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Altius
Antitrust issues in vertical relationships are no longer below the competition authorities' ‘radar'. This trend of not only focusing on horizontal but also on vertical competition...
Altius
2023 began with the end of Jacques Steenbergen's mandate as president of the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) on 31 January 2023, after 15 years as the head of the BCA. Unfortunately...
Altius
On 6 November 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") announced that it had closed its investigation into a possible abuse of dominance by Proximus following the sale of EDPnet to Citymesh.
Altius
In its priorities note for 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") listed the pharmaceutical and health care sector as one of it major interests.
Altius
A lot of uncertainty has existed about the requirement for hospitals to notify M&A transactions to the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA").
Bird & Bird
Sustainability and competition law has been high on the agenda of the European Commission and several national competition authorities.
Bird & Bird
The Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") imposed a fine of EUR 2.78 million on Novartis for disparaging its competitor's products. Following a press release in January, the full decision...
European Union
Van Bael & Bellis
On 6 February 2024, the federal Council of Ministers submitted to the Chamber of Representatives of the federal Parliament bill 55K3813 (the Bill)...
Crowell & Moring LLP
The exchange of information between competitors can raise antitrust concerns. For such exchanges to be legitimate, they must pursue an objective that has positive...
K&L Gates
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued two major decisions in separate cases concerning sporting organisations' ability to regulate their...
WilmerHale
2023 saw some very significant decisions, investigations, court judgments and legislative developments in European Union merger control.
K&L Gates
The companies are two global suppliers of signalling systems for mainline and urban railway networks. The US$1.8 billion transaction was announced in August 2021 (Transaction).
K&L Gates
On 20 April 2023, the European Commission (Commission) adopted a new legislative package that entered into force on 1 September 2023 consisting of: (i) an implementing regulation...
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
Regulation 2022/2560 ("FSR") aims to ensure a level playing field in the internal market. Understandably, a fair chance to compete on the internal market is not only in the interest of the EU...
Arnold & Porter
On July 12, 2023, the European Union's (EU) new landmark Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) started to apply. It empowers the European Commission (Commission) to review and remedy...
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
On 12 July 2023, the new EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation ("FSR") started applying to all non-EU and EU companies and all sectors of the economy. FSR filled a regulatory gap which existed since 1958.
Cooley LLP
Merger Control Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of European Union, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries
Bird & Bird
On 16 March 2023, the Court of Justice rendered its judgment in Case C-449/21, Towercast. The judgment quickly gained wide attention because of its important implications for mergers which fall below the notification thresholds.
Worldwide
Norton Rose Fulbright
On 7 December 2023, the European Commission (Commission) adopted guidelines on the application of an EU antitrust exemption for sustainability agreements involving producers...
Arnold & Porter
A push for ESG accountability in the EU and UK has been driven in part by investor and consumer demand and pressure on regulators to act swiftly...
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