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Revised Guideline On The Abuse Of Relative Market Power

Following the first decisions by the Competition Commission (COMCO) on the new legal provisions regarding the abuse of relative market power (see our newsletter of March 2022), the COMCO Secretariat (Secretariat).

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Cartels And International Arbitration

Cartels disrupt market integrity and harm economic players.

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Aceris Law

Le Tribunal Fédéral Redéfinit La Notion D'abus En Cas De Position Dominante

Dans un arrêt de référence qui vient d'être rendu par le Tribunal fédéral concernant un abus de position dominante (2C_698/2021), notre Haute Cour s'est exprimée de manière...

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Lenz & Staehelin

Swiss Federal Supreme Court Redefines Abuse Of Dominant Market Position

In last week's leading case on the abuse of a dominant position the Federal Supreme Court sweepingly redefines the interpretation of abusive pricing and margin squeezes ...

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Lenz & Staehelin

Bundesgericht Definiert Missbrauchstatbestand Bei Marktbeherrschung Neu

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Lenz & Staehelin

Partial Revision Of The Cartel Act: An Overview Of The Main Innovations

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Cartels & Leniency 2024

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Bär & Karrer

Cartels Comparative Guide

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Wenger Plattner

Cartels & Leniency 2023

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Bär & Karrer

Un Nouvel Accord Renforce La Coopération Entre Les Autorités De La Concurrence Suisse Et Allemande

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Lenz & Staehelin

Neues Abkommen Erleichtert Zusammenarbeit Schweizerischer Und Deutscher Wettbewerbs-behörden

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Lenz & Staehelin

New Agreement Boosts Cooperation Between Swiss And German Competition Authorities

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Lenz & Staehelin

Schweizer Wettbewerbskommission Eröffnet Erste Untersuchung Zum Verbot Der Geografischen Preisdifferenzierung

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Bär & Karrer

Swiss Competition Commission Launches First Investigation Under New Geographic Price Differentiation Prohibition

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Bär & Karrer

The Swiss Federal Inheritance Tax Initiative: Key Considerations Ahead Of The Referendum On 30 November 2025

Switzerland Tax

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Altenburger

Swiss Data Protection: Almost Two Years In – What Have We Learned?

Switzerland Privacy

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FABIAN PRIVACY LEGAL GmbH

Employment Incentives Comparative Guide

Switzerland Employment

KPMG Switzerland

Switzerland Redefines The Foundation Era In Crypto

Switzerland Technology

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MME

Does The Federal Act On Data Protection (FADP) Require A Legal Basis For Data Processing?

Switzerland Privacy

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FABIAN PRIVACY LEGAL GmbH

New Revision Of The Swiss Cartel Act On Its Way

Today, the Swiss government started the consultation process on a further revision of the Swiss Cartel Act. After having amended the dominance rules, the Swiss government now aims to reform Swiss merger control.

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Lenz & Staehelin

Get Prepared – Introduction Of The Concept On Relative Market Power In Swiss Competition Law As Of 1 January 2022

The most recent revision of the Swiss Cartel Act will enter into force as of 1 January 2022. The new rules introduce the concept of relative market power.

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Eversheds Sutherland

Cartels & Leniency Laws And Regulations 2022

The legal bases of the cartel prohibition are Articles 4(1) and 5 of the Federal Act on Cartels and other Restraints of Competition of 6 October 1995 (CA), the equivalent to Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

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Bär & Karrer

Cases And Precedents: Vertical Restraints 2021 - Switzerland

Vertical restraints are regulated in the Act on Cartels of 6 October 1995 (CA).

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Bär & Karrer

Le Législateur Suisse Élargit Considérablement L'interdiction D'abus De Position Dominante

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Lenz & Staehelin

Schweizer Gesetzgeber Weitet "Missbrauchsverbot" Signifikant Aus

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Lenz & Staehelin

New Swiss Unilateral Conduct Rules Significantly Broadened

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Lenz & Staehelin

Cartels & Leniency 2021

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Bär & Karrer

Federal Administrative Court Confirms Antitrust Fine Against SIXgroup - Publication Of The Reasoned Judgment

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Eversheds Sutherland

Cartels & Leniency 2020

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Bär & Karrer

Competition Law

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Bär & Karrer

Swiss Federal Administrative Court: Mere Attendance At One Cartel Meeting Is Not Sufficient To Find An Infringement

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Zugang Zu Netzen Und Anderen Einrichtungen

Switzerland Media & IT

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Prager Dreifuss

Swiss Competition Commission Updates Notice On Vertical Restraints And Releases Explanatory Guidelines

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Bär & Karrer

Competition Law

he Swiss Act on Cartels ("CA") (Kartellgesetz, Loi sur les cartels) distinguishes three types of conduct that are subject to regulation:

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Bär & Karrer

Swiss Federal Administrative Court: Mere Attendance At One Cartel Meeting Is Not Sufficient To Find An Infringement

The Swiss Federal Administrative Court (FAC) has annulled a fine imposed by the Swiss Com- petition Commission (ComCo) against Immer AG (Immer) for allegedly participating in a cartel on door fittings.

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Bär & Karrer

Zugang Zu Netzen Und Anderen Einrichtungen

Ein Urteil des Oberlandesgerichts Düsseldorf mit Bemerkungen aus methodischer Sicht

Switzerland Media & IT

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Prager Dreifuss

Swiss Competition Commission Updates Notice On Vertical Restraints And Releases Explanatory Guidelines

In this judgment, the FSC held that an export ban in an Austrian licence agreement had infringed the Swiss Act on Cartels (CA).

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Bär & Karrer

Prohibitions Of Parallel Imports Into Switzerland Generally Unlawful – No Need To Show Actual Effects

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Bär & Karrer

Cartels - Enforcement, Appeals & Damages Actions

The Federal Act of 6 October 1995 on Cartels and Other Restraints of Competition (hereafter referred to as "Cartel Act") is the legislation governing cartels in Switzerland.

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MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep Ltd

Swiss Competition Authority Fines BMW Approximately € 130 Million For Impeding Parallel Imports

On 24 May 2012, it was announced that the Competition Commission of Switzerland ("COMCO") has fined BMW around € 130 million.

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Van Bael & Bellis

Competition Switzerland – Q 2 2012

On April 18, 2012, the Competition Commission published its 2011 annual report.

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Tavernier Tschanz

Competition Switzerland – Q 4 2012

Competition Commission prohibits exchange of information between importers and suppliers of luxury cosmetics

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Tavernier Tschanz

Competition Switzerland - Q 4 2010

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Tavernier Tschanz

National Competition Law Report - Q4 2009

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Tavernier Tschanz

Competition Switzerland – Q 1 2009

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Tavernier Tschanz

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