…(para. 139) set out five factors to take into account in the foreclosure analysis, including the coverage (what market share was covered by the rebates) and the rebates’ duration. For…
…given an administrative fine of TRY 2,7 billion (approximately EUR 336 million)[6], which is a record for total amount of fine imposed by the TCA. Discount Practices/Rebates Although desirable…
…offender, the relevant facts and the protected legal interest. Background Bpost Bpost was fined first by Belgium’s postal watchdog, which found that Bpost’s rebate system breached sectoral postal rules,…
…on Aspen. Yet, at the same time, the Commitments impose a form of restorative justice by providing for “transitory rebates”. Effectively, these reimburse national payors for the higher prices paid…
…case is under review/reassessment by the TCA. Discount practices/ rebates Although being very common in business, and may in fact bring about efficienciesfor customers and consumers, drebates may also…
…a single economic entity among them, and, on the other, the application of the as-efficient competitor test in instances different from exclusivity and loyalty-inducing rebates (analysed by the Court of…
…discretionary rebate scheme. According to the decision, this uncertainty was unduly restricting the independent resellers’ commercial freedom and was likely to force them out of the market. Conclusion At…
…measures in a relatively straightforward abuse case. The Commission investigated Broadcom for exclusivity practices, exclusivity-inducing rebates and other advantages, bundling, abusive IP-related strategies and interoperability concerns. The commitments more-or-less address…
…erred in failing to examine all of Intel’s arguments concerning the way the Commission had conducted an “as efficient competitor” test, in order to show whether the rebate schemes at…
…anti-monopolization rules is nonetheless still ongoing. The CNMC initiated the following dominance probes in 2019: Against Correos, Spain’s former postal monopolist, for allegedly applying below cost exclusionary rebates.[16] Against Merck,…
