Tag: Germany
New Enforcement Tool Against Abusive Market Conduct
By: Lars Mesenbrink and Julius Schradin (Antitrust Watch)
In a nutshell:
What’s new?Introduction of the Concept of Intermediation Power: A dominant position can as of now also result from...
Germany Seeks Deal With Biden on Controversial Pipeline
Germany wants to make a deal with the US in order to complete the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas project that has caused friction...
A Game Changer for Germany’s Competition Practice: Compliance Defense and Sweeping...
By Christian Ritz1 & Dr. Hubertus Weber (Hogan Lovells)2
On January 19, 2021, the 10th amendment to the German Act against Restraints of Competition (Gesetz...
Happy New GWB!
By: Philipp Bongartz (D'Kart)
With the votes of the Grand Coalition of CDU, CSU and SPD as well as the Greens, an impressive move was...
Germany Deepens Facebook & Oculus Probe
Germany’s antitrust regulator announced on Thursday, January 28, that it was extending the scope of its abuse proceedings against Facebook related to the links...
Systems Competition – China’s Challenge to the Competition Order: Do we...
By Dr. Thorsten Käseberg & Dr. Sophie Gappa (German Federal Government)1
I. Introduction: A Systemic Challenge to the Competition Order
The European Union, and Germany in...
Parallels and Diverging Approaches in the UK and German Supreme Courts’...
In this paper, I discuss the German Federal Court of Justice’s decision in Sisvel v. Haier and the UK Supreme Court decision in Unwired...
EU Approves Germany’s Coronavirus “Umbrella” Scheme
The European Commission has approved a German “umbrella” scheme to support the uncovered fixed costs of companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme...
German Federal Cabinet’s Draft for Amendments to the Act Against Restraints...
By Dr. Raphael Reims (Willkie Farr & Gallagher)1
(I) Tenth Amendment to the Act Against Restraints on Competition
On October 19, 2020, the German Federal Cabinet...
German Cartel Office Launches New Probe Into Amazon
Germany's antitrust authority has launched an investigation into Amazon and Apple over possible anticompetitive behavior, German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung daily reported.
Amazon bans some third-party...
