Under the draft law, the FCO could impose behavioural and structural remedies following a sector inquiry without finding an infringement of German or EU competition law.
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs...more
The Digitalization Act, which entered into force on January 19, 2021, substantially extends the scope of German antitrust law to tackle presumed enforcement challenges in the digital economy and raises merger control...more
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The European Commission is seeking feedback on introducing regulations or guidance to ensure that EU competition law rules do not prevent self-employed workers from collectively bargaining.
On 6 January 2020, the European...more
Six key takeaways for COVID-19 Restructurings and Antitrust -
The COVID-19 crisis has led, and will continue to lead, to enterprise-threatening financial difficulties for many firms in many industries. In a worst-case...more
Whereas COVID-19 is likely to delay review timelines of many M&A deals, it may also make some approvals easier.
Key Points:
..COVID-19 will undoubtedly impact review timelines of mergers. Competition authorities may ask...more
USA als Vorreiter und Vorwirkung für Unternehmen in Deutschland -
Für das US-Kartellrecht kann diese Frage neuerdings mit einem klaren Ja beantwortet werden. Ein „effektives“ Kartellrechts-Compliance-Programm kann in den...more
Proposed legislative amendment to include changes to merger control thresholds, dominance test, parental liability, and to implement EU private damage directive.
This Client Alert focuses on amendments to merger control,...more