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11 déc. 2020

Nouvelle-Calédonie : L’Autorité de la concurrence de la Nouvelle-Calédonie rend deux décisions visant à éviter la distribution exclusive de marques d’ascenseurs (Sodimas, Intec ; Kone Elevators, Otis...)

Luis Martínez Reillo • N° 2-2020 • pp. 227-229

Au mois de décembre, la jeune Autorité de la Concurrence de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (ci-après l’ACNC) a rendu deux décisions importantes qui vont marquer l’avenir du secteur des ascenseurs et, bien au-delà, l’avenir des pratiques d’exclusivité d’importation de produits en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Depuis (...)

8 Jul 2020

Consumers’ "Decision-Making Sovereignty”: Challenging Business Models in the Data Economy (after the German Supreme Court in Facebook)

Isabelle de Silva, Andreas Mundt, Rohit Chopra, Cristina Caffarra, Andrea Gomes da Silva

Webinar of the "Law & Economics" Series organised by Concurrences, in partnership with CRA, with Rohit Chopra (Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission), Andrea Gomes da Silva (Executive Director - Markets and Mergers, Competition and Markets Authority, Andreas Mundt (President, (...)

8 juil. 2020

Réforme : Le Sénat adopte en première lecture l’habilitation à transposer la directive ECN+, ainsi que les mesures de simplification des procédures et enquêtes de concurrence, mais surtout un amendement introduisant un mécanisme de contrôle des concentrations ex ante applicable aux acquisitions par des entreprises structurantes d’entreprises innovantes à haute valeur mais faible chiffre d’affaires et donc, sous les seuils de notification (DDADUE)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2020

Après que les dispositions du PJL Audiovisuel concernant les procédures de concurrence ont atterri dans le projet de loi portant diverses dispositions d’adaptation au droit de l’Union européenne en matière économique et financière (Ddadue), et que, lors de l’examen en commission, les sénateurs ont (...)

6 Jul 2020

Innovation Economics Conference for Antitrust Lawyers #4 "Platforms: The Envelopment Strategy" & Closing speech

Daniele Condorelli, Alexandre de Cornière, Amelia Fletcher, Andreas Mundt, Mike Walker, Richard Whish, Peter Roth

4th Webinar and Closing Speech of the « 4th Innovation Economics Conference » organised by Concurrences, in partnership with Compass Lexecon, with Daniele Condorelli (Associate Professor, University of Warwick, Academic Affiliate at Compass Lexecon), Alexandre de Cornière (Assistant Professor, (...)

6 Jul 2020

The EU Commission approves €150 million Austrian subordinated loan to compensate national airline company for damages suffered due to COVID-19 outbreak (Austrian Airlines)

European Commission • July 2020

State aid: Commission approves €150 million Austrian subordinated loan to compensate Austrian Airlines for damages suffered due to coronavirus outbreak* The European Commission has found an Austrian €150 million subordinated loan (convertible into a grant) in favour of Austrian Airlines AG to be (...)

6 Jul 2020

The EU Commission approves Latvian fund to enable €100 million of liquidity and capital support to large enterprises affected by the COVID-19 outbreak

European Commission • July 2020

State aid: Commission approves Latvian fund to enable €100 million of liquidity and capital support to large enterprises affected by the coronavirus outbreak* The European Commission has approved Latvian plans to set up a fund with a current target size of €100 million that will invest through (...)

3 Jul 2020

The EU Commission approves €250 million Latvian measure to recapitalise national airline company in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak (airBaltic)

European Commission • July 2020

State aid: Commission approves €250 million Latvian measure to recapitalise airBaltic* The European Commission has approved a €250 million Latvian measure to recapitalise airBaltic in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework. (...)

2 Jul 2020

Reform of the VBER: What changes to expect ?

Marieke Scholz, Fabienne Siredey-Garnier, Dimitri Dimitrov, Franck Audran

Webinar of the "Law & Economics" Series organised by Concurrences, in partnership with Gide Loyrette Nouel, with Marieke Scholz (Deputy Head of Unit - Antitrust case support and policy, DG COMP), Fabienne Siredey-Garnier (Vice President, Competition Authority), Franck Audran (Partner, Gide (...)

2 Jul 2020

Antitrust In Life Sciences - Webinar #3: Do Pharmaceutical Mergers Harm Consumers?

Max Miller, Patricia Danzon, George A. Rozanski, Scott Hemphill

Webinar part of the "Antitrust in Life Sciences" conference organized by Concurrences and Fordham University, with Max Miller (Iowa Attorney General’s Office), Patricia Danzon (The Wharton School), George Rozanski (Bates White), and Scott Hemphill (NYU (...)

2 Jul 2020

Criminal Sanctions : An overview of EU and national case law

Paolo Buccirossi • Criminal sanctions

In the 2000s, introducing criminal sanctions, increasing their severity or enlarging the scope for their application were common proposals across jurisdictions to make the fight against cartels more effective. The call for “criminalization” was motivated by the opinion that the existing level and (...)

2 Jul 2020

The EU Commission prolongs EU State aid rules and adopts targeted adjustments to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 outbreak

European Commission • July 2020

State aid: Commission prolongs EU State aid rules and adopts targeted adjustments to mitigate impact of coronavirus outbreak* The European Commission has prolonged the validity of certain State aid rules which would otherwise expire at the end of 2020. In this context, and to take the effects (...)

2 Jul 2020

The EU Commission approves €46.5 million Hungarian investment aid for a chemical company’s new lithium-ion battery separator film plant (Toray)

European Commission • July 2020

State aid: Commission approves €46.5 million Hungarian investment aid to Toray’s lithium-ion battery separator film plant* The European Commission has found Hungary’s €46.5 million investment aid to the chemical company Toray for a new battery separator film plant in the Közép-Dunántúl (Central (...)

2 Jul 2020

The US DoJ charges Louisiana company with conspiracy to defraud the Government and violate the Procurement Integrity Act (Cajan Welding & Rentals)

US Department of Justice Antitrust Division • July 2020

Louisiana Company Charged With Conspiracy To Defraud The Government And Violate The Procurement Integrity Act* United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser and Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, announced that CAJAN WELDING & (...)

1 Jul 2020

The General Court’s CK Telecoms ruling: Is Three the New Magic Number? Towards a re-assessment of unilateral effects in merger review

Mark D. Powell, Nicholas Forwood, Katarzyna Czapracka, Thilo Klein

Webinar of the "Law & Economics" Series organised by Concurrences, in partnership with White & Case and Compass Lexecon, with Sir Nicholas Forwood QC (Counsel, White & Case - Former Judge, Court of Justice of the European Union, General Court), Katarzyna Czapracka (Partner, White (...)

1 Jul 2020

Antitrust In Life Sciences - Webinar #2: Generics Exclusion: What Conduct Crosses The Lines?

Elinor Hoffmann, Eric Stock, Jeffrey C. Bank, Mark J. Gidley, Christine Siegwarth Meyer

Webinar part of the "Antitrust in Life Sciences" conference organized by Concurrences and Fordham University, with Elinor Hoffmann (Office of the New York State Attorney General), Eric Stock (Gibson Dunn), Jeffrey Bank (Wilson Sonsini), Mark Gidley (White & Case), and Christine Meyer (...)

1 Jul 2020

The UK Competition Authority calls for a new regime regulating tech giants

UK Competition Authority • July 2020

New regime needed to take on tech giants* The CMA is calling on the government to introduce a new pro-competition regulatory regime to tackle Google and Facebook’s market power. The dynamic nature of digital advertising markets and the types of concerns identified by the Competition and (...)

1^er juil. 2020

Suspension : Le premier président de la Cour d’appel de Paris, en fustigeant le caractère imprécis de l’injonction prononcée par l’Autorité de la concurrence dans l’affaire des titres-restaurant, en suspend l’exécution (Edenred, Octoplus, SNRTC)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2020

Le 1er juillet 2020, la déléguée du premier président de la Cour d’appel de Paris a rendu une ordonnance par laquelle elle fait droit à la requête formée par les sociétés Edenred France SAS et Edenred SA tendant au sursis à exécution de la décision n° 19-D-25 de l’Autorité de la concurrence en date du 17 (...)

1^er juil. 2020

Suspension : La Cour d’appel de Paris publie les cinq ordonnances du premier président suspendant l’exécution, en raison de son caractère imprécis, de l’injonction prononcée par l’Autorité de la concurrence dans l’affaire des titres-restaurant (Edenred, Centrale de Règlement des Titres, Natixis, Sodexo, UP)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2020

Le 1er juillet 2020, ce n’est pas une mais cinq ordonnances que la déléguée du premier président de la Cour d’appel de Paris a rendu dans l’affaire des titres-restaurant. Les cinq ordonnances par laquelle elle fait droit aux requêtes formées par les sociétés Edenred, Natixis, Sodexo et UP, ainsi que (...)

1 Jul 2020

The German Competition Authority demands better information for consumers on the data processed by smart TVs

German Competition Authority • July 2020

Bundeskartellamt demands better information for consumers on the data processed by smart TVs within the scope of its competencies in the area of consumer protection* Today the Bundeskartellamt has published the final report on its sector inquiry into smart TVs. Smart TVs are web-enabled TV (...)

1 Jul 2020

The UK Competition Authority imposes a £1.2m fine for price fixing in private eyecare (Spire)

UK Competition Authority • July 2020

CMA imposes £1.2m in fines for price-fixing in private eyecare* The CMA has found that a private hospital group and 7 consultant ophthalmologists broke competition law by taking part in illegal price fixing. Following an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Spire (...)

1 Jul 2020

The UK Competition Authority publishes a series of regulatory initiatives aimed at online platforms focussed on digital advertising and signals a new path for UK clampdown on big techs due to the current inadequate competition law toolkit

Matthew Readings, James Webber, Sara Ashall • July 2020

On 1 July 2020, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a statement outlining a series of regulatory initiatives aimed at Google and Facebook, focussed on digital advertising. This follows the release of the CMA’s report on digital advertising and online platforms the same (...)

1 Jul 2020

The Irish Competition Authority warns businesses must act independently when setting prices during the re-opening phase of COVID-19

Irish Competition Authority • July 2020

CCPC warns businesses must act independently when setting prices during reopening phase* CCPC engages with trade associations following public statements to warn against co-ordination Any new prices & charges must adhere to competition and consumer protection law Consumers are entitled to (...)

1 Jul 2020

The French Competition Authority clarifies that deploying one company’s retail spaces within another company’s stores does not constitute a merger (Fnac-Darty / Carrefour)

French Competition Authority • July 2020

The project to deploy Darty spaces within Carrefour hypermarkets does not constitute a merger and therefore does not have to be submitted to mandatory clearance by the Autorité de la concurrence* On 22 May 2020, Fnac-Darty notified the Autorité de la concurrence of its plan to deploy sales (...)

1 Jul 2020

The US DoJ congratulates newly merged telecom operator on closing the agreed divestiture with satellite TV company (T-Mobile / Dish / Boost)

US Department of Justice Antitrust Division • July 2020

Justice Department Congratulates T-Mobile And Dish For Closing The Boost Divestiture* T-Mobile US Inc. (T-Mobile) and Dish Network Corporation (Dish) announced today that they closed T-Mobile’s divestiture of Boost Network (Boost) to Dish. Boost was legacy Sprint Corporation’s prepaid wireless (...)

1 Jul 2020

The Latvian Competition Authority finds that a state owned company’s procurement of road vehicle number plates production and supply is by default favoring one competitor in the bidding process (Road Traffic Safety Directorate)

Latvian Competition Council • July 2020

The CC: the car number plates procurement organised by CSDD is favourable for one company* During the market study, while investigating the procurement of road vehicle number plates production and supply, organised by state owned company “Road Traffic Safety Directorate” (CSDD), the Competition (...)

1 Jul 2020

The Romanian Competition Authority releases for public consultation the new guide on vertical agreements

Romanian Competition Authority • July 2020

The Competition Council Launches for Public Debates the Guide on Vertical Agreements* The Competition Council elaborated the "Guide on vertical agreements" in order to support companies that have to assess, on a case-by-case basis, the compatibility of the vertical agreements they wish to (...)

1 Jul 2020

The Japanese FTC issues a cease and desist order against 3 distributors of high school uniforms in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture for engaging in anticompetitive conduct (Gakuseinomise Mikusa Toyotaten / Kondo Yofukuten / Nonoyama Yofuku)

Japanese Competition Authority • July 2020

JFTC Issued Cease and Desist Orders against Uniform Distributors of Aichi Prefectural High Schools in Toyota City* JFTC today issued cease and desist orders pursuant to the provision of Paragraph 2, Article 7 of the Antimonopoly Act (hereinafter referred to as “AMA”) against the uniform (...)

30 Jun 2020

Antitrust In Life Sciences - Webinar #1: EU/US, A Transatlantic Gap?

Noah Joshua Phillips, Paul Csiszar, James A. Keyte, Loren Smith

Webinar part of the "Antitrust in Life Sciences" conference organized by Concurrences and Fordham University, with Noah Joshua Phillips (US FTC), Paul Csiszár (DG COMP), Loren Smith (The Brattle Group) and James Keyte (Fordham Competition Law (...)

30 Jun 2020

The EU Commission launches a process to address the issue of collective bargaining for the self-employed

European Commission • July 2020

Competition: The European Commission launches a process to address the issue of collective bargaining for the self-employed* The European Commission is launching today a process to ensure that the EU competition rules do not stand in the way of collective bargaining for those who need it. The (...)

30 Jun 2020

The EU Commission approves a €30 billion French subordinated loan scheme to support companies affected by the COVID-19 outbreak

European Commission • July 2020

State aid: Commission approves €30 billion French subordinated loan scheme to support companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak* The European Commission has approved a €30 billion French subordinated loan scheme to support companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was (...)

30 Jun 2020

The US FTC and DoJ issue new antitrust guidelines for evaluating vertical mergers

US Federal Trade Commission • July 2020

FTC and DOJ Issue Antitrust Guidelines for Evaluating Vertical Mergers* New Vertical Merger Guidelines provide transparency on analytical techniques, practices, and enforcement policies The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “Department”) issued today new (...)

30 Jun 2020

The US DoJ and FTC issue new vertical merger guidelines

US Department of Justice Antitrust Division • July 2020

Department of Justice And Federal Trade Commission Issue New Vertical Merger Guidelines* 2020 Guidelines More Accurately Represent Agencies’ Merger Review Process The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission issued today new Vertical Merger Guidelines that outline how the federal (...)

30 Jun 2020

The US DoJ and FTC release the updated version of the vertical merger guidelines

David A. Higbee, Benjamin Gris, Jessica K. Delbaum, Matthew Modell, Ryan Leske • July 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, “Agencies”) released the final version of the Vertical Merger Guidelines (“Vertical Guidelines”) on June 30, 2020. The new Vertical Guidelines, which had not been updated in more than 35 years, outline how (...)

30 Jun 2020

The International Competition Network presents a scoping paper on big data and cartels analyzing the impact of digitalization in cartel enforcement

French Competition Authority • July 2020

The International Competition Network presents a scoping paper on “Big Data and Cartels” analyzing the impact of digitalization in cartel enforcement* What does digitalization change in cartel enforcement? Over the past few years, there has been a wide debate about the new digital dimension of (...)

30 Jun 2020

The French Competition Authority clears the merger of two agricultural cooperatives (Coopérative Dauphinoise / Terre d’Alliances)

French Competition Authority • July 2020

The Autorité de la concurrence clears, subject to several conditions, the merger of two agricultural cooperatives, Coopérative Dauphinoise and Terre d’Alliances* Background Agricultural cooperatives Coopérative Dauphinoise and Terre d’Alliances notified the Autorité de la concurrence of their (...)

30 Jun 2020

The UK Competition Authority concludes that the merger of two suppliers of medical devices will lead to a reduction of competition (Stryker / Wright)

UK Competition Authority • July 2020

Medical device suppliers’ merger raises competition concerns* The CMA has concluded that the merger of 2 suppliers of medical devices could lead to a reduction of competition in the supply of total ankle replacement prosthetics. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is concerned that, (...)

30 Jun 2020

The US DoJ and FTC publish an updated version of the vertical merger guidelines

Charles (Chuck) Loughlin, Logan M. Breed • July 2020

On 30 June 2020 the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (the agencies, collectively) announced the publication of new vertical merger guidelines (the new vertical guidelines or the 2020 Vertical Merger Guidelines). The new vertical guidelines describe how the agencies (...)

30 Jun 2020

The US DoJ charges fifth pharmaceutical company in ongoing criminal antitrust investigation into fixing prices of generic drugs (Glenmark Pharmaceuticals)

US Department of Justice Antitrust Division • July 2020

Fifth Pharmaceutical Company Charged In Ongoing Criminal Antitrust Investigation* Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA was charged for conspiring to fix prices for generic drugs, the Department of Justice announced today. The charge, filed today in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, (...)

30 Jun 2020

The Mexican Competition Authority sanctions pharmaceutical companies for failing to comply with the commitments to restore competition in the pharma market (Moench Coöperatif / Luis Doporto Alejandre)

Mexican Competition Authority • July 2020

COFECE sanctions Moench Coöperatif and Luis Doporto for failing to comply with the commitments made to totally and permanently eliminate any possible link between Nadro and Marzam, in the market for the distribution of pharmaceutical products* The commitments were accepted by the Board of (...)

30 Jun 2020

The Danish Competition Authority finds that a digital platform for professional service providers infringed competition law by object when its algorithm suggested minimum quotes that accountants and bookkeepers should charge clients on the platform (Ageras)

Danish Competition Authority • July 2020

Danish Competition Council: Ageras has infringed competition law* This decision concerns the actions of the digital platform Ageras A/S (Ageras). Ageras offers a digital platform - www.ageras.dk – that allows users of professional services such as accounting, bookkeeping and legal services to (...)

30 Jun 2020

The Danish Competition Authority finds the largest distributor of print circulars guilty of abuse of dominance for tying its print circulars to increasing its market share in digital circulars (FK Distribution)

Danish Competition Authority • July 2020

FK Distribution has abused its dominant position* The Danish Competition Council has decided that the largest distributor of print circulars, FK Distribution, has abused its dominant position. The Council has found that the distributor has had a conduct whereby it could harm competitors on the (...)

29 Jun 2020

Security of Supply Chains: How to address it in Covid-19 and beyond?

Paul Csiszar, Andrea Collart, Pascal Belmin, Luc Gyselen

Webinar of the "#NewAntitrust" Webinar Series organised by Concurrences, in partnership with Arnold & Porter and Avisa Partners, with Paul Csiszar (Director, Markets and cases IV: Basic industries, Manufacturing and Agriculture, DG COMP), Pascal Belmin (Head of EU regulatory affairs, (...)

29 Jun 2020

The EU Commission adopts a third amendment to extend the scope of the State aid Temporary Framework to support micro, small and start-up companies and incentivise private investments during the COVID-19 outbreak

European Commission • July 2020

State aid: Commission expands Temporary Framework to further support micro, small and start-up companies and incentivise private investments* The European Commission has adopted a third amendment to extend the scope of the State aid Temporary Framework adopted on 19 March 2020 to support the (...)

29 Jun 2020

The EU Commission publishes a report on the impact of the interchange fees regulation for card-based payment transactions

European Commission • July 2020

Antitrust: Commission publishes report on the impact of the Interchange Fees Regulation* The European Commission has published a report on the impact of the Interchange Fees Regulation (“IFR”) for card-based payment transactions. In line with the requirements on the IFR itself, it has been sent (...)

29 juin 2020

COVID-19 : La Commission européenne élargit le champ de l’encadrement temporaire pour permettre aux États membres de fournir un soutien public ciblé sur les micro et petites entreprises, même si elles étaient déjà en difficulté financière au 31 décembre 2019

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2020

Le 29 juin 2020, la Commission européenne a annoncé qu’elle avait adopté un troisième amendement étendant le cadre temporaire, adopté le 19 mars 2020 et modifié une première fois le 3 avril 2020, puis une deuxième fois le 8 mai 2020. Le présent amendement vise principalement à permettre aux États membres (...)

29 Jun 2020

The Mexican Competition Authority conditions the merger between a private investment fund in the health sector and a manufacturer of pipes on removing non-competition clauses from the merger agreement (PTM / Profluent Plastic Technologies)

Mexican Competition Authority • July 2020

COFECE conditions concentration between Profluent Plastic Technologies and Plastic Technology de México* In the originally planned transaction, the parties established a non-competition clause which included terms that could potentially affect the process of competition and free market access. (...)

29 Jun 2020

The EU Commission refers the acquisition of a French distribution business to the French Competition Authority (Conforama France)

French Competition Authority • July 2020

The European Commission just referred the acquisition of Conforama France by Mobilux (But) to the Autorité de la concurrence* Following the announcement of Conforama’s plan to restructure and transform its business in France in July 2019, Mobilux plans to acquire Conforama. In France, Mobilux (...)

29 Jun 2020

The UK Competition Authority fines a musical instrument firm for resale price maintenance (Roland / Korg)

UK Competition Authority • July 2020

Musical instrument firms to pay millions after breaking competition law* The CMA has fined 2 musical instrument makers a total of £5.5 million, in 2 separate cases, for breaking competition law by restricting online discounting of musical instruments. The fines on the companies, Roland and (...)

29 Jun 2020

The Dutch Competition Authority extends its investigation into abuse of dominance by manufacturer of orphan drug CDCA (Leadiant)

Dutch Competition Authority • July 2020

ACM extends its investigation into orphan drug CDCA-Leadiant* The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) extends its investigation into the orphan drug CDCA manufactured by Leadiant. The investigation focuses on the question whether the manufacturer abuses a dominant position in (...)

26 Jun 2020

Innovation Economics Conference for Antitrust Lawyers #3 App Developers: The Connect Economy

Oliver Bethell, Harry Clarke, Martin d’Halluin, John Davies, Nigel Parr, Liza Lovdahl Gormsen

3rd Webinar of the « 4th Innovation Economics Conference » organised by Concurrences, in partnership with Ashurst and Compass Lexecon, with Oliver Bethell (Director - EMEA Competition, Google), Harry Clarke (Associate General Counsel, Spotify), John Davies (Executive Vice President, Compass (...)

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