Tag: EC
You Made a Pledge, Then Keep Your Promise: Article 9 Commitments...
Paul McGeown, Juliette Orologas, Mar 28, 2013
Until the European Commission slapped a U.S. $730 million fine on Microsoft at the beginning of March 2013...
Critical Considerations on the Commission’s Commitment to the Commitment Procedure
Florian Wagner-von Papp, Mar 28, 2013
Article 9 Regulation (EC) 1/2003 introduced the commitment procedure into European Union ("EU") law. What was initially expected to be...
Injunctive Relief as an Antitrust Violation or as an Enforcement Tool:...
Yves Botteman, Jean-Francois Guillardeau, Mar 19, 2013
The Apple/Samsung mobile device war has been raging for quite some time. In the European Union, Samsung sought...
2013: The Wind of Change?
Ruchit Patel, Jan 15, 2013
The wind of change is blowing through this continent. Whether we like it or not ..."
2013 has the potential to...
The Great Reformer: Mario Monti’s Legacy in Article 81 and Cartel...
Margaret Bloom, Apr 01, 2005
Commissioner Mario Monti’s achievements in relation to Article 81 of the EC Treaty include three are major reforms: (1) the...
Minority Shareholdings And Interlocking Directorships: The European Union Approach
Francisco Enrique Gonzalez-Diaz, Jan 10, 2012
The debate about the antitrust treatment of minority shareholdings and interlocking directorships is certainly not new. The European Commission...
Minority Shareholdings And Interlocking Directorships: The European Union Approach
Francisco Enrique Gonzalez-Diaz, Jan 10, 2012
The debate about the antitrust treatment of minority shareholdings and interlocking directorships is certainly not new. The European Commission...
Fines for Abuse of Dominance in “High Tech” Markets
Benoit Durand, Andreas Reindl, Oct 01, 2012
Blockbuster fines have become a trademark of European Commission abuse of dominance cases. Intel's EUR 1 billion fine...
Enforcers Consideration of Compliance Programs in Europe: Are 2011 Initiatives Raising...
Nathalie Jalabert-Doury, Gillian Sproul, Feb 14, 2012
In Europe, compliance programs have been implemented by companies for many years. However, few competition authorities had clarified...
How DG Competition and U.S. DOJ Antitrust Division Hurt Compliance Efforts
Joseph Murphy, Feb 14, 2012
Compliance programs today are generally recognized as key weapons in the fight against corporate crime and wrongdoing. When the U.S....
