Tag: European Commission
EU: ChemChina, Syngenta submit remedy proposals to antitrust watchdog
China National Chemical and Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta AG have proposed remedies to the European Union's competition watchdog to address concerns over...
EU: Dow-DuPont merger review ‘Still Very Open,’ Vestager says
Dow Chemical and DuPont face a “still very open” outcome from a European Union antitrust review of their $60 billion merger, EU Competition Commissioner...
Mobile Fixation? A Review of Recent EC Decisions in the Telecoms...
By Sascha Schubert -
The EU telecoms sector has gone through several years of intense M&A activity, characterized by horizontal 4:3 mobile consolidation on the one...
Telecoms Mergers under the EU Merger Regulation: A New Frame of...
By Antonio Bavasso & Dominic Long -
The Commission has developed a rich decisional practice in response to a wave of consolidation in the telecoms sector....
The Advent of 5G: Should Technological Evolution Lead to Regulatory Revolution?
By Peter Alexiadis & Tony Shortall -
A question which the authors seek to address is whether the broad political commitment to fulfilling 5G objectives across...
Rebates: Formalism, Effects and the Real World
By Lia Vitzilaiou -
Rebates by dominant undertakings are a controversial area in competition law. While they can be part of genuine price competition and lead...
Interim Relief And Protection Of Confidential Information In Eu Cartel Decisions:...
By Kyriakos Fountoukakos & Camille Puech-Baron -
Imagine you are the lawyer advising a multinational company that was sanctioned by the European Commission for participating...
Has the Dust Settled for Cartel Settlements?
By Marieke Datema & Chris Bryant -
This article examines some of the issues that have arisen in relation to the European Commission’s settlement procedure and how settlement cases...
Cracks in the Finish: Affirming Fundamental Rights in the Cement Cartel...
By Kyle Le Croy -
This paper summarizes the recent judgment of Court of Justice of the European Union in the Cement Cartel case. The Court affirmed that...
Mega-Mergers: Key Considerations to Take to Get your Deal Through
By Nikolaos Peristerakis, Tom McGrath & Fay Zhou -
While there appears to be a consensus among regulators and practitioners that “big is not necessarily bad”...