New framework for resale price maintenance analysis in China
…that the Chinese marketplace as such is not yet fully developed and the market’s self-healing function is still weak. Against this background and taking into account that China is still…
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Is it taking too long?: An Analysis of the Turkish Competition Authority’s Individual Exemption Assessments
…filing provision in the Competition Act, entities are conducting self-assessment when deciding whether an agreement can benefit from individual exemption or not. With this ease on entities to decide when…
World Competition Law and Economics Review, volume 42, issue 1, 2019
…selfreporting the agreement. Both groups of respondents answered that in 16–19% of the situations they would continue the agreement and not apply for leniency/advice to so do (The authors thank…
ACM announces stricter enforcement of vertical and horizontal restraints and publishes guidelines
…impact on the enforcement of the competition rules in the Netherlands. Guidelines on vertical restraints In itself, the guidelines on vertical restraints do at first sight not seem to contain…
Bundeskartellamt hits „don’t like“-button on Facebook
…option. The FCO weighs the user interest to have control over its personal data and the fundamental right of so-called informational self-determination higher than Facebook’s interests to collect and match…
Dutch Government Publishes Discussion Paper on Online Platforms and the Need for Additional Regulation: Input Requested Before 3 February 2019
…and tacit collusion. Although tacit collusion is not prohibited, it can have adverse effects on consumers. Moreover, in theory, self-learning algorithms could become cartels in the future, even without human…
Competition enforcement in the EU: Public affairs’ strategies and transparency in the EU decision-making process
…the European Public Affairs Consultancy Association (EPACA)[6], initiated their activities formalizing the long-standing code of conduct applying to the lobbying profession and establishing self-regulatory structures for enforcing it. In addition,…
Latest (economic) thinking on competitive impact of pricing algorithms – paper by UK’s Competition and Markets Authority
…it in a way that can be assessed. The complex self-learning algorithms have been the subject of a lot of debate but the CMA points out the significance of the…
The proposal for a Directive on unfair trading practices in food: an end to a fragmented regulatory landscape?
…laws. Self-regulation no more In addition to public law measures, private initiatives have also sprung up with the aim to regulate relations in the food supply chain. The most…
PPF Mergers in Bulgaria – a Tale of Double Standard
…competition watchdog to be appraised under the “smell test” itself. In this blog post we comment on the rationale as expressed in the CPC’s blocking decision in the PPF/Nova merger,…