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2 Apr 2020

Collecting Societies and competition law: An overview of EU and national case law

Adriana Zablocka-Abi Yaghi • Collecting societies

The collecting societies (CSs) have been a crucial constituent of the music industry since the second half of the nineteenth century. The economic function of the CSs (also known as the collective management organizations CMOs) is the collection and distribution of royalties as well as (...)

2 avr. 2020

Restriction par objet : La Cour de justice invite la Cour suprême hongroise à vérifier que la commission multilatérale d’interchange mise en place par les banques à l’occasion de transactions par carte de crédit auprès d’un commerçant ne poursuivait pas d’autres objectifs qu’une simple augmentation des prix (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal / Budapest Bank e.a.)

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2020

Le 2 avril 2020, la Cour de justice de l’Union a rendu son arrêt dans l’affaire C‑228/18 (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal contre Budapest Bank Nyrt. e.a.), qui fait suite à la demande de décision préjudicielle formée par la Kúria, la Cour suprême hongroise. L’affaire au principal concerne un vieil accord de (...)

2 avr. 2020

Engagements : L’Autorité accepte et rend obligatoires les engagements de l’opérateur traditionnel de livraison de colis à domicile concernant le calcul de ses remises sur les livraisons de colis (La Poste)

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2020

Le 2 avril 2020, l’Autorité de la concurrence a adopté une décision n° 20-D-06 à la faveur de laquelle elle accepte et rend obligatoires les engagements de la Poste SA et clôt la procédure au fond engagée par Kiala France, Kiala SA, UPS France et UPS Inc., portant sur des pratiques mises en œuvre dans (...)

1 Apr 2020

The Mexican Competition Authority clarifies which agreements between competitors will be allowed during COVID-19

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Answers related to COFECE’s Press Release 012-2020* The press release states: “Agreements between competitors breach the Federal Economic Competition Law and are investigated and sanctioned when their purpose or effect is manipulating prices, allocating the market, and/or restricting the supply (...)

31 Mar 2020

The Mexican Competition Authority warns the National Association of Real Estate Developers to avoid possible agreements between competitors during the COVID-19 pandemic (ADI Mexico)

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COFECE warns the National Association of Real Estate Developers to avoid possible agreements between competitors in this market* The Association has promoted among its members the granting of discounts to tenants, which could infringe the LFCE if these discounts are established or fixed (...)

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 (...)

31 mars 2020

Covid-19 : La Commission européenne autorise le régime français visant à reporter le paiement de certaines taxes par les compagnies aériennes

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2020

Le 31 mars 2020, la Commission a autorisé le régime français visant à reporter le paiement par les compagnies aériennes de certaines taxes afin d’atténuer les conséquences économiques de la flambée de coronavirus. La présente autorisation est fondée sur l’article 107, § 2, point b), du traité sur le (...)

30 Mar 2020

The US FTC provides guidance on COVID-19’s impact on HSR filing timelines

Jon B. Dubrow, Joel R. Grosberg, Gregory E. Heltzer • Preview

In a prior note we provided guidance on COVID-19’s Impact on HSR Filing Timelines. The Agencies had indicated that early termination would not be granted while FTC operated on a temporary e-filing system. Today, the Agencies have updated that guidance and as of March 30 will again grant early (...)

30 Mar 2020

The EU Commission launches a dedicated website about which EU-wide cooperation initiatives tackling the COVID-19 crisis are compatible with EU competition law

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Antitrust: The Commission remains committed to providing swift antitrust guidance on cooperation initiatives in view of the coronavirus crisis* Today, the European Commission launched a dedicated website to provide guidance to companies, associations and their legal advisors where there is (...)

30 mars 2020

COVID-19 : La Commission européenne autorise le « Fonds de solidarité » français doté d’un budget de 1,2 milliard d’euros en faveur des petites entreprises qui souffrent de la crise du COVID-19

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2020

Le 30 mars 2020, la Commission européenne a autorisé, en vertu de l’encadrement temporaire des aides d’État visant à soutenir l’économie dans le contexte de la flambée de COVID-19, le « Fonds de solidarité » mis en place par la France pour soutenir les petites et microentreprises ainsi que les travailleurs (...)

30 mars 2020

COVID-19 : La Commission européenne ouvre un guichet à l’attention des entreprises qui s’interrogent sur la compatibilité de leurs accords de coopération en lien avec la lutte contre l’épidémie de coronavirus, consulte les États membres sur la nécessité d’élargir le champ de l’encadrement temporaire des aides d’État et adapte la communication relative à l’assurance-crédit à l’exportation à court terme

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2020

Le 30 mars 2020, la Commission européenne a annoncé qu’elle avait ouvert une page Web destinée à informer les entreprises, les associations et à leurs conseils en cas d’incertitude quant à la compatibilité avec le droit de la concurrence de l’UE des accords de coopération de dimension européenne qu’elles (...)

27 Mar 2020

The Mexican Competition Authority clarifies enforcement of the Federal Economic Competition Law during the COVID-19 health emergency

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COFECE’s position for enforcing the Federal Economic Competition Law in light of the current health emergency* Collaboration agreements between economic agents will not be prosecuted as long as they don’t have the objective of displacing competitors and are necessary, given the present context, (...)

27 Mar 2020

The Hong Kong Competition Authority issues statement on application of Competition Ordinance during COVID-19 outbreak and invites businesses to contact the Authority about their cooperation plans

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Competition Commission issues statement on application of Competition Ordinance during COVID-19 outbreak* The Competition Commission (Commission) is aware of the challenges which the outbreak of COVID-19 poses to business operations and the supply of critical goods and services in Hong Kong. (...)

27 Mar 2020

The EU Commission amends Short-term export-credit insurance Communication in light of economic impact of COVID-19 outbreak

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State aid: Commission amends Short-term export-credit insurance Communication in light of economic impact of coronavirus outbreak* The European Commission has decided to temporarily remove all countries from the list of “marketable risk" countries under the Short-term export-credit insurance (...)

27 Mar 2020

The EU Commission approves Luxembourg guarantee measure to further support economy in COVID-19 outbreak

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State aid: Commission approves Luxembourg guarantee measure to further support economy in coronavirus outbreak* The European Commission has approved today another Luxembourg State aid scheme to support the Luxembourgish economy in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was (...)

27 Mar 2020

The EU Commission consults with Member States on extending the State aid Temporary Framework for COVID-19 outbreak with 5 new measures

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Coronavirus: Commission Statement on consulting Member States on the proposal to extend State aid Temporary Framework* This evening, the European Commission has sent to Member States for consultation a draft proposal to extend the State aid Temporary Framework adopted on 19 March 2020 to (...)

27 Mar 2020

The Czech Competition Authority clarifies Competition Law enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic

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COMPETITION LAW ENFORCEMENT DURING THE CRISIS CAUSED BY COVID-19 DISEASE* Countries around the globe are currently facing an unprecedented crisis caused by pandemic of the Covid-19 disease, which causes both health and economic difficulties. The Office is aware of the fact that in these (...)

27 Mar 2020

The UK government passes in emergency a legislation to amend the UK Competition Law in order to help healthcare, grocery and ferry companies during the COVID-19 outbreak

Robert Bell • Preview

Emergency Amendments to UK Competition Law to Help Maintain Supply of Essential Goods & Services in Face of COVID-19 Outbreak* The UK Government passed emergency legislation to amend UK competition law on 27th March 2020 to help healthcare, grocery and ferry companies maintain the (...)

27 mars 2020

COVID-19 : L’Autorité précise comment les règles concernant les délais et procédures seront adaptées du fait de l’état d’urgence sanitaire

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2020

À la suite de l’adoption de la loi du 23 mars 2020 d’urgence pour faire face à l’épidémie de covid-19 et de l’ordonnance du 25 mars 2020 relative à la prorogation des délais échus pendant la période d’urgence sanitaire et à l’adaptation des procédures pendant cette même période, les délais relatifs aux (...)

26 Mar 2020

Competition policy & COVID-19: An overview of antitrust agencies’ responses

François-Charles Laprévote, Richard Pepper • Competition Law & Covid-19

The COVID-19 pandemic creates unprecedented issues for businesses and the global economy as a whole. The antitrust community is at the early stages of reacting to the situation: agency staff are working hard to keep the wheels on their existing workload, while taking steps to alleviate (...)

26 Mar 2020

The Brazilian Competition Authority clarifies procedural deadlines of the agency following the Government’s new COVID-19 measures

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Clarifications regarding the procedural deadlines of the agency due to the Provisional Measure No. 928, of 23 March 2020* The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade), due to the Provisional Measure No. 928, of 23 March 2020, which included the article 6°-C in the Law No. 13.979, of (...)

26 mars 2020

Aide incompatible : La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne annule l’arrêt du Tribunal confirmant l’incompatibilité de plusieurs aides mises à exécution par l’État grec en faveur d’une entreprise en difficulté (Larko Geniki Metalleftiki kai Metallourgiki)

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2020

Le 26 mars 2020, la Cour de justice de l’union a rendu un arrêt dans l’affaire C-244/18 (Larko Geniki Metalleftiki kai Metallourgiki AE contre Commission européenne). On se souvient qu’à la faveur d’un arrêt rendu le 1er février 2018 dans l’affaire T-412/14 (Larko Geniki Metalleftiki kai Metallourgiki (...)

25 Mar 2020

The EU Commission approves UK emergency State aid for SMEs affected by the COVID-19 outbreak

Joanna Christoforou • Preview

UK emergency state aid measures for small and medium-sized enterprises related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will include direct grants and guarantees covering 80% of loan facilities. The European Commission on March 25 approved UK emergency state aid measures for small and (...)

25 Mar 2020

The UK Competition Authority lays its guidances of approach to business cooperation in response to COVID-19 outbreak

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Introduction The focus of the CMA in the next few months will be to protect UK consumers from the adverse consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic to the greatest extent possible. The CMA is conscious of concerns that competition law enforcement could impede necessary cooperation between (...)

25 Mar 2020

The UK Competition Authority issues guidance on business cooperation during the COVID-19 outbreak

Joanna Christoforou, Frances M. Murphy • Preview

New guidance from UK Competition and Markets Authority allows coordination between businesses in certain circumstances, such as to avoid shortages, protect the public interest, and safeguard health, amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However, the guidance also underscores that the UK (...)

25 Mar 2020

The EU Commission issues guidelines to protect against predatory buyers during the COVID-19 outbreak

Christian Leeder, Cécile Manong, Michael Masling, Christina Renner • Preview

The European Commission on March 25 issued guidelines addressed to its member states outlining an EU-wide approach for foreign direct investment screening. The guidelines seek to protect EU companies as well as critical assets that are essential for the EU’s security and public order, (...)

25 Mar 2020

The EU Commission’s President calls on the EU governments to either adopt or enforce investment screening mechanisms during the COVID-19 outbreak

Philippe Tengelmann, Geoffrey P. Burgess, Timothy McIver, Anne-Mette Heemsoth • Preview

Key takeaways: The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, warned this week of the need to protect European companies struggling due to the Covid-19 pandemic from opportunistic acquirers. In a policy paper released on 25 March 2020, the Commission called on EU governments to (...)

25 Mar 2020

The EU Commission issues a general joint statement on the application of competition rules during the COVID-19 outbreak

Laurence Bary, Alec J. Burnside, Mélanie Thill-Tayara, Clemens York von Wartenburg • Preview

Key Takeaways Following several individual initiatives by member state competition authorities to temporarily relax competition rules in specific sectors, the European Competition Network (which includes the European Commission and all member state competition authorities) has issued a more (...)

25 Mar 2020

The EU Commission approves under EU State aid rules €1.3 billion Danish scheme that partially compensates the self-employed for the losses of turnover suffered due to the COVID-19

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The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules a DKK 10 billion (approximately €1.3 billion) Danish scheme that partially compensates the self-employed for the losses of turnover suffered due to the coronavirus outbreak. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of (...)

25 Mar 2020

The EU Commission approves two separate UK State aid schemes to support SMEs in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak

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The European Commission has approved two separate UK State aid schemes to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. The schemes were approved under the State aid Temporary Framework to support the economy in the context of the COVID-19 (...)

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)

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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 (...)

25 Mar 2020

The EU Commission approves the Italian State guarantee supporting a debt moratorium from banks to SMEs affected by the COVID-19 outbreak

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The European Commission has approved the Italian State guarantee supporting a debt moratorium from banks to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework to support the economy in the context of (...)

25 Mar 2020

The EU Commission publishes its first official guidance on the application the FDI Regulation and during the COVID-19 crisis there could be an increased risk of attempts to acquire healthcare capacities

Jay Modrall • Preview

On March 25, 2020, the European Commission (EC) published its first official guidance (the Guidance) on the application of Regulation 2019/452 (the FDI Regulation), which created a new framework for screening foreign direct investments (FDI) into the European Union (EU). The EC noted that, in (...)

25 Mar 2020

The UK Competition Authority publishes guidance on cooperation between businesses especially grocers during the COVID-19 crisis

Helena Connors, Stephen Smith • Preview

COVID-19: The UK Government’s temporary relaxation of competition law for grocers* On 19 March 2020, the UK Government announced that it would be temporarily waiving certain competition laws in order to allow grocers to coordinate their responses to supply issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. (...)

25 mars 2020

Royaume-Uni : L’autorité de concurrence britannique publie des lignes directrices sur la coopération commerciale pendant l’épidémie (COVID-19 guidance)

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2020

Dans la ligne des brèves recommandations publiées par la Commission européenne et le REC, l’autorité de concurrence britannique — la CMA — a rendu publique, le 25 mars 2020, des lignes directrices plus substantielles dans lesquelles elle décrit l’approche qu’elle entend adopter à propos de la (...)

24 Mar 2020

The US DoJ and FTC issue a joint statement detailing antitrust procedures and providing guidance for collaborations of businesses that work to protect the health and safety during the COVID-19 outbreak

William Margeson • Preview

On Tuesday, March 24, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a joint statement “detailing an expedited antitrust procedure and providing guidance for collaborations of businesses working to protect the health and safety of Americans during the COVID-19 (...)

24 Mar 2020

The US DoJ and FTC announce their aim to respond within one week to COVID-19 collaborative proposals submitted following the agencies’ respective processes

Jon R. Roellke • Preview

The US Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice have announced that they aim to respond within one week to coronavirus (COVID-19) collaborative proposals submitted pursuant to the agencies’ respective processes. In a joint statement issued March 24, (...)

24 Mar 2020

The US DoJ and FTC issue a joint statement to outline that they are monitoring markets behaviour during the global health and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 outbreak

David A. Higbee, Jessica K. Delbaum, Benjamin Gris, Djordje Petkoski • Preview

The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has, at least temporarily, reshaped the way that many companies do business. Nevertheless, companies must continue to be vigilant about compliance with the antitrust laws and understand that the U.S. antitrust agencies will continue to scrutinize their behavior (...)

24 Mar 2020

The US DoJ and FTC jointly announce an expedited process to review proposed competitor collaborations specifically related to COVID-19

James A. Fishkin, Craig G. Falls • Preview

Efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic or to respond to related supply shocks or other collateral consequences may give companies reason to collaborate with competitors in ways that could benefit the public, but which involve antitrust risk. In order to facilitate procompetitive (...)

24 Mar 2020

The EU Commission finds Luxembourg’s €300 million scheme to support companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak to be in line with EU State aid rules

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The European Commission has found Luxembourg’s €300 million scheme to support companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak to be in line with EU State aid rules. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework to support the economy in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak (...)

24 Mar 2020

The Luxembourg Competition Authority clarifies implications of the European Competition Network’s joint statement on competition law during the COVID-19 crisis and announces it will prioritize competition cases related to the pandemic

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Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the implications for competition law in Luxembourg - joint action of the "European Competition Network (ECN)"* The "European Competition Network (ECN)" issued a joint statement of the European competition authorities for the uniform application of competition law (...)

24 Mar 2020

The EU Commission prolongs the validity of block exemption for liner shipping consortia

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Antitrust: Commission prolongs the validity of block exemption for liner shipping consortia* The European Commission has prolonged for another four years the regulation outlining the conditions under which liner shipping consortia can provide joint services without infringing EU antitrust (...)

24 Mar 2020

The EU Commission approves German direct grant scheme to support companies affected by COVID-19 outbreak

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State aid: Commission approves German direct grant scheme to support companies affected by coronavirus outbreak* The European Commission has found a German scheme to support companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak to be in line with EU State aid rules. The scheme was approved under the (...)

24 Mar 2020

The EU Commission approves German guarantee measure to further support economy in COVID-19 outbreak

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State aid: Commission approves German guarantee measure to further support economy in coronavirus outbreak* The European Commission has approved today another German State aid scheme to support the German economy in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the (...)

24 Mar 2020

The EU Commission approves €20 billion Spanish guarantee schemes for companies and self-employed affected by COVID-19 outbreak

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State aid: Commission approves €20 billion Spanish guarantee schemes for companies and self-employed affected by coronavirus outbreak* The European Commission has found two Spanish guarantee schemes for companies and self-employed workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak to be in line with (...)

24 Mar 2020

The UK Competition Authority issues its annual plan for 2020/2021 which aims to give clarity to the Competition Authority’s objectives for the next year and clarifies its position during the social and economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 outbreak

Mark Jones, Matthew Giles • Preview

The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") recently issued its Annual Plan for 2020/2021, which aims to give clarity to the CMA’s objectives for the next year. The report acknowledges that its publication comes out at a time of massive social and economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 (...)

23 Mar 2020

The EU Competition Network issues a joint statement on application of competition law during the COVID-19 crisis, including allowing companies cooperation to meet demand, and reminding that excessive pricing will be sanctioned

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Antitrust: Joint statement by the European Competition Network (ECN) on application of competition law during the Corona crisis* The ECN is fully aware of the social and economic consequences triggered by the COVID-19 outbreak in the EU/EEA. The different EU/EEA competition instruments have (...)

23 Mar 2020

The Turkish Competition Authority makes a statement as to the developments in the prices in the food market during the COVID-19 outbreak

Ercüment Erdem • Preview

An important statement is made by the Competition Authority (“Authority”) regarding the recent developments in the prices in the food market through the public announcement dated 23 March 2020 and published in the Authority’s web site. In the announcement, it is stated that excessive increase in (...)

23 mars 2020

COVID-19 : La Commission européenne et le REC rassurent les entreprises sur les mesures de coopération qu’elles peuvent prendre pour garantir la production et la distribution de produits de première nécessité (Application des règles de concurrence pendant la crise du coronavirus)

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2020

Le 23 mars 2020, la Commission européenne et le réseau européen de concurrence (REC) ont publié un communiqué sur l’application des règles de concurrence pendant la crise du coronavirus. En substance, les autorités de concurrence européennes cherchent à rassurer les entreprises sur les mesures de (...)

23 mars 2020

Devis de complaisance : L’Autorité de la concurrence sanctionne, après sept ans d’instruction, une pratique de devis de complaisance sur le marché du déménagement des militaires au départ de La Réunion

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2020

Le 23 mars 2020, l’Autorité de la concurrence a rendu une décision n° 20-D-05 aux termes de laquelle elle sanctionne trois entreprises de déménagement et deux entreprises de transport, pour avoir mis en oeuvre une pratique de devis de complaisance en vue de fausser la concurrence en ce qui concerne (...)

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