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31 mars 2020

Infrastructures essentielles : La Commission n’entend pas changer de doctrine s’agissant de l’application de la théorie des infrastructures essentielles aux plateformes numériques en position dominante

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2020

Faut-il considérer les grandes plateformes numériques comme des infrastructures essentielles ? La Commission précise les choses dans une réponse à une question de parlementaires européens. On se souvient que, le 29 janvier 2019, Olivier Guersent, le nouveau directeur général de la DG concurrence à (...)

25 Mar 2020

The US State Attorneys General from 33 States and Territories, led by Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Mexico, and Vermont urge online marketplaces to more rigorously monitor price gouging practices by online sellers using their services (Amazon / Facebook / Ebay / Walmart / Craigslist)

US Pennsylvania State Attorney General • Preview

AG Shapiro: Amazon, Facebook, Ebay, Walmart, Craigslist Must Stop Site Price Gouging by Online Sellers* HARRISBURG― Attorney General Josh Shapiro today issued a letter with co-leading Attorneys General Hector Balderas, William Tong, and T.J. Donovan, and 29 of their Attorneys General (...)

20 Mar 2020

The UK Competition Authority launches a COVID-19 taskforce to ensure compliance in markets affected by the public health emergency and to advise the Government on competition law matters during the outbreak

UK Competition Authority • Preview

CMA launches COVID-19 taskforce* The CMA is today launching a taskforce to tackle negative impacts within its remit of the COVID-19 pandemic. The outbreak of COVID-19 is an unprecedented and rapidly evolving challenge that has prompted many concerns that businesses might exploit the situation (...)

11 Mar 2020

Richard Whish QC (Hon) Liber Amicorum PART II: ASPECTS OF ARTICLE 101 AND 102 TFEU
Luxury Goods: The Right to Selective Distribution Strategies? Reflections on the European Competition Framework on Online Sales

Andrea Appella

PART II Aspects of Article 101 and 102 TFEU 37 Luxury Goods: The Right to Selective Distribution Strategies? Reflections on the European Competition Framework on Online Sales andrea appella and M atteo M ontecchi * King's College, London It is a privilege and a pleasure to write a contribution in (...)

10 Mar 2020

The Japanese FTC files, then withdraws petition for urgent injunction against dominant online retail company’s new policy after policy is changed due to COVID-19 (Rakuten Ichiba)

Japan Fair Trade Commission • Preview

The JFTC has Filed a petition for an Urgent Injunction against Rakuten, Inc.* Today, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has filed a petition for an urgent injunction to the Tokyo District Court in accordance with the provision of Article 70-4, paragraph 1 of the Antimonopoly Act, seeking (...)

27 Feb 2020

The Italian Competition Authority investigates online sales platforms for excessive pricing of hand sanitizers and respiratory protection masks in the face of COVID-19 outbreak in the country

Italian Competition Authority • Preview

ICA: Coronavirus, the Authority intervenes in the sale of sanitizing products and masks* Today the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (the Italian Antitrust Authority) sent a request for information to the main online sales platforms and other sales sites about the marketing of (...)

24 Feb 2020

The French Competition Authority publishes its contribution to the competition policy debate in light of the digital economy challenge

French Competition Authority • March 2020

The Autorité publishes its contribution to the debate on competition policy and the challenges raised by the digital economy* The Autorité de la concurrence publishes its contribution to the debate on competition policy in light of the challenges arising from the digital economy. It is thus (...)

20 Feb 2020

The Canadian Competition Authority receives a complaint for abuse of dominance in the internet services market (Teksavvy / Bell / Rogers)

Michael I. Binetti • March 2020

TekSavvy Claims That Bell And Rogers Abuse Their Dominant Position For Internet Services* In a public version of its complaint to the Canadian Competition Commissioner (see below), Internet re-seller TekSavvy says that Bell Canada and Rogers Communications Canada have been abusing their (...)

19 Feb 2020

1st International Mergers Conference

Despoina (Deni) Mantzari, Frédéric Jenny, John Vickers, Eugene Buttigieg, Peter Freeman, Matthew Johnson, Colin Raftery, Ingrid Vandenborre, Richard Whish, Luisa Affuso, Thilo Klein, Claire Jeffs, Nathan Miller, Pierre Régibeau, Amelia Fletcher, Etienne Chantrel, Damien Neven, William E. Kovacic, Nicholas Levy, Joshua White, Ioannis Kokkoris, Sara Ashall, Manish Das, Irene de Angelis, Frank Y. Qi, Anneleen Straetemans, Grant Saggers, Simon Holmes, Ioannis Lianos, Hanna Anttilainen

1st edition of International Mergers Conference organised by Concurrences and University College London, in partnership with Analysis Group, Cleary Gottlieb, Compass Lexecon, Cornerstone Research, Intesa Sanpaolo, NERA Economic Consulting, Oxera, Qualcomm, Shearman & Sterling, Skadden, (...)

19 févr. 2020

Réforme : L’Autorité de la concurrence publie sa contribution au débat sur l’évolution de la politique de concurrence face aux enjeux posés par le développement de l’économie numérique

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2020

Le 21 février 2020 l’Autorité de la concurrence a rendu publique sa contribution — appelée à évoluer — au débat sur la politique de concurrence et les enjeux numériques, et ce, dans la perspective des réflexions en cours d’une part au niveau de la Commission européenne et, d’autre part, devant le Parlement (...)

13 Feb 2020

The Canadian Competition Authority fines $1.3 million for allegedly failing to adequately disclose the full price of tickets in the online ticket seller market (StubHub)

Steve Szentesi • March 2020

The Price, the Whole Price and Nothing But the Price: StubHub Pays $1.3 Million Penalty Following Bureau Drip Pricing Probe* The Competition Bureau’s (Bureau) top priority for enforcement and advocacy is currently the digital economy (see, for example, here, here, here, here and here). And for (...)

13 Feb 2020

The Canadian Competition Authority levies $1.3 million fine for alleged misleading representations in online sales of event tickets (Stubhub)

Gavin Murphy • March 2020

Introduction There are no rock bottom bargains on offer at StubHub Canada Ltd as Canadian consumers found out the hard way, falling victim to a possible case of drip pricing. StubHub Canada Ltd is a subsidiary of StubHub Inc, an American exchange and resale ticket company that offers services (...)

11 Feb 2020

The Polish Competition Authority imposes a €325,000 fine on an office equipment maker for engaging in online retail price maintenance (Brother)

Andrzej Kmiecik • March 2020

On 11 February 2020, the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (the “UOKIK”) imposed a fine of PLN 1.4 million (approximately € 325,000) on office equipment maker Brother for online retail price maintenance (“RPM”). The UOKIK’s decision explains that, between the years 2010 and 2017, (...)

10 Feb 2020

The Italian Competition Authority and the Authority for the Protection of Personal Data publish a joint investigative report on big data

Martin Favart • March 2020

On 10 February 2020, the Italian Competition Authority, the Authority for Communications Guarantees and the Authority for the Protection of Personal Data (together the “Authorities”) published a joint investigative report on big data (the “Report”). The Report is based on a one-year survey carried (...)

7 Feb 2020

The Dutch Competition Authority clears a merger between two data center companies (InterXion / Digital Reality)

Dutch Competition Authority • March 2020

ACM clears acquisition of InterXion by Digital Realty* The acquisition of InterXion by data center Digital Realty has been cleared. Both companies commercially exploit data centers in major cities around the world, including Amsterdam. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) (...)

4 Feb 2020

The UK Competition Authority investigates on a £5,9 billion merger in the food delivery market (Takeaway / JustEat)

Lauren Kourie, Peter Willis • Preview

The Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) is currently investigating Takeaway.com’s acquisition of UK-listed Just Eat for £5.9 billion (see link). Shares in the combined company, Just Eat Takeaway, started trading on 3 February. However, the CMA’s initial enforcement order prohibits the (...)

1 Feb 2020

Dirk MIDDELSCHULTE (Unilever): How purpose-driven business charms a competition practitioner

Dirk Middelschulte, Christian Ahlborn • N° 1-2020

In this interview, Dirk Middelschulte, Global General Counsel Competition for Unilever in Brussels, reviews competition law developments including in the Fast-moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector, and his approach, and experiences at, Unilever. Specifically, Middelschulte outlines his views on a (...)

1 Feb 2020

Should digital antitrust be ordo-liberal?

Alexandre de Streel • N° 1-2020 • pp. 2-4

This foreword analyses how the main characteristics of the digital economy should shape the objectives, the theories of harm, the process and the remedies of contemporary competition policy. It suggests that the ordo-liberalism offers a normative framework adapted to those characteristics of (...)

1^er févr. 2020

Conflits d’intérêts et places de marché : Une approche commercialiste

Alexandre Rouhette • N° 1-2020

Les récentes investigations de la Commission européenne relatives à Amazon ont mis en lumière la problématique des conflits d’intérêts en droit de la concurrence. Cet article explore les moyens envisageables pour préserver la concurrence tout en réglementant les conflits d’intérêts inhérents aux (...)

1 Feb 2020

Digital & competition

Paul Belleflamme, Francisco Costa Cabral, Tim Cowen, Daniel Fasquelle, Paula Forteza, Inge Graef, Max Huffman, Frédéric Marty, Jacques Moscianese, Gabriella Muscolo, Martin Peitz, Sebastien Soriano, Thierry Warin, Ramsi Woodcock • N° 1-2020

This series of articles highlights the existing debate about the role of competition policy in the digital economy. Each contribution addresses the subject from a different perspective. The first two discuss non-price strategies practiced by monopoly digital platforms and remedies that can be (...)

1^er févr. 2020

Global Competition Enforcement. New Players, New Challenges, Paulo BURNIER DA SILVEIRA et William Evan KOVACIC (dir.)

Stéphane Rodrigues • N° 1-2020

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 Feb 2020

Digital conglomerates and killer acquisitions: A discussion of the competitive effects of start-up acquisitions by digital platforms

Tristan Lécuyer • N° 1-2020 • pp. 42-50

Digital platforms are growingly suspected to acquire promising start-up companies to “kill” future competition (the “killer acquisition” concern) and/or extend their domination by acquiring complementary services in neighbouring markets resulting in marginalisation of rivals and higher barriers to (...)

31 Jan 2020

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

Giuseppe Colangelo

345 Privacy and Antitrust: An Overview of EU and National Case Law g iUsePPe C olAngelo University of Basilicata (Potenza) giuseppe.colangelo@unibas.it i. introduction * the emergence of multi-sided media platforms occurred in parallel with the success of business models that revolve around the (...)

31 Jan 2020

2020 Competition Case Law Digest - A Synthesis of EU, US and National Leading Cases Mergers and Online Platforms

Ioannis Kokkoris, Lydia Gavriilidou

355 Mergers and Online Platforms: An Overview of EU and National Case Law ioAnnis k okkoris queen mary University (london) i.kokkoris@qmul.ac.uk lydi A g AV riilido U sullivan & Cromwell (Brussels) i. introduction The European Commission has dealt with various concentrations in the field of (...)

31 Jan 2020

2020 Competition Case Law Digest - A Synthesis of EU, US and National Leading Cases PART II - SPECIFIC SECTORS
Digital
"Follow The Money" - Mapping Issues with Digital Platforms into Actionable Theories of Harm

Cristina Caffarra

325 Part II Specific Sectors Competition Case Law Digest | A synthesis of EU, US and national leading cases Digital 329 “Follow the Money” — Mapping Issues with Digital Platforms into Actionable Theories of Harm C ristinA C AFFArrA * CRA International (London) ccaffarra@crai.com I. Do We Still (...)

29 janv. 2020

Infrastructures essentielles : Le nouveau directeur général de la DG concurrence à la Commission européenne, Olivier Guersent, propose de considérer les grandes plateformes numériques comme des infrastructures essentielles et de les traiter comme telles

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2020

Le 29 janvier 2019, la Commission des affaires économiques du Sénat a donc auditionné Olivier Guersent, nouveau directeur général de la DG concurrence à la Commission européenne. On retiendra surtout de cette heure et demie de discussion avec les sénateurs la défense et illustration du modèle (...)

24 Jan 2020

The German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy publishes the draft bill on the 10th amendment to the German Act against restraints of competition

Michael Masling, Florian Hinderer • January 2020

The German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has published the draft bill on the 10th amendment to the German Act against Restraints of Competition, which includes a proposal for the revision of abuse control in Germany. Such revision would be of high relevance for undertakings in the (...)

24 Jan 2020

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy issues an update on the reform of German competition law

Martin Favart • March 2020

On 24 January 2020, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy published an update of its draft 10th amendment to the Act against Restraints of Competition (the “ARC”), officially called the “ARC Digitization Act”. Compared to the initial draft (see VBB on Competition Law, Volume (...)

21 Jan 2020

The UK Court of Appeal rejects an appeal against a judgment of the CAT which upheld the CMA’s decision finding a company online sales ban of its custom-fitted golf clubs to be an unjustified restriction (Ping)

Andrzej Kmiecik • January 2020

On 21 January 2020, the UK Court of Appeal rejected an appeal brought by the golf club manufacturer Ping Europe Limited (“Ping”) against the 2018 judgment of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”), which upheld the Competition and Markets Authority’s (“CMA”) 2017 decision finding Ping’s online sales (...)

16 Jan 2020

The German Competition Authority issues a study on algorithms and competition

German Competition Authority • January 2020

Bundeskartellamt publication on “Algorithms and Competition“* Bonn, 16 January 2020: As a follow up to its joint study with the French Autorité de la concurrence on Algorithms and Competition the Bundeskartellamt has published a new paper on this theme. The paper appears in the Bundeskartellamt’s (...)

13 Jan 2020

The Indian Competition Authority directs an investigation into allegations of anti-competitive agreements between e-commerce marketplaces (Amazon & Flipkart)

Manika Brar, Pallavi Shroff, Naval Satarawala Chopra, Shweta Shroff Chopra, John Handoll, Harman Singh Sandhu, Aparna Mehra, Gauri Chhabra, Yaman Verma, Rohan Arora • January 2020

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has directed an investigation into allegations of anti-competitive agreements between e-commerce marketplaces Amazon and Flipkart, on the one hand, and sellers on these marketplaces, on the other. A Delhi based traders’ body alleged that Amazon and (...)

8 Jan 2020

The Indian Competition Authority publishes a market study on e-commerce platforms

Soumya Hariharan, Nandita Sahai, Sakshi Agarwal • January 2020

The growth of e-commerce and online marketplaces has had a significant impact on businesses and consumer behaviour. Competition authorities worldwide are increasingly focused on assessing competition concerns on online platforms, including United Kingdom (UK), Australia, the European Commission (...)

8 Jan 2020

The Indian Competition Authority publishes a report on its market study on e-Commerce in India and focuses on the three broad categories of e-commerce in consumer goods, accommodation services, and food services

Aparna Mehra, Gauri Chhabra, Harman Singh Sandhu, John Handoll, Manika Brar, Naval Satarawala Chopra, Pallavi Shroff, Shweta Shroff Chopra, Yaman Verma, Rohan Arora • January 2020

The CCI published a report on its Market Study on E-Commerce in India. The Study focused on the three broad categories of e-commerce in consumer goods, accommodation services and food services. After giving an overview of trends in and features of e-commerce, the CCI identified and discussed (...)

8 Jan 2020

The Indian Competition Authority releases a market study on e-commerce

Shaurya Aron • January 2020

Introduction In April 2019, the Competition Commission of India (“Commission”) had announced a market study into the functioning of ‘E-Commerce’ in India. The focus area of the study was to gather information relating to “trends, practices and issues” which are relevant to the fair and competitive (...)

20 Dec 2019

The French Competition Authority fines a research engine company for abuse of dominance in the search advertising market (Google)

French Competition Authority • December 2019

The Autorité de la concurrence hands down a €150M fine for abuse of a dominant position* Google has abused its dominant position in the search advertising market by adopting operating rules of its Google Ads advertising platform which are opaque and difficult to understand and by applying them (...)

20 Dec 2019

The French Competition Authority fines a company for abusing its dominant position in the online search advertising market (Google)

Tim Kasten • December 2019

On 20 December 2019, the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) announced that it had imposed a € 150 million fine on Google for abusing its dominant position in the market for search advertising. This is the fourth antitrust fine imposed on Google by a competition authority of the EU in less than (...)

19 Dec 2019

The US DoJ files a motion clarifying certain provisions and extends the consent decree due to violations of the final judgement in the entertainment sector (Ticketmaster)

Jeffrey May • December 2019

US MOVES TO MODIFY, EXTEND ANTITRUST CONSENT DECREE WITH LIVE NATION / TICKETMASTER* Consent decree reform has been a hallmark of the Makan Delrahim Antitrust Division. For two years, the head of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division has undertaken efforts to terminate legacy consent (...)

19 Dec 2019

The Canadian Competition Bureau announces that agencies and brands involved in influencer marketing have to comply with the Competition Act

Steve Szentesi • December 2019

INFLUENCER ADVERTISING: COMPETITION BUREAU INCREASES PRESSURE ON BRANDS AND AGENCIES TO COMPLY WITH THE COMPETITION ACT* Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses the Competition Bureau’s new guidelines for influencer advertising. While the Bureau’s new guidelines (...)

19 déc. 2019

Abus de position dominante : L’Autorité de la concurrence sanctionne l’opérateur dominant du marché de la publicité en ligne pour abus de position dominante (Google)

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2020

Commençons par la décision n°19-D-26 du 19 décembre 2019 à la faveur de laquelle l’Autorité a sanctionné Google à hauteur de 150 M€ pour abus de position dominante. On le subodorait à la lecture du communiqué de l’Autorité. On en a la confirmation à la suite de la lecture de la décision elle-même : la façon (...)

18 déc. 2019

Rupture brutale : La Cour de cassation décide que le dommage causé par la rupture des relations commerciales ne peut être actualisé qu’en fonction du taux d’intérêt légal et non du taux applicable en cas de retard de paiement des factures prévu par l’ancien article L. 441-6 C. com. (Externis / Dinadis)

Jean-Louis Fourgoux • N° 1-2020 • p. 111

À l’occasion d’un arrêt sur la rupture brutale des relations commerciales entre un prestataire logistique (la société Dinadis) et son donneur d’ordre (la société Externis), la cour d’appel de Paris avait fait droit à la demande de condamnation au motif que le préavis était insuffisant et avait assortit (...)

18 Dec 2019

The Turkish Administrative Court annuls a Competition Authority’s decision assessing excessive pricing in the online market and provides guidance on the standard of proof to be followed by the Authority (Sahibinden.com)

Ayberk Kurt, Alper Karafil • Preview

The standard of proof plays a significant role during the process of the investigations performed within the framework of the competition law. However, no explicit provision regarding the standard of proof which shall be taken as basis in the preliminary and full-fledged investigations carried (...)

18 Dec 2019

The Turkish Administrative Court annuls the fining decision of the Competition Authority because it failed to meet the required standards for establishing a competition law infringement based on excessive pricing (Sahibinden.com)

Gönenç Gürkaynak • Preview

This case note analyses Ankara 6th Administrative Court’s (the “Administrative Court”) annulment judgment (18.12.2019; 2019/946 E., 2019/2625 K.) through which the Administrative Court reviewed the Turkish Competition Board’s (the “Board”) decision dated 01.10.2018 and numbered 18-36/584-285, (...)

11 Dec 2019

The Dutch Competition Authority imposes a fine of €1.84 million against a company for obstructing an on-the-spot inspection (WhatsApp)

Fırat Eğrilmez • December 2019

ACM HAS IMPOSED A FINE OF 1.84 MILLION EUROS FOR DELETING WHATSAPP CHAT CONVERSATIONS DURING A DAWN RAID* Dawn raids may become a nerve-racking experience for companies that are under scrutiny of competition authorities and their employees. During a dawn raid, which is performed without prior (...)

11 Dec 2019

The Dutch Competition Authority imposes a fine of €1.84 million on a company for obstructing and deleting chat conversations during a dawn raid (WhatsApp)

Dutch Competition Authority • December 2019

ACM HAS IMPOSED A FINE OF 1.84 MILLION EUROS FOR DELETING WHATSAPP CHAT CONVERSATIONS DURING A DAWN RAID* The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has imposed a fine on a company for obstructing an ACM investigation. During a recent dawn raid, employees of the company under (...)

10 déc. 2019

Clause de parité : L’Autorité de la concurrence rejette une saisine concernant les clauses de parité tarifaire mises en œuvre dans le secteur de la réservation hôtelière en ligne (Expedia / HRS )

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2020

Le 13 décembre 2019, l’Autorité de la concurrence a rendu publique une décision n° 19-D-23 du 10 décembre 2019 à la faveur de laquelle elle entend mettre un terme à l’affaire des clauses de parité tarifaire en vigueur dans le secteur de la réservation hôtelière en ligne. On se souvient qu’à la suite (...)

10 Dec 2019

The Dutch Competition Authority imposes a fine of €1,84 million on a company for failing to comply with the duty to cooperate during an on-site investigation (Onderneming)

Pauline Kuipers, Piet-Hein Eijssen • Preview

On 10 December 2019 , the Authority for Consumers & Markets ("ACM") imposed a fine of € 1,84 million on a company for the failure to comply with the duty to cooperate as laid down in Article 5:20(1) of the Dutch General Administrative Law Act ("GALA"). ACM found that during an on-site (...)

9 Dec 2019

The Vice-President Margrethe Vestager announces the intention to launch the review of the Commission Notice on the definition of relevant market

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

On 9 December 2019, the Commission’s Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager announced the Commission’s intention to launch the review of the Commission Notice on the definition of relevant market for the purposes of Community competition law (‘the Notice’). The Notice dates back from 1997 and (...)

5 Dec 2019

The Swedish Competition Authority issues preliminary injunction against the use of exclusivity provisions in vertical agreements by the owner of a training aggregator app (Bruce)

Andrzej Kmiecik • December 2019

On 5 December 2019, the Swedish Competition Authority (“SCA”) issued a preliminary injunction against IM WITH BRUCE (“Bruce”), the owner of a so-called “training aggregator” app which offers subscribers access to a variety of fitness studios, prohibiting Bruce from using exclusivity provisions in its (...)

5 déc. 2019

Audiovisuel : Le Gouvernement présente son projet pour la réforme de l’audiovisuel (Communication audiovisuelle et souveraineté culturelle à l’ère numérique)

Sebastien Martin • N° 1-2020 • pp. 173-174

Le projet gouvernemental entend modifier en profondeur la loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication. En premier lieu, le projet de loi relatif à la communication audiovisuelle et à la souveraineté culturelle à l’ère numérique se divise en plusieurs titres, Si le titre (...)

4 Dec 2019

The Hungarian Competition Authority fines alarm system distributors over €1.5 million for anticompetitive agreements (Paradox)

Andrzej Kmiecik • December 2019

The Hungarian Competition Authority (“GVH”) fined a supplier of security alarm systems, Paradox Security Systems (“Paradox”), registered in the Bahamas, and two of its Hungarian distributors, Power Biztonságtechnikai Kereskedelmi Kft (“Power”) and Trióda Biztonságtechnika Zrt (“Trióda”), approximately (...)

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