Tag: Anti-competitive
UK Regulator Probes Anti-Competitive Practices In Car Recycling
UK's competition watchdog on Tuesday launched an investigation into suspected anti-competitive conduct involving a number of unnamed vehicle manufacturers and some industry bodies for...
Dutch Watchdog Rules Apple App Store Violated Payment Rules
The Netherlands antitrust authority has found that Apple’s rules requiring software developers to use its in-app payment system are anti-competitive and ordered it to...
Australian Watchdog Plans Overhaul Of M&A Laws
Australia’s competition regulator has called for a sweeping overhaul of merger laws, stating they are anti-competitive and hurt consumers, reported Bloomberg.
The laws strongly favor...
Biden Seeks To Boost Rail, Sea Shipping Competition
President Joe Biden will soon order US transportation agencies to crack down on anti-competitive conduct and unjust fees in the rail and sea shipping...
Antitrust Damages Actions in the EU: The Way Forward
By Juan Delgado (Global Economics Group)
Despite the adoption of the European Damages Directive and its transposition to national legal systems, a number of obstacles...
FTC Report Calls Apple’s Repair Policies Anti-Competitive
Apple was called out in a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report for its alleged “anti-competitive repair restrictions” that stifle independent repair businesses from...
China Orders 34 Internet Providers To Rectify Anti-Competitive Practices This Month
On Tuesday, April 13, China ordered 34 internet corporations to rectify their anti-competitive practices within the next month, signaling that Beijing’s scrutiny of its...
South Africans Complain To Watchdog About School-Branded COVID-19 Essentials
The Competition Commission of South Africa stated schools complied with their agreement to curb the uncompetitive pricing of school uniforms. However, recent complaints from...
China Unveiled Rules To Tackle Monopolistic Practices In The Internet Sector
China unveiled the official version of rules intended to root out monopolistic practices in the internet industry on Sunday, February 7, after first seeking...
Lithuania Terminates Investigation Into Anti-competitive Agreements In Construction
Konkurencijos taryba has terminated investigation into the alleged anti-competitive agreement among 7 Lithuanian and Latvian companies engaged in the production and sales of construction,...