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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
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CJEU Clarifies Scope of Personal Data in EDPS v SRB Decision

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The Single Resolution Board ("SRB") transferred pseudonymized comments from data subjects to Deloitte without informing them. The European Data Protection Supervisor ("EDPS") found a violation of information duties applicable...more

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EU Court Upholds EU-US Data Flows in Latombe v Commission

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Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Commission can issue “adequacy” decisions allowing data to be transferred from the EU to a non-EEA country without additional security measures such as...more

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EU Court Upholds Data Privacy Framework Despite Challenge: Implications for Transatlantic Data Transfers

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Key point: The European General Court has upheld the European Commission’s adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, confirming that the United States ensures an adequate level of protection for personal data...more

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EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: Navigating the Legal Landscape After the General Court’s Verdict

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On September 3, the General Court of the European Union published its much-anticipated judgment in Latombe v. Commission (Case T-553/23), rejecting the challenge to the European Commission’s 2023 adequacy decision for...more

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EU General Court Upholds EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

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On September 3, 2025, the General Court of the European Union dismissed an action for annulment brought by a French member of Parliament against the European Commission's decision recognizing the adequacy of the level of...more

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Transatlantic data transfers: EU General Court upholds Data Privacy Framework

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On 3 September 2025, the General Court (GC) of the European Union's Court of Justice dismissed claims in Latombe v. Commission to annul the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). ...more

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Interpreting EU Sanctions: The Court of Justice enters the debate

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Historically, the majority of sanctions cases before the EU Courts have been “de-listing” cases—actions by individuals or entities seeking to annul their designation on the EU Asset Freeze. These cases have offered little...more

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Automated Decision Making: An EU Decision and its Implications for US Law

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A recent EU court decision demonstrates a subtle difference between EU and US privacy laws, and may ultimately influence how US laws are interpreted. The decision of the EU General Court emanated from a court proceeding in...more

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ECJ confirms no higher standard for blocking mergers short of dominance

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On 13 July 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) gave judgment on the long-running litigation between CK Hutchison and the European Commission (EC), arising out of the EC’s 2016 decision to prohibit CK Hutchison (owner of...more

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EU General Court Backs the European Commission’s Right to Review Non-Reportable Deals

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The EU General Court (“General Court”) has confirmed that the European Commission (“Commission”) can examine deals that do not trigger merger control thresholds in the EU or any EEA Member State following a referral request...more

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One Stop Shop Called Into Question – EU General Court Confirms the European Commission’s Stance On Referrals of Non-Notifiable...

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The EU General Court (“General Court”) has confirmed that the European Commission (“Commission”) can examine deals that do not trigger merger control thresholds in the EU or any EEA Member State[1] following a referral...more

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The EU General Court confirms the Commission's jurisdiction to review transactions that do not meet any national thresholds

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In its judgment of 13 July 2022, the EU General Court confirmed that transactions that do not meet EU or Member State thresholds can be referred by national competition authorities to the European Commission (the...more

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EU General Court confirms European Commission's Article 22 EUMR referral policy

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On 13 July 2022, the General Court of the European Union confirmed the European Commission's jurisdiction to review the Illumina/Grail transaction following a referral pursuant to Article 22 EUMR. The judgment is an important...more

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Intel v. Commission: Victory for Companies, Loss for Commission

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On 26 January 2022 the General Court (GC) issued its latest judgment in the Intel case, faulting fundamental aspects of the Commission’s original decision almost 13 years prior. The judgment’s findings are promising for...more

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EU General Court demands a vigorous effects-based analysis for rebates cases and annuls the European Commission’s Intel decision...

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On 26 January 2022, the EU's General Court (GC) annulled the European Commission's (EC) €1.06 billion fine on Intel for abusing a dominant position with its rebate schemes. The judgment demonstrates that the European Courts...more

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EU General Court Clarifies Rules on Gun Jumping

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On September 22, 2021, the EU General Court (GC) upheld a decision from the European Commission (Commission) by which it fined telecommunications operator Altice for gun jumping (T-425/18, Altice Europe v Commission). In...more

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‘Pay-for-Delay’ Agreements can be Restrictions of Competition by their very Nature

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On 25 March 2021 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) dismissed all the appeals brought by Danish pharmaceutical company H. Lundbeck A/S (Lundbeck) and five generic manufacturers against the judgments of the General Court of...more

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Annual European Competition Review 2020

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McDermott’s Annual European Competition Review summarizes key developments in European competition rules. During the previous year, several new regulations, notices and guidelines were issued by the European Commission. There...more

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EU General Court rules sports associations cannot stop athletes from competing in third-party events

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On 16 December 2020, the General Court largely confirmed the European Commission’s Decision according to which the International Skating Union’s (the “ISU”) rules on eligibility are contrary to EU competition law....more

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Brussels Regulatory Brief: October 2020

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ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The General Court of The EU Squashes the Commission's Inspection Decisions to Raid the French Mass Retail Sector - The European Commission (Commission), if it has reason to suspect a company is...more

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EUROPE – The General Court Limits the Scope of “Satisfactory Methods” That Must Be Compared for Orphan Drug Designation

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On 23 September 2020, in a landmark case, Medac v Commission, the trial-level General Court (“GC”) of the European Union (“EU”) annulled the decision of the European Commission (“EU Commission”) that had withdrawn the orphan...more

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EU Court Rules Cannabis Trademark Unregistrable as Contrary to Public Policy

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The General Court of the European Union ruled on December 12 that the Cannabis Store Amsterdam logo was unregistrable as violative of public policy and morality because it would encourage illegal activity. This decision is...more

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International Arbitration, Investment Protection and EU State Aid Rules: the General Court of the EU Annuls the European...

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In a long-awaited ruling of June 18, 2019, the General Court of the EU (GCEU) annulled the European Commission’s State aid 2015 decision in the Micula case (joined cases T-624/15, T-694/15 and T-704/15). The factual...more

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General Court Annuls European Commission Decision on Belgian Excess Profit Exemption System

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On 14 February 2019, the General Court of the European Union (GCEU) annulled the decision of the European Commission (Commission) on the Belgian excess profit exemption system (SA.37667) in its entirety on the ground that the...more

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Annual EU Competition Review 2018

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CARTELS & RESTRICTIVE AGREEMENTS - CJEU’S EYE-OPENING RULING ON ANTITRUST COMPLIANCE AND OFF-LABEL MISINFORMATION – C 179/16, HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE AND OTHERS V AGCM, 23 JANUARY 2018 – On 23 January 2018, the CJEU...more

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