Antitrust News Feed

Jun 3, 2024

The CCPC has intervened to stop the sale of dangerous amber teething jewelry for babies and small children in Irish retailers due to the serious risks they pose.

Jun 3, 2024

The Competition Council has issued a Statement of Objections to companies distributing Dr. Ohhira products for suspected anti-competitive practices related to price-fixing.

Jun 3, 2024

The Competition Council has issued a Statement of Objections to Giantera and other companies distributing Dr. Ohhira branded food supplements and cosmetics, suspecting a prohibited agreement on resale price fixing.

Jun 2, 2024

The Italian Competition Authority has initiated moral suasion interventions towards 13 electricity and gas companies for non-compliance with consumer protection regulations in their online offers.

Jun 2, 2024

French regulatory authorities recently convened to discuss European legislation and cooperation on economic regulation.

Jun 2, 2024

The CNMC greenlights Smurfit Bulgaria's purchase of Artemis' bag-in-box unit with commitments to maintain supply to Artemis' sole client in Spain until 2026.

Jun 2, 2024

The Autorité de la concurrence has imposed fines on 11 companies in the pre-cast concrete products sector for engaging in cartel behavior, involving price-fixing and market sharing practices.

May 31, 2024

The owner of www.destapnaarhuren.nl has taken down the website following an investigation by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) due to concerns of consumer deception.

May 30, 2024

The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) seeks more effective tools to prevent harmful market concentration in the health care sector due to rising prices caused by non-notifiable mergers.

May 30, 2024

The Hungarian Competition Authority fined a Czech company operating a popular lighting technology online store for engaging in misleading pricing practices and urgent messages on their website.

May 30, 2024

Nuno Cunha Rodrigues discusses the challenges and opportunities facing consumers in the new era at the DECO Consumer Conference.

May 30, 2024

The Danish Competition and Consumer Authority has referred a case involving fake ads with well-known TV hosts from DR and TV 2 on Facebook and Instagram to the European Commission and the Irish DSA oversight, suspecting a potential violation of the EU Digital Services Act.

May 30, 2024

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) investigated the website www.destapnaarhuren.nl due to reports of potential consumer deception, resulting in the owner taking down the site.

May 30, 2024

The Competition Council of Latvia is hosting a free educational seminar on companies' joint participation in procurement processes, focusing on compliance with competition law.

May 30, 2024

The CNMC proposes to expand its involvement in the Productivity Council and the State SME Council in Spain, aiming to contribute as a non-voting member with advisory capacity.