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Brussels Regulatory Brief: April 2025

On 1 April 2024, both the European Commission (the Commission) and the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) fined major car manufacturers and trade associations for participating in a 15-year long cartel concerning end-of-life vehicle recycling.

Belgium Anti-trust

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K&L Gates LLP

Fines For Unlawful Vertical Price Fixing: German Federal Cartel Office Takes Action Against Sennheiser And Sonova

A recent case handled by the German Federal Cartel Office clearly shows that (antitrust) compliance training alone is no guarantee of compliant behavior. Companies would be well advised...

Germany Anti-trust

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Oppenhoff

The Belgian Competition Authority Steps Up Its Merger Control And Cartel Enforcement Activities

The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) is now actively reviewing transactions that fall below Belgian merger notification thresholds...

Belgium Anti-trust

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Bußgelder wegen unzulässiger vertikaler Preisbindung: Bundeskartellamt geht gegen Sennheiser und Sonova vor

Ein aktueller Fall des Bundeskartellamts zeigt in besonderer Deutlichkeit, dass (kartellrechtliche) Compliance-Schulungen allein noch...

Germany Anti-trust

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Oppenhoff

German Regulator Highlights Antitrust Risks Associated With The Use Of Industry Initiatives For Supply Chain Due Diligence

Germany Anti-trust

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Jones Day

Uptick In Fines For Obstruction Of Dawn Raids

Denmark Anti-trust

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Plesner

Dawn Raids In Ireland: Part 3 - Key Steps For Businesses

Ireland Anti-trust

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Addleshaw Goddard

Collusion In Selling Coffee Machines On The Polish Market

Poland Anti-trust

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Wozniak Legal

First Decision Published By The Commission Under The FSR

Worldwide Anti-trust

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

¿Es aplicable el derecho de la competencia a las normas de la UEFA y la FIFA sobre autorización de competiciones de fútbol de clubes? El TJUE responde que sí en el caso Superliga

Spain Anti-trust

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Toda & Nel-lo

Comment l'exploitation des données booste la compétitivité des entreprises

France Anti-trust

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Haas Avocats

Les Différences Entre Concurrence Déloyale Et Pratiques Anticoncurrentielles

France Anti-trust

HA

Haas Avocats

Luxembourg Takes Legislative Step To Implement The Digital Services Act

Luxembourg Anti-trust

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Dawn Raids In Ireland: Part 2 – Disputes Relating To Seized Data

Ireland Anti-trust

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Central Bank Of Ireland Clarifies Rules On Alternative Investment Funds Acting As Guarantors

Ireland Finance

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Matheson

Generating, Accessing, And Displaying Lineage Metadata: Technical

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Court Of Appeal: The Land Registry Has No Duty To Inform The Buyer Upon The Filing Of A New Sale Contract About The Existence Of Prior Sale Contracts

Cyprus Real Estate

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Michael Kyprianou Law Firm

SRS Legal Spotlight - Tax | IFICI (Video)

SRS Legal

Central Bank Of Ireland Issues Modernised Consumer Protection Code 2025 (Video)

Ireland Finance

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Byrne Wallace

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Antitrust, EU Competition

Camilleri Preziosi Contributes To GLI's Publication On AI, Machine Learning & Big Data 2025

The article addresses key legal challenges and opportunities in the sector, such as intellectual property rights for AI-generated works, data privacy concerns, and the implications of the new EU AI Act.

Malta Technology

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Brussels Regulatory Brief: April 2025

On 1 April 2024, both the European Commission (the Commission) and the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) fined major car manufacturers and trade associations for participating in a 15-year long cartel concerning end-of-life vehicle recycling.

Belgium Anti-trust

KG

K&L Gates LLP

SRS Legal Shots: No-poach Agreement In Football During Covid-19 May Have Been Lawful

The dispute in the main proceedings concerns a no-poach agreement entered into by football clubs playing in the Portuguese First and Second Leagues, with the acquiescence of the national football association...

Portugal Media & IT

SRS Legal

Fines For Unlawful Vertical Price Fixing: German Federal Cartel Office Takes Action Against Sennheiser And Sonova

Germany Anti-trust

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Oppenhoff

The Belgian Competition Authority Steps Up Its Merger Control And Cartel Enforcement Activities

Belgium Anti-trust

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Bußgelder wegen unzulässiger vertikaler Preisbindung: Bundeskartellamt geht gegen Sennheiser und Sonova vor

Germany Anti-trust

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Oppenhoff

Franchising Law Handbook

Czech Republic Commercial

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Kinstellar

German Regulator Highlights Antitrust Risks Associated With The Use Of Industry Initiatives For Supply Chain Due Diligence

Germany Anti-trust

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Jones Day

Uptick In Fines For Obstruction Of Dawn Raids

Denmark Anti-trust

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Plesner

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Cartels, Monopolies

Fines For Unlawful Vertical Price Fixing: German Federal Cartel Office Takes Action Against Sennheiser And Sonova

A recent case handled by the German Federal Cartel Office clearly shows that (antitrust) compliance training alone is no guarantee of compliant behavior. Companies would be well advised...

Germany Anti-trust

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Oppenhoff

Supreme Court's First Ruling On Private Enforcement Procedure

On 13 February 2025, the Portuguese Supreme Court of Justice (the "Supreme Court") issued its first ruling in a civil action for compensation for damages caused by anticompetitive practices, in the context of the case known as the "Trucks Cartel".

Portugal Litigation

SRS Legal

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

Cartels Comparative Guide

Greece Anti-trust

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Zepos & Yannopoulos

"AI Cartels" As A Rising Threat To Competition: Legal Sci-Fi Or Reality?

Cyprus Anti-trust

EN

Elias Neocleous & Co LLC

Chrome et Android menacés : les Etats-Unis s'attaquent au monopole de Google

France Anti-trust

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Haas Avocats

Third-Party Lions Free To Roam: General Court Reverses Decision On Monopoly Over Trademarks Depicting Same Animal Species

Bugnion

Cartels Comparative Guide

Germany Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

Cartels Comparative Guide

Italy Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

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EU Law/ Regulatory

Abusive Pricing: General Court Provides Detailed Confirmation Of Margin Squeeze Rules

On 29 March 2012, the General Court handed down judgments dismissing two appeals against the European Commission’s 4 July 2007 decision to fine Telefónica €152m for an illegal margin squeeze following a complaint in 2003 by France Télécom’s Spanish subsidiary.

European Union Anti-trust

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

European Commission Rejects Antitrust Complaint Concerning Ban On Rotary Valves In Motorcar And Motorcycle Racing Engines

Between 1993 and 2008, BRV had been contracted to collaborate with a number of vehicle engine manufacturers for the purpose of equipping Formula One and MotoGP engines with rotary valve technology.

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

French Competition Authority Fines Pet Food Manufacturers Over € 35 Million For Resale Price Maintenance, Exclusivity Obligations And Prohibiting Passive Sales

On 20 March 2012, the French Competition Authority imposed fines totalling € 35.32 million on three leading pet food manufacturers: Nestlé Purina Petcare France SAS, Royal Canin SAS and Hill's Pet Nutrition SNC.

France Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Planned Changes To Competition Law

Poland Anti-trust

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

Sellers Not Liable For Gun Jumping: The End Of An Era

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Conditional Clearance For Polpharma/Polfa Takeover

Poland Anti-trust

CC

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

General Court Confirms European Commission’s Right To Request Documents Pre-Dating A Member State's Accession To The EU

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

ECJ Upholds Parental Liability In Acrylic Glass And Sodium Chlorate Cartel Cases

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

ECJ Rules On Application Of "Ne Bis In Idem" Principle To Competition Law Proceedings

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

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Trade Regulation & Practices

Merger Control Comparative Guide

Merger Control Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Spain, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Spain Anti-trust

GP

Gomez-Acebo & Pombo

Merger Control Comparative Guide

Merger Control Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Sweden, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Sweden Anti-trust

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Kastell Advokatbyrå AB

Merger Control Comparative Guide

Merger Control Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Poland, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Poland Anti-trust

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WKB Wiercinski, Kwiecinski, Baehr

Merger Control Comparative Guide

Germany Anti-trust

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POELLATH

Act On Unfair Trade Practices In The Food Retail Sector – Grey Theory And Practice?

Czech Republic Anti-trust

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Havel & Partners s.r.o.

Merger Control Comparative Guide

European Union Anti-trust

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Cooley LLP

Merger Control Comparative Guide

Cyprus Anti-trust

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Antoniou McCollum & Co.

Merger Control Comparative Guide

Malta Anti-trust

GA

GVZH Advocates

EU Authorized New Sanctions Against Russia

European Union International

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

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Latest Videos

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ECJ Invalidates Article 22 Policy (Video)

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Contrast Competition Knipperlichten (Video)

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Contrast

3 Minutes On Vertical Restraints (Video)

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Arendt & Medernach

Brexit And Antitrust Law (Video)

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Noerr

Lancement de Start You Up 2019 : Le programme de croissance par August Debouzy à destination des start-ups et des projets innovants (Video)

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August Debouzy

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