European Union: Cartels, Monopolies

The European Commission has introduced comprehensive Guidelines on Article 102 TFEU addressing abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings. These Guidelines establish a three-stage assessment framework covering market dominance determination, competitive distortion analysis, and objective justification examination. The framework provides detailed analytical approaches for various forms of exclusionary conduct including predatory pricing, margin squeeze, exclusive dealing, and self-preferencing, wh

The European Commission has intensified its investigation into alleged price coordination within the construction chemicals sector across France, Germany, and Spain. Following unannounced inspections in October 2023...

The European Commission has issued Statements of Objections to construction chemicals manufacturers in France, Germany and Spain, along with three national trade associations, over suspected price coordination. The preliminary assessment suggests manufacturers coordinated future price increases for chemical additives and admixtures between 2021 and 2022 in response to rising raw material costs following the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's war against Ukraine.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has delivered a significant ruling that clarifies the rules governing evidence disclosure in competition damages litigation.

This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Cartels laws and regulations applicable in Belgium....

Welcome to the 16th edition of Cartel Intel! This bulletin provides a comprehensive overview of recent cartel enforcement and competition law developments across key jurisdictions.

Cartels Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Greece, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

The notorious Cartels characterised as the "supreme evil of antitrust," are a group of firms who have agreed explicitly among themselves to coordinate their activities…

Le gouvernement américain veut forcer Google à céder Chrome, citant des pratiques anticoncurrentielles. Cette décision pourrait profondément transformer la recherche en ligne et l'industrie technologique.