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The Czech Competition Authority confirms fine for resale price maintenance agreements imposed on baby products retail company (Baby Direkt)Votre recherche donne 507 résultats Augmentation des prix
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The chairman of the Office confirmed fine for resale price maintenance agreements imposed on Baby Direkt* Petr Mlsna, the Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition, upheld imposition of a fine amounting to CZK 40,793,000 on BABY DIREKT s.r.o. which entered into prohibited (...)
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The Norwegian Competition Authority warns in a statement of objections that it is considering imposing fines on three grocery store chains for collusion leading to higher prices (Norgesgruppen / Coop / Rema 1000)Anticompetitive practices may have led to higher grocery prices* The Norwegian Competition Authority warns in a Statement of Objections that it is considering imposing fines totaling 21 billion NOK on Norgesgruppen, Coop and Rema 1000. The Authority’s preliminary assessment is that the three (...) -
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The Australian Competition Authority charges a pharmaceutical ingredient company and its former director for leading a criminal cartel (Alkaloids / Christopher Kenneth Joyce)Criminal cartel charges laid against pharmaceutical ingredient company and its former export manager.* Alkaloids of Australia Pty Ltd and its former export manager, Christopher Kenneth Joyce, have each been charged with 33 criminal cartel offences, contrary to the Competition and Consumer Act (...) -
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The Mexican Competition Authority issues warnings about the consequences of a possible price increase resulting from agreements between competitors in the food production sectorCOFECE warns several associations of tortilla producers about the consequences of a possible price increase if this is the result of an agreement between competitors* The price established by each tortilla producer must be an individual determination COFECE’s Investigative Authority could (...) -
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The Polish Competition Authority conducts dawn raids and initiates explanatory proceedings against pharmaceutical wholesalers for allegations of exchange of information and price fixing (Neuca Spółka Akcyjna / Przedsiębiorstwo Dystrybucji Farmaceutycznej Slawex / Farmacol Serwis / Farmacol Logistyka)Do pharmaceutical wholesalers increase drug prices by exchanging information?* Could unfair market practices, resulting in higher drug prices and restriction of competition, be facilitated by the IT systems used by pharmaceutical wholesalers? President of UOKiK Tomasz Chróstny has initiated (...) -
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The Slovenian Competition Authority opens a procedure against four gas companies for prohibited restrictive agreement and concerted practice (Butan plin / INA Slovenija / Istrabenz plini / Plinarna Maribor)The Agency has commenced a procedure in order to establish a prohibited restrictive agreement or concerted practice between the undertakings Butan plin, d.d., Ljubljana, INA Slovenija, d.o.o., Istrabenz plini d.o.o. and Plinarna Maribor d.o.o.* The Slovenian Competition Protection Agency, (...) -
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Croatia: Topical issues in the current competition lawThis paper discusses current developments in competition law in Croatia by reviewing some of the most relevant issues in these unprecedented times. One of them concerns the recent decisions of the Croatian Constitutional Court by which several judgments of the Administrative Court were quashed. (...) -
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The Russian Competition Authority finds a telecom company guilty of abusing its dominant position to unreasonably increase tariffs for communication services (Tele 2)The FAS Russia: Tele 2 Unreasonably Increased Tariffs for Communication Services* T2 Mobile has increased the cost of providing mobile services on a number of tariff plans from May 12, 2020 On October 20, the FAS Russia found a violation of antimonopoly law in the company’s actions. Earlier, (...) -
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UK & Covid-19: An overview of the competition policy and leading casesAn outbreak of COVID-19 pneumonia was detected in Wuhan, China and reported to the World Health Organisation on 31 December 2019 and characterised as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. In the absence of either a treatment or a vaccine, Government advice on social distancing, concerns about disruption (...) -
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The Serbian Competition Authority investigates the existence of resale price maintenance practices by an importer and distributor of coffee machines (SF1 Coffee)Commission Institutes Another Proceedings on the Consumer Electronics Market* The Commission for Protection of Competition instituted antitrust proceedings ex officio and carried out a dawn raid at business premises of company SF1 Coffee d.o.o., a Nespresso importer and distributor, to (...) -
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The French Competition Authority sanctions three professional organisations for anticompetitive practices in the wine sector (AVA / GPNVA / CIVA)Alsace wines: The Autorité sanctions three professional organisations for anticompetitive practices* Following evidence and documents sent by the French Directorate General for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF), the Autorité sanctioned two trade associations, the (...) -
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The Irish Competition Authority issues preliminary findings to organisations under investigation in the private motor insurance sector (AIG Europe / Allianz / AXA / Aviva / FBD / Brokers Ireland / AA)CCPC issues preliminary findings to organisations under investigation in the private motor insurance sector* The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has today issued preliminary findings to five insurers, an insurance industry trade association and an insurance broker: AIG (...) -
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The Russian Competition Authority detects a collusion for 1.5 billion rubles in the coal supply market (PJSC TGC-2 / JSC Arhoblenergo / LLC TEC)FAS Russia detected collusion for 1.5 billion rubles in the coal supply market* The Commission of the FAS Russia recognized PJSC TGC-2, JSC Arhoblenergo and LLC TEC as violating the antimonopoly legislatio. The companies restricted competition by entering into agreements with each other and (...) -
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The Polish Competition Authority fines six manufacturers of wooden railroad sleepers for bid rigging (Track Tec / Kolejowe Zakłady Nawierzchniowe / Sleeper Treatment Plant in Czeremcha / Sleeper Treatment Plant in Koźmin Wielkopolski / ThyssenKrupp / Trade-Port)Bid rigging - decision of the president of UOKiK* President of UOKiK Tomasz Chróstny imposed a fine of over PLN 13.5 million on six manufacturers of wooden railroad sleepers. The entrepreneurs entered into a bid rigging for the delivery of products for PKP PLK. The following entrepreneurs (...) -
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The Spanish Competition Authority fines 33 school transport companies and one association for creating a school transport cartel (School transport cartel / Asociación Navarra de Empresarios del Transporte por Carretera y Logística)The CNMC fines 33 school transport companies and one association for creating a school transport cartel in Navarre* The companies conspired to share the school transport by zones and deceive the School Board of the Government of Navarre, driving up the prices of the service for 8 years. The (...) -
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The Spanish Competition Authority fines 33 school transport companies and one association with €3.36 million for creating a school transport cartel (School transport cartel / Asociación Navarra de Empresarios del Transporte por Carretera y Logística)On 9 September 2020, the Spanish Competition Authority (“CNMC”) imposed fines totalling € 3.36 million on 33 school transport companies and fined one association € 15,000 for their involvement in a bid-rigging cartel in the school transport sector in the region of Navarre from 1 December 2013 until (...) -
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The Auckland High Court fines $4 million real estate agencies for price-fixing (Lodge / Monarch)Hamilton real estate agencies to pay $4 million for price fixing* The Auckland High Court has ordered Hamilton-based Lodge Real Estate Limited (Lodge) to pay $2.1 million and Monarch Real Estate Limited (Monarch) to pay $1.9 million for engaging in price-fixing in breach of the Commerce Act. (...) -
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The US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia indicts ready-mix concrete company and individuals for price-fixing and bid-rigging (Evans Concrete)Ready-Mix Concrete Company And Individuals Indicted For Fixing Prices And Rigging Bids In Violation Of Antitrust Laws* A federal grand jury returned an indictment against one company and four individuals for their roles in a long-running conspiracy to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate markets (...) -
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Measuring unilateral effects under data scarcity: A merger case in South AfricaIn this paper, we use a differentiated-products setup to assess the impact on competition of a merger between Greif and Rheem South Africa. Both parties are active in the industrial packaging products sector. The parties’ activities overlap, among others, in the production of large steel drums. (...) -
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The Russian Competition Authority finds two companies active in the coal and steel industry to have entered into a cartel agreement on the exchange trading of petroleum products (Solid-Commodity Markets / A-Oil)Russia’s First Antimonopoly Cartel Case On The Stock Exchange* Solid-Commodity Markets JSC and A-OIL LLC were found guilty of entering into a cartel agreement on the exchange trading of petroleum products in 2018 The significance of the case for antimonopoly and judicial practice was presented (...) -
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Interdiction : L’Autorité de la concurrence adopte sa première décision d’interdiction (Soditroy / Association des Centres Distributeurs E. Leclerc)L’Autorité de la concurrence a, pour la première fois, interdit une opération de concentration le 28 août dernier. Une première, ça compte. On la voudrait exemplaire. Parfois, on est déçu. Le secteur concerné est celui du commerce de détail à dominante alimentaire. La ville concernée est Troyes. Les (...) -
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The US DoJ charges a seventh generic drug manufacturer in ongoing criminal price-fixing investigation (Teva Pharmaceuticals)Seventh Generic Drug Manufacturer Is Charged In Ongoing Criminal Antitrust Investigation* Consumers Were Allegedly Overcharged at Least $350 Million Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. (Teva) has been charged with conspiring to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate customers for generic drugs, the (...) -
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The French Competition Authority launches a market consultation to assess the proposal of a company in the toy retail sector to modify its pricing policy (Lego)Lego proposes commitments to the Autorité to modify its pricing policy* The Autorité launches a market consultation to assess this proposal. Cdiscount and EMC Distribution (Casino Group’s reference listing offices) lodged a complaint with the Autorité de la concurrence regarding practices (...) -
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The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upholds a lower Court’s ruling certifying a class of pharmaceutical drug purchasers alleging that the defendant engaged in anticompetitive behaviour to maintain its monopoly over a drug (Suboxone / Indivior)On July 28, 2020, a Third Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously upheld a lower court ruling certifying a class of Suboxone purchasers who alleged that the defendant Indivior Inc. engaged in anticompetitive behavior to maintain its monopoly over the drug. The Third Circuit panel rejected (...) -
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Électricité : La Commission de régulation de l’énergie souligne les effets négatifs induits par le dépassement du plafond de l’accès régulé à l’électricité nucléaire historique (ARENH) et recommande de relever ou de supprimer ce plafond sans délaiConformément aux dispositions de l’article R. 336-39 du Code de l’énergie, lorsque le niveau global des demandes adressées par les fournisseurs alternatifs au régulateur dans le cadre du dispositif de l’accès régulé à l’électricité nucléaire historique (ARENH) dépasse le plafond, la Commission de régulation (...) -
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COVID-19 : La CEPC invite les acteurs de la chaîne d’approvisionnement alimentaire au dialogue et à la recherche de solutions amiables pour surmonter les difficultés liées à la pandémie de COVID-19Alors que l’on entame déjà les négociations commerciales pour l’établissement des accords de 2021, la CEPC a mis en ligne sur son site internet une recommandation qui ambitionne de « guider les professionnels concernés dans les difficultés éventuelles d’application des contrats en cours du fait de la (...) -
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The EU Commission starts a market test on the proposed commitments offered by a pharmaceutical company to address the Commission’s concerns over excessive pricing for a range of off-patent cancer medicines (Aspen)Today, the European Commission (the Commission) started a market test inviting comments from interested parties on commitments offered by Aspen Pharmacare Holdings (Aspen) to address the Commission’s concerns over excessive pricing for a range of off-patent cancer medicines (see, attached (...) -
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The EU Commission invites parties to submit comments regarding a pharma company and its excessive pricing (Aspen)On 14 July 2020, the Commission invited interested parties to submit comments on the commitments offered by global pharma company Aspen to address competition concerns in relation to Aspen’s excessive pricing for six critical off-patent cancer medicines in several national markets (excluding (...) -
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The Mexican Competition Authority calls for multiple national regulators to adopt measures to increase competition in the gasoline marketsThe implementation of regulation in gasoline markets should incentivize competition in order to reduce its final price to the public: COFECE* The Commission issued an opinion where it proposes that SENER, SE, CRE and CONAMER adopt measures to increase competition in the gasoline markets. The (...) -
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The South African Competition Tribunal publishes its written reasons to penalize a pharmaceutical chain for excessive pricing (Dis-Chem)South Africa’s Second Price Gouging Case: Dis-Chem Penalised For Excessive Pricing re Face Masks* On 14 July 2020, the South African Competition Tribunal published its written reasons in relation to its decision to penalize Dis-Chem (a large pharmaceutical chain in South Africa) for (...) -
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The UK Competition Authority publishes a third update on its COVID-19 taskforceThe CMA has published a third update from its COVID-19 taskforce, which monitors and responds to competition and consumer problems arising from the pandemic.* As part of the taskforce’s work, it has been asking the public for information about businesses behaving unfairly, for example regarding (...) -
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The General Court’s CK Telecoms ruling: Is Three the New Magic Number? Towards a re-assessment of unilateral effects in merger reviewWebinar 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 (...) -
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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)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 (...) -
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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 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 (...) -
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Innovation Economics Conference for Antitrust Lawyers #3 App Developers: The Connect Economy3rd 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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The New Zealand Competition Authority fines a pharmacy $344,000 and its director $50,000 for price fixing (Prices Pharmacy 2011 / Stuart Hebberd)Nelson pharmacy fined $344,000 and director $50,000 for price-fixing* The Wellington High Court has ordered Prices Pharmacy 2011 Limited and a director of the company, Stuart Hebberd, to pay fines of $344,000 and $50,000 respectively, after they admitted engaging in price-fixing in breach of (...) -
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The Indian Competition Authority finds four automotive and industrial bearing companies to have engaged in price-fixing and directs them to cease and desist from their collusive behaviour (Schaeffler / SKF / NEI / Tata)The Competition Commission of India (CCI) recently found National Engineering Industries Ltd. (NEI), Schaeffler India Ltd. (Schaeffler), SKF India Ltd. (SKF) and Tata Steel Ltd., Bearing Division (Tata) (collectively, OPs) to have collusively fixed the prices of automotive and industrial (...) -
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The EU General Court annuls the Commission’s decision to block the proposed merger in the UK sector of the mobile telephony market (Telefónica UK / Hutchison 3G UK)The General Court annuls the Commission’s decision to block the proposed acquisition of Telefónica UK by Hutchison 3G UK in the sector of the mobile telephony market* On 11 May 2016, [1] the Commission adopted a decision in which it blocked, under the Merger Regulation, [2] the proposed (...) -
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The EU General Court annuls the Commission’s decision prohibiting an oligopolistic merger between two mobile network operators in the telecommunication sector on the basis that it did not result in the creation or strengthening of a dominant position (Hutchison / Telefónica UK)On 28 May 2020 the General Court handed down its ruling in CK Telecoms UK Investment Ltd v European Commission (Case T-399/16) in which it annulled the EU Commission’s decision which prohibited the proposed acquisition by CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd (Hutchison) of Telefónica Europe plc (O2). The (...) -
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The EU General Court annuls the Commission’s prohibition of a merger between two of UK’s four mobile network operators after finding errors in the analysis of alleged anticompetitive effects whilst conducting its acquisition review (Telefónica UK / Hutchison 3G UK)Firm Thought Leadership In what is destined to rank as one of the most significant judicial knockbacks of the European Commission (“Commission”) in the area of merger control for many years, the EU’s General Court (“Court”) has annulled the decision by the Commission in 2016 to prohibit the merger (...) -
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The EU General Court annuls the Commission’s decision prohibiting a proposed acquisition between two telecom operators with potentially significant implications for the EU merger control policy (Telefónica UK / Hutchison 3G UK)1. SUMMARY On 28 May 2020, the EU’s General Court handed down a ruling annulling the European Commission’s decision prohibiting the proposed acquisition of Telefónica UK (“O2”) by Hutchison 3G UK (“Three”). The ruling has potentially significant implications for mergers in the telecoms sector, as (...) -
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The EU General Court overturns the EU Commission’s prohibition of a mobile telecommunications merger (Telefónica UK / Hutchison 3G UK)In a landmark Judgment delivered on May 28, the General Court overturned the European Commission’s 2016 prohibition of the Three/O2 UK mobile telecommunications merger. The Judgment raises the bar for the Commission in respect of (1) the legal standard the Commission must meet; (2) the closeness (...) -
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The EU General Court annuls the Commission’s decision prohibiting the acquisition of two telecommunication companies (Telefónica UK / Hutchison 3G UK)1. Summary On 28 May 2020, the EU General Court handed down a ruling annulling the European Commission’s (“Commission”) decision prohibiting the proposed acquisition of Telefónica UK (“O2”) by Hutchison 3G UK (“Three”). The ruling has potentially significant implications for mergers in the telecoms (...) -
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The Danish Competition Authority conditionally clears an acquisition in the natural gas sector subject to the divestment of 107,000 consumers (SEAS-NVE / Ørsted)On 28 May 2020, the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority (DCCA) received a complete notification of SEAS-NVE A/S’ (SEAS-NVE) acquisition of control of several subsidiaries of Ørsted A/S. Based on an overall assessment, the DCCA assessed that the merger would give rise to unilateral effects (...) -
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The OECD issues note on exploitative pricing in the time of COVID-19One of the many consequences of the COVID-19 crisis is the disruption of supply chains. Together with increased demand, this has led to shortages in a number of essential products. These shortages are influencing the behaviour of firms and may have led to potentially exploitative prices in some (...) -
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The Amsterdam Court of Appeal rules that an online real estate platform has not abused its dominance by inter alia self-preferencing the ranking of online advertisements (VBO / NVM / Funda)On 26 May 2020, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal (“Court”) delivered its judgment in a dispute between the real estate association VBO Makelaars (“VBO”) versus the Dutch Association of Real Estate Agents (“NVM”) over the online real estate platform of Funda Real Estate (“Funda”). The Court assumed that (...) -
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The Amsterdam Court of Appeal dismisses a claim that a real estate agent association’s self-preferencing strategy is abusive because the competitive position remained unaffected (VBO / NVM / Funda)On 26 May 2020, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal (the “Court”) handed down its judgment in the dispute between the real estate agent association VBO (“VBO”) and Funda Real Estate (“Funda”) and the Dutch Association of Real Estate Agents (“NVM”). The Court upheld the judgment of the District Court finding (...) -
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The Amsterdam Court of Appeal rules that there is no abuse of dominance by one of the largest estate agencies in the Netherlands (VBO / NVM / Funda)In its judgment, on the 26th May 2020, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal (‘the Court’) ruled that there is no abuse of Funda’s dominant position. The Court hereby dismissed the claim which had been filed by VBO Estate Agents in The Netherlands against Funda. This judgment ended a six-year-old dispute (...) -
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The UK Competition Authority publishes a second update from its COVID-19 taskforceUpdate on CMA COVID-19 Taskforce* The CMA has published a second update from its COVID-19 Taskforce, which monitors and responds to competition and consumer problems arising from the pandemic. As part of the Taskforce’s work, it is asking the public for information about businesses behaving (...) -
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Exploitative abuses, price gouging & COVID-19: The cases pursued by EU and national competition authoritiesThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to extreme demand and price volatility for certain products, as well as fluctuations in firms’ costs. As firms struggle to manage these changes, agencies are aggressively seeking to show they are preventing consumer exploitation—for example, as a result of (...)
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