On 24 September 2024, the European Commission adopted its first decision under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”)....more
On March 9, the European Commission adopted a series of measures to foster investment and financing the transition to climate neutrality and a net-zero industry in the EU.
To this end, the Commission has...more
4/17/2023
/ Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Member State ,
Net Zero ,
Project Finance ,
Renewable Energy ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Startups
On the 13 July 2022, the General Court upheld the European Commission’s decision to accept a referral from Member States under Article 22 of the EU Regulation n°139/2004 on merger control (“EUMR”) to review a deal that fell...more
On May 10 2022, the EU Commission adopted the new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and Vertical Guidelines. The regulation includes several significant new developments including readjusting the safe harbour and providing...more
5/13/2022
/ Competition ,
Contract Terms ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Exclusivity ,
Exclusivity Clauses ,
Member State ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Safe Harbors ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
V-BER (Vertical Block Exemption Regulation) ,
Vertical Agreement
This Newsletter of the Competition and Distribution team of BCLP's Paris office features some of the key developments of the last quarter. In this newsletter:
..To enable national authorities to better apprehend killer...more
12/3/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
France ,
French Competition Authority ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
Netherlands