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When Does Information Exchange Cross The Line Into Anti-Competitive Conduct?

On January 23, a cartel workshop was held in Brussels in which the Director of the Cartel Directorate of the DG Competition, Mrs. Maria Jaspers, was questioned on the state of play of cartel enforcement and what the Commission's priorities are for 2025...

European Union Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

Belgian Competition Authority Imposes Massive Fines On Security Companies For Cartel Practices Involving Price-Fixing, Bid Rigging And No Poach Agreements

The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) has imposed its highest ever fine in connection with cartel practices in the private security services sector.

Belgium Anti-trust

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Zeitenwende Im Deutschen Kartellrecht: Weitreichende Neue Eingriffsbefugnisse Für Das Bundeskartellamt

Nur zweieinhalb Jahre nach der 10. GWB-Novelle (GWB-Digitalisierungsgesetz) – und somit deutlich früher als der übliche Abstand zwischen (älteren) GWB-Novellen erwarten ließ – sehen sich Unternehmen...

Belgium Anti-trust

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Brussels Regulatory Brief: May 2023

On 18 April 2023, the European Commission conducted unannounced inspections at the premises of companies active in the fashion and luxury sector in a number of EU member states including Italy.

European Union Strategy

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K&L Gates LLP

Global Legal Insights: Cartels 2023 | Belgium

Belgium Anti-trust

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McDermott Will & Emery

Cartel Intel – Interview With FTI Consulting Senior Managing Director Ashley Brickles

European Union Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Up In Smoke - Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) Imposes EUR 36 Million In Fines On Four Major Cigarette Manufacturers For Engaging In An Information Sharing Cartel

Belgium Anti-trust

BB

Bird & Bird

Belgium Implements ECN+ Directive And Amends The Competition Rules For The Third Time In As Many Years

Belgium Anti-trust

BB

Bird & Bird

Dutch Competition Authority Consults On Guidelines That Pave The Way For More Flexibility In The Field Of Sustainability Agreements

Belgium Anti-trust

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Hogan Lovells

Parental Liability And EU Competition Law - What Should Financial Investors Keep In Mind?

European Union Anti-trust

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Noerr

European Commission Adopts Guidelines Concerning "Pass-On" Of Cartel Overcharges

European Union Anti-trust

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Linklaters

Recent Developments In Hybrid Settlement Cases

Belgium Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

Reform Of Belgian Competition Law

Belgium Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

General Court Reduces The Fine Imposed On Pometon In Steel Abrasives Cartel Case

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Council Position On EU Pharma Package Adopted

European Union Healthcare

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A&O Shearman

Is The World Adapting To The Digital Nomad? Part 2 (Video)

Worldwide Employment

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Ius Laboris

Immigration And Global Mobility Update No. 41, June 2025

Worldwide Immigration

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Ius Laboris

European Commission Consultation Shapes High-risk AI Classification For Life Sciences In The EU

European Union Healthcare

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Osborne Clarke

ECJ Clarifies Requirements For Bans On Active Sales In Exclusive Distribution

Belgium Anti-trust

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Oppenhoff

EU Commission Must Provide Adequate Statement Of Reasons When Departing From Standard Fining Methodology

In such circumstances, the Commission is required to provide a statement of reasons for this departure, including an explanation of the factors which enabled it to determine the gravity of the infringement and its duration...

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Court Of Justice Of European Union Sets Aside General Court Judgments Granting Damages For Excessively Long Judicial Proceedings

On 13 December 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered three judgments on separate appeals brought against judgments of the General Court by Gascogne Sack Deutschland ("Gascogne"), Kendrion and Plasticos Españoles ...

European Union Litigation

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Heat Stabilisers Cartel Case – Calculation Of The Fine: Principle Of Equal Treatment

On 18 October 2018, the General Court upheld an appeal lodged by the GEA group against the European Commission's readopted decision in the heat stabilisers cartel case and annulled the Commission's decision ...

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

ECJ Confirms Validity Of Broadly-Worded Jurisdiction Clauses In Article 102 Damages Actions

On 24 October 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment concerning the interpretation of Article 23 of Council Regulation No. 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement ...

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

EU Cartels Developments In September 2018

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Belgian Supreme Court Removes One More Hurdle In European Commission's Claim For Damages Against Elevator Cartel

Belgium Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Cartels And Horizontal Developments In The EU In April 2018

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Effects On Trade Between Member States: Freight Forwarding Cartel Case

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Significant Cartel Case Developments In February 2018

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Summary Of Significant Cartel And Horizontal Agreements Developments In November 2017

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Clarification Of Concept Of Cartel ‘Facilitator'

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

EU Courts Bound By Ne Ultra Petita Principle Even When Ruling Of Own Motion

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Pre-Stressing Steel Cartel Case – Assessment Of Parent Company's Derivative Liability

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

General Court Orders EU To Pay Damages For Excessively Long Court Proceedings In Flat Glass Cartel Case

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Clarification Of Concept Of Cartel ‘Facilitator'

Under EU case-law, the burden of proof with respect to the establishment of participation by an undertaking in an infringement and liability for all of its constituent elements is on the Commission.

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

EU Courts Bound By Ne Ultra Petita Principle Even When Ruling Of Own Motion

According to British Airways, by raising a plea of its own motion, the GC had grounds to go beyond the form of order set out in British Airways' application for annulment, in particular as it related to a ground...

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Pre-Stressing Steel Cartel Case – Assessment Of Parent Company's Derivative Liability

A parent company can rebut this presumption by bringing forward sufficient evidence that its subsidiary acted autonomously on the market.

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

General Court Orders EU To Pay Damages For Excessively Long Court Proceedings In Flat Glass Cartel Case

On 7 June 2017, the General Court delivered a judgment in relation to an action claiming damages for excessive duration of judicial proceedings and for an infringement of the principle of equal treatment...

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Significant Cartel Developments At EU Level In April/May 2017

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Advocate General Wahl Recommends That CJEU Grant Intel's Appeal

The Commission and General Court could not, as they did in the present case, apply this requirement to only a sub-segment of the customer's total purchases.

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Cartels And Horizontal Agreements Developments In The EU In September 2016

In the following sections, we first provide a factual overview of the significant case developments at EU level, and thereafter provide a detailed analysis of an important substantive or procedural development addressed in one of these cases.

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

EU Cartel And Horizontal Developments Over The Summer

In the following sections, we provide first a factual overview of the significant case developments at EU level, and thereafter a detailed analysis of important substantive or procedural developments addressed in these cases.

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Cartels And Horizontal Agreements Developments In The EU In July 2016

In the following sections, we first provide a factual overview of the significant case developments at EU level, and thereafter provide detailed analysis of important substantive or procedural developments addressed in these cases.

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

EU Cartel Enforcement In June 2016

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

The End Of The Road For The Bitumen (Spain) Cartel Proceedings

European Union Anti-trust

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Lavoielegal

Upcoming EU Competition Law Judgments - June 2016

Belgium Anti-trust

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Lavoielegal

Advocate General Opinion On The Turnover And Exchange Rate Used In Setting Cartel Fines: Opinion Of AG Kokott Of 14 April 2016 In Pilkington Vs European Commission

European Union Anti-trust

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Lavoielegal

Société Générale's Fine Substantially Reduced For Its Involvement In The Euribor Cartel – This Case Highlights Challenges Of The Settlement Procedure

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

ジョーンズ・デイ・アラート：ベルギーが競争法手続きにおける新たな

Belgium Anti-trust

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Jones Day

Analysis Of Important Substantive And Procedural Developments In Cartels And Horizontal Agreements Cases (February 2016)

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Belgium Introduces New Leniency Guidelines On Competition Law Prosecutions

Belgium Anti-trust

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Jones Day

Consultancy Firms Not Immune From Cartel Fines (AC-Treuhand AG v European Commission, Case C-194/19 P, Judgment Of 22 October 2015)

European Union Anti-trust

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Lavoielegal

Court Of Justice Invalidates European Commission Request For Information In Cartel Investigation Due To Vague And Generic Statement Of Reasons: Judgments Of 10 March 2016 In Heidelbergcement; Italmobiliare; Buzzi Unicem; Schwenk Zement

European Union Anti-trust

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Lavoielegal

Belgian Competition Authority Adopts Second Settlement Decision In Industrial Battery Cartel Case

Belgium Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Belgian Competition Authority Launches Public Consultation On New Leniency Guidelines

Belgium Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

European Court Of Justice Issues Judgment On Liability Of Cartel Facilitators

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

Belgian Competition Authority Fines Belgian National Lottery For Abuse Of Its Dominant Position

Belgium Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

ECJ Advocate General Hands Down Opinion On The Relationship Between Commission And NCA Leniency Applications For The Same Cartel

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

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