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EU Court of Justice Confirms That the Intel Effects-Based Approach Applies to Exclusive Dealing and Clarifies the Narrow Circumstances Under Which The Conduct of Distributors Can Engage The Liability of a Dominant Company
On 19 January 2023, the EU Court of Justice, answering questions from the Italian Council of State, confirmed that the Intel effects-based approach applies also to exclusive dealing practices and held that competition authorities must duly examine economic evidence produced by dominant undertakings. The court also held that, under certain narrow circumstances, conduct implemented by…