DG Comp opens proceedings in French water market

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

DG Comp has opened formal proceedings against Suez, Veolia and Saur
The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against Suez Environnement, Veolia Environnement and Saur for allegedly colluding to fix prices of water services in France.

Dutch authority wins oversight of frozen foods merger

Monday, 16 January 2012

A&O partner Paul Glazener advises on Dutch frozen food merger
The European Commission has referred the Dutch part of a merger between frozen foods companies Royaan and Ad van Geloven to the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) for an in-depth investigation.

NYSE/Deutsche Börse on the brink

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

The NYSE and Deutsche Börse announced their merger in February
The US$10.2 billion merger between the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Deutsche Börse risks being blocked in Europe, as it is facing strong opposition from the European Commission, reports say.

DG Comp raids airlines

Tuesday, 20 December 2011

DG Comp raided the office of Brussels Airlines and TAP Portugal
The European Commission has conducted unannounced inspections at the office of Brussels Airlines and TAP Portugal, broadening an investigation of alleged anti-competitive practices to look into possible collusion.

DG Comp probes car refrigerant venture

Monday, 19 December 2011

Honeywell and DuPont will be investigated for alleged non-disclosure of patents
The European Commission has opened an investigation of US chemical companies DuPont and Honeywell, over concerns they engaged in anti-competitive behaviour when developing a new refrigerant for car air-conditioning systems.

General Court orders DG Comp to disclose more cartel info

Friday, 16 December 2011

The CDC appealed at the General Court against DG Comp's decision in 2008
Europe’s General Court has ruled that the European Commission must provide access to information regarding its hydrogen peroxide cartel investigation to a private company separately suing the cartelists for damages.

DG Comp considers Thomson Reuters commitments

Thursday, 15 December 2011

Thomson Reuters has offered commitments to the commission
The European Commission has invited comments on commitments offered by Thomson Reuters in response to concerns the company was abusing its dominant position.

DG Comp binds IBM mainframe remedies

Wednesday, 14 December 2011

IBM offered remedies in September
Commitments offered by IBM over alleged abuse of dominance in the mainframe maintenance market have been made legally binding, the European Commission announced today.

NYSE/Deutsche Börse offer new remedies

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

The NYSE and Deutsche Börse announced their merger in February
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Deutsche Börse proposed new divestments and other commitments to obtain clearance from the European Commission for their US$10.2 billion merger.

DG Comp halts Google/Motorola merger review

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

DG Comp is reviewing the merger between Google and Motorola
The European Commission has suspended its review of the US$12.5 billion merger between Google and Motorola Mobility.

DG Comp settles refrigerant cartel probe

Thursday, 08 December 2011

DG Comp is increasingly closing cartel cases with a settlement
The European Commission has agreed a €161 million cartel settlement with four manufacturers of refrigeration compressors, showing an increasing tendency to settle cartel proceedings.

DG Comp probes e-book publishers

Tuesday, 06 December 2011

The European Commission is investigating e-book publishers
The European Commission today opened formal antitrust proceedings against international publishers accused of illegally restricting competition in the sale of e-books.

DG Comp extends state aid in banking sector

Friday, 02 December 2011

Commission extends state aid rules
The European Commission has announced the extension of its crisis state aid rules in the banking sector, and has set new guidelines which will make it easier for governments to bail out troubled banks.

DG Comp focuses on patents in Google/Motorola deal

Thursday, 01 December 2011

Google announced the deal in August
The European Commission is asking whether US technology company Google could use patents acquired in its proposed purchase of Motorola Mobility to increase the market power of its own mobile software at the expense of rivals, documents show.

ECJ cuts Quinn fine

Thursday, 01 December 2011

ECJ reduces fine originally set by commission
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has reduced a €9 million fine imposed by the European Commission on three companies in the Quinn Group for their roles in a cartel in the acrylic glass sector.

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