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German Competition Authority Fines Amazon For Allegedly Influencing Prices Of Third-Party Sellers On Amazon Marketplace

On February 5, 2026, the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt – "FCO") prohibited Amazon.com Inc. and Amazon EU S.à r.l. (together "Amazon")...

Germany Anti-trust

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Jones Day

Germany's Competition Authority Sanctions Amazon Over Its Control Of Seller Pricing On Its Marketplace

On 5 February 2026, Germany's competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, announced a landmark ruling prohibiting Amazon from continuing practices that influenced how independent sellers priced...

Germany Anti-trust

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Bona Law PC

EU Commission Publishes Final Guidelines On The Application Of EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR)

On 9 January 2026, the European Commission published its final guidelines (the ‘Guidelines') on the application of certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies...

Germany Anti-trust

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PwC Legal Germany

Cartel Intel: Updates From Our EMEA Network

This bulletin provides a comprehensive overview of recent cartel enforcement and competition law developments across key jurisdictions.

Worldwide Anti-trust

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Lignite Phase Out In Germany

Germany Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

Signaling 2.0 – Öffentliche Kommunikation Als Kartellrechtliches Risiko

Germany Anti-trust

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Oppenhoff

Signalling 2.0 – Public Communication As An Antitrust Risk

Germany Anti-trust

OP

Oppenhoff

German Court Clarifies Scope Of "Substantial Domestic Operations" For Asserting Jurisdiction Under Transaction Value Threshold

Germany Anti-trust

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Perkins Coie LLP

Commission Cartel Decision Delivers Important Takeaway: Minority Shareholdings Can Trigger Significant Competition Law Risks

European Union Anti-trust

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Mayer Brown

EU Commission Launches In-Depth Investigation Into ADNOC's Acquisition Of Covestro Under EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation

European Union Anti-trust

PL

PwC Legal Germany

German Federal Cartel Office Signs-off On Cooperation Between Pipeline Operators

Germany Anti-trust

JD

Jones Day

The Role Of Corporate Compliance Systems In Preventing Antitrust Violations

Germany Anti-trust

PL

PwC Legal Germany

Current Developments In Competition Law: Data Protection Rules Of Market Dominant Undertakings

Germany Anti-trust

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Labour Markets Under Pressure: EU Antitrust Authorities Impose Fines For No-poach Agreements

Germany Anti-trust

OP

Oppenhoff

EU Proposes Sweeping Reforms To The GDPR, Cookie Rules, Data Act, And Breach Reporting

Germany Privacy

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McDermott Will & Schulte

FDI Readiness Is Deal Readiness: Why Investment Screening Is Becoming A Strategic Success Factor For M&A And VC Transactions

Germany Government

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Navigating 2026 - A Focus On Financial Services Supervisory Priorities Across The EU In The Year Ahead

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Insurance Freeze In The "Strait Of Hormuz": New Trade Risks For Companies

Worldwide Insurance

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Oppenhoff

Are Company Directors Liable For Patent Infringements? (2025) (Video)

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

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German Competition Authority Fines Amazon For Allegedly Influencing Prices Of Third-Party Sellers On Amazon Marketplace

On February 5, 2026, the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt – "FCO") prohibited Amazon.com Inc. and Amazon EU S.à r.l. (together "Amazon")...

Germany Anti-trust

JD

Jones Day

Germany's Competition Authority Sanctions Amazon Over Its Control Of Seller Pricing On Its Marketplace

On 5 February 2026, Germany's competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, announced a landmark ruling prohibiting Amazon from continuing practices that influenced how independent sellers priced...

Germany Anti-trust

BP

Bona Law PC

EU Commission Publishes Final Guidelines On The Application Of EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR)

On 9 January 2026, the European Commission published its final guidelines (the ‘Guidelines') on the application of certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies...

Germany Anti-trust

PL

PwC Legal Germany

Cartel Intel: Updates From Our EMEA Network

Worldwide Anti-trust

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

How Germany's Chemical And Pharmaceutical Industry Is Competing Globally

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Lignite Phase Out In Germany

Germany Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

James Bond's "Moneypenny" – Professional, Loyal, And Understanding – But Also Characterful?

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Signaling 2.0 – Öffentliche Kommunikation Als Kartellrechtliches Risiko

Germany Anti-trust

OP

Oppenhoff

Signalling 2.0 – Public Communication As An Antitrust Risk

Germany Anti-trust

OP

Oppenhoff

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Cartels, Monopolies

Cartel Intel: Updates From Our EMEA Network

This bulletin provides a comprehensive overview of recent cartel enforcement and competition law developments across key jurisdictions.

Worldwide Anti-trust

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Current Developments In Competition Law: Data Protection Rules Of Market Dominant Undertakings

Two national competition authorities, the French Autorité de la Concurrence and the German Bundeskartellamt, are dealing with Apple's App Tracking Transparency Framework ("ATTF").

Germany Anti-trust

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Labour Markets Under Pressure: EU Antitrust Authorities Impose Fines For No-poach Agreements

No-poach agreements have come under scrutiny by the antitrust authorities: For the first time, the European Commission has imposed fines for cartel agreements in the labour market.

Germany Anti-trust

OP

Oppenhoff

FCO Tightens Grip On Cartels With Increasing Number Of Dawn Raids And Court Proceedings

Germany Anti-trust

LS

Luther Luxembourg S.A.

EuGH präzisiert Voraussetzungen für Verbote des aktiven Verkaufs im Alleinvertrieb

Germany Anti-trust

OP

Oppenhoff

European Court Of Justice Reviews Directors' Liability For Cartel Fines

Germany Anti-trust

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Kinstellar

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

Germany Anti-trust

OP

Oppenhoff

Cartels Comparative Guide

Germany Anti-trust

AO

A&O Shearman

Update Data Protection No. 150 - Meta Suffers Defeat Before The ECJ – National Competition Authority Can Find An Infringement Of The GDPR

Germany Privacy

HK

HEUKING

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Trade Regulation & Practices

Merger Control Comparative Guide

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

Germany Anti-trust

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POELLATH

EU Authorized New Sanctions Against Russia

In response to the Russian Federation's activities targeting Ukraine and the recognition of Luhansk/Donetsk as independent regions, EU foreign ministers have authorized three packages of sanctions.

European Union International

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Germany Adopts EU Unfair Trade Rules For Buyers Of Food And Agricultural Products

New law regulates commercial dealings between suppliers and comparatively larger buyers of food and agricultural products.

European Union Anti-trust

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Jones Day

German Federal Cartel Office Publishes Paper On Competition Restraints In Online Sales

European Union Anti-trust

VB

Van Bael & Bellis

German And Austrian Competition Authorities Publish Draft Guidelines On New Transaction Value Merger Control Thresholds

Germany Anti-trust

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WilmerHale

Are OTT Services Telecommunications Services? German Court Asks European Court Of Justice For Preliminary Ruling | Gmail Case

Germany Media & IT

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Reed Smith (Worldwide)

German Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling On Unfair Trading Practices

Germany Anti-trust

JD

Jones Day

Fair Fares - Clarifications From The European Court

European Union Consumer

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Clyde & Co

Bundeskartellamt untersagt Exklusivvereinbarungen von Eventim (Ticketsystemdienstleistungen)

Germany Anti-trust

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Fieldfisher

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Latest Videos

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Lex Inside – Exclusive Distribution Agreements (Video)

UA

UGGC Avocats

Les 3 erreurs les plus fréquentes en droit de la concurrence (Video)

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Haas Avocats

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

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