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H3G/Orange Austria – Commission starts using UPP 13 Aug 2013 | 05:50 pm
RBB Economics On 24 July, the Commission published the non-confidential version of the decision in the Hutchison 3G Austria/Orange Austria case. The case, cleared subject to commitments following a P...
Minority Report? The EC’s public consultation on minority shareholdings 8 Aug 2013 | 09:09 pm
Baker & Mackenzie On 25 June 2013, the European Commission launched a public consultation entitled “Towards more effective EU Merger Control” in which the Commission proposes to (i) expand its powers...
The Analysis of Windowing in the US eBooks Case 8 Aug 2013 | 01:37 pm
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Over the course of July and August, private practitioners and members of DG COMP alike leave Brussels for a few well-deserved weeks of holiday rest and recuperati...
Franchise networks under siege from the Polish competition authority over alleged RPM arrangements 23 Jul 2013 | 03:45 pm
WKB Wierciński, Kwieciński, Baehr Sp. k. In its decision of 25 June 2013, the Polish competition authority (Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów, the “PCA”) has fined Sfinks Polska the amo...
Penalty for first Czech Bid Rigging Case Confirmed by Court 15 Jul 2013 | 01:46 pm
bpv Braun Partners Bid rigging has for a long time been a merely theoretical example of criminal liability in Czech Antitrust law without any actual cases decided. Until 2010 with the introduction of...
The Google Commitments – Testing Substantive Theories Through Remedy Discussion 4 Jul 2013 | 02:00 pm
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Over the last two months, the Commission has been market testing commitments that Google has offered to resolve the Commission’s pending investigation. Many have ...
Important Changes to the Antitrust Institutional Structure in Spain 4 Jul 2013 | 01:32 pm
Hogan Lovells On 5 June 2013, the Spanish Congress approved the creation of a new Spanish competition authority: the National Commission on Markets and Competition (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados ...
Committed to not Commit 20 Jun 2013 | 01:22 pm
Sidley Austin LLP Sidley Austin LLP Introduction Asking for directions is passé. Nowadays, a digital map will tell you where you are going making it quite clear that you are edging ever closer to you...
Actions for damages – a Practical Guide to the quantification of harm 17 Jun 2013 | 02:24 pm
RBB Economics RBB Economics Together with the publication of its proposed legislation to facilitate damage claims, the Commission has published a Practical Guide to the quantification of harm arising...
Time for action 13 Jun 2013 | 08:53 pm
Max Findlay Associates Max Findlay Associates The pantomime season has come early this year with the recent headline row over how oil prices are set. It is the show that has something for everyone. F...
