Second Commission FDI Report Reflects Consolidation of EU Framework
…State, with a copy to the Commission. The Commission must then notify the other Member States and may issue an opinion itself. A Member State may request the Commission to…
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Abuse of dominance, Amazon, Digital markets, Digital Markets Act, European Commission, European Union, National competition authorities (NCAs), Ne bis in idem
An Inverse Analysis of the DMA: Amazon’s Proposed Commitments to the European Commission
…be caused because of the mere applicability of the self-executing obligations of article 5 of the DMA. For instance, the obligation imposed by virtue of article 5(9) on the online…
Sport arbitration and competition law: Long-awaited verdict of the Bundesverfassungsgericht gives Pechstein new hope
…in 2014, the Higher Regional Court of Munich (OLG München) in 2015 declared itself competent and considered the arbitration clause to be invalid pursuant to § 19 of the German…
The Digital Markets Act – We gonna catch ‘em all?
…The Market Power Study and the Commission Competition Law 4.0 Report) a tendency towards market concentration. Due to direct and indirect network effects, each of which is self-reinforcing in positive…
New Draft Sustainability Guidelines for the New Austrian Sustainability Exemption
…informal guidance if doubts remain after self-assessing using these Guidelines. Conclusion Overall, the Guidelines are welcomed as they clarify how to assess ecological/environmental sustainability agreements under the new Austrian…
New EU competition rules for distribution agreements
…but these agreements require individual assessment pursuant to Article 101(3) TFEU. The Vertical Guidelines aim to help companies to self-assess whether their agreements are covered by the VBER or may…
Israel: Boycott of a Tender as Anticompetitive Conduct
…the Competition Law as an arrangement made between persons conducting business, whereby at least one of the parties restricts itself in a manner that may prevent or reduce competition in…
Anticompetitive agreements, Antitrust, Collusion, Economics, European Commission, Guidelines, Horizontal, Joint Bidding, Pharmaceuticals, Price fixing, Restriction by object
DG COMP’s 2022 draft horizontal guidelines – comments & suggestions
…The special protection of workers’ rights in the context of EU competition policy is also reflected in the Commission’s forthcoming guidance on the right to collective bargaining for solo self-employed….
Ne Bis in Idem: The Final Word?
…part to promote competition in postal services, the distinction between these objectives is not self-evident. The CJEU did not elaborate on this point, which might pave the way for authorities…
Competition Law in Times of War: Response to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
…undertakings can draw on their previous practices while performing self-assessment or addressing the competition authorities through informal procedures. However, one must not expect the competition agencies to abandon their active…