The judgment rejects the European Commission’s expansive re-interpretation of the European Union Merger Regulation, stressing the need for legal certainty in line with the EU legislature’s intent....more
9/9/2024
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Competition Authorities ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Jurisdiction ,
Jurisdictional Thresholds ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
Threshold Requirements
The European Commission (EC) has published draft antitrust guidelines on exclusionary abuses (the Draft Guidelines) and is conducting a public consultation to gather feedback....more
9/5/2024
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Competition ,
Consultation ,
Draft Guidance ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Exclusionary Authority ,
Global Market ,
Multi-Factor Test ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
Latham’s Antitrust & Competition Practice provides insight on the current state of enforcement, including more expansive views of what constitutes a cartel, enhanced detection tools, and what to expect next....more
7/3/2024
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Cooperation ,
Dawn Raids ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Authority ,
European Commission ,
Evidence ,
Leniency Programs ,
OECD
The European Commission (EC) has revamped the 1997 Commission Notice on the definition of the relevant market for the purposes of Community competition law (the 1997 Notice), and conducted a public consultation to gather...more
The European Commission (EC) has published a draft revised Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and Vertical Guidelines (the Guidelines) for public consultation. The draft revised VBER and Guidelines are an important...more
7/13/2021
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Competition Authorities ,
Consultation ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
Digital Single Market ,
E-Commerce ,
EU ,
European Digital Strategy ,
Online Platforms ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Safe Harbors ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER)