The following Competition news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on EU Competition law—daily round-up (30/04/2025)
The following Competition news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on UK Competition law—daily round-up (30/04/2025)
The following Competition news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on UK Competition law—daily round-up (29/04/2025)
The following Competition news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on EU Competition law—daily round-up (29/04/2025)
UK private actions—ongoing cases trackerThis table tracks and summarises all current claims in respect of an infringement decision or an alleged...
EU phase I mergers—closed cases trackerThe table lists completed European Commission phase I merger investigations since 13 June 2013.For information...
EU competition law and exclusive distribution agreements STOP PRESS—On 10 May 2022, the Commission adopted a new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation...
Dominant position under Article 102 TFEUArticle 102 TFEU prohibits undertakings which hold a dominant position within the EU or a substantial part of...
Ancillary restraints under Article 101(1) TFEUArticle 101(1), TFEU prohibits agreements which may affect trade between Member States and which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the common market.However, EU case law has confirmed that not
Cartels under Article 101 TFEUCartels are considered to be the most pernicious anti-competitive practices under Article 101 TFEU. As such, they are subject to a specific legal regime which includes (amongst other things) particular procedural tools (eg leniency programme and settlements).What is a
Market sharingWhere competitors 'carve up' markets or customers, or limit access into a market they are in effect isolating their business from competition. Conduct which seeks to 'limit or control' markets or amounts to 'sharing' markets is specifically prohibited. As with price fixing, this
Object restrictions under Article 101(1) TFEUGenerally, agreements that have either the object or effect of restricting, distorting or preventing competition are prohibited under Article 101(1) TFEU.Agreements with an anti-competitive object are those that are particularly high risk and are presumed
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