What Fine Should Be Imposed to Intel for the So-called Naked Restrictions After the Annulation of the Part of the Decision Relating to Loyalty Rebates?
On 22 September 2023, the European Commission adopted a decision imposing a fine of €376.36 million on microprocessor manufacturer Intel. This decision relates to the facts that had already been sanctioned in an earlier decision of 13 May 2009. How can this apparent inconsistency be explained? In fact, the first decision was annulled in January…