Competition weekly highlights—23 March 2023

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This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes a number of EU developments, namely: (1) a judgment from the Court of Justice confirming the application of Article 102 TFEU to concentrations falling outside the EUMR and national merger law, (2) a judgment from the Court of Justice dismissing an appeal in relation to commitments given in US Airways/American Airlines merger, (3) the Commission’s decision to conditionally clear the Orange/VOO/Brutele merger after a phase II investigation, (4) an AG opinion suggesting the rejection of certain grounds of appeal in Ryanair’s Swedish State aid appeal, and (4) an AG opinion suggesting that a German exemption on drinks-package deposits should be set aside.