Shazam)

European Commission • April 2018

MERGERS: COMMISSIONS OPEN IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATION INTO APPLE’S PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF SHAZAM* The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed acquisition of Shazam by Apple under the EU Merger Regulation. The Commission is concerned that the merger could (...)

19 Apr 2018

The EU Court of Justice rules on requirements to establish price discrimination by a dominant undertaking (MEO – Serviços de Comunicações e Multimédia)

Richard Burton • April 2018

On 19 April 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) delivered a judgment holding that investigations of price discrimination under EU competition law should involve an examination of all the relevant circumstances of the case in order to assess whether there is a “competitive (...)

19 Apr 2018

The EU Court of Justice clarifies how to assess whether a practice of differential pricing by a dominant undertaking is capable of distorting competition on a downstream market (MEO / Serviços de Comunicações e Multimédia)

Philippe-Emmanuel Partsch • April 2018

Facts This preliminary ruling arose following a complaint lodged with the Portuguese Competition Authority by Serviços de Comunicações e Multimédia SA (“MEO”) alleging that GDA, a non-profit-making collecting cooperative which manages the rights of artists and performers, had abused its dominant (...)

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