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Supreme Court: competition law restricts range of services provided by trade associations

Trade associations are finding it increasing difficult to convince their (prospective) members of the added value of membership of their association. Read more >

Supervisory authorities investigating public announcements by companies

The European Commission has instituted an investigation into possible cartel practices of various shipping companies involved in container liner shipping. Read more >

Simplification of merger control but increased supervision

Since 1 January 2014 the European Commission has broadened the scope of its simplified procedure to review unproblematic transactions. The ACM is expected to follow suit and to simplify its procedure too. Read more >

A closer look at e-commerce and e-tailing

The world is increasingly online – and the same applies to the distribution of products. The European Commission is also keeping a close eye on the rise of Internet distribution (also known as e-tailing). Read more >

Crackdown on resale price maintenance

Various supervisory authorities in the European Union are cracking down on vertical price-fixing or resale price maintenance (RPM) Read more >

DMA & DSA: an end to free play for Big Tech?

New legislative proposals from the European Commission are not very promising for large digital companies. Read more >

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