Antitrust News Feed

Jan 11, 2024

The Autorité de la concurrence has approved Canal Plus Group's acquisition of OCS and Orange Studio, but with certain conditions to protect competition and the diversity of the French cinema offering.

Jan 11, 2024

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is set to implement a new regulatory framework for digital markets, aimed at addressing the concentration of market power among tech firms.

Jan 11, 2024

HelloFresh, a provider of recipe boxes, will make changes to inform customers more clearly about the contents and conditions of its subscriptions after complaints were filed with the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM).

Jan 11, 2024

The UK government has asked the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to provide details and timelines for the implementation of the new Digital Markets competition regime.

Jan 11, 2024

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an overview of its approach to the new digital markets competition regime proposed by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Bill.

Jan 10, 2024

Advocate General Kokott recommends that the Court of Justice uphold the €2.4 billion fine imposed on Google for abusing its dominant position by favoring its own comparison shopping service.

Jan 10, 2024

The French competition authority has fined three professional canning associations and a can manufacturers' trade union, along with 11 member companies, for implementing practices that prevented competition on the presence or absence of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food containers.

Jan 10, 2024

Dahua Technology Poland, one of the largest producers of electronic surveillance equipment in the country, has been fined over PLN 37 million by the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) for engaging in anti-competitive practices with its distributors.

Jan 10, 2024

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has reported that average costs for natural gas and electricity remained the same for households in January 2024 compared to December 2023, despite changes in taxes and tariffs.

Jan 10, 2024

The CNMC has opened a public consultation to gather feedback on the adequacy of age verification systems used by video platforms in Spain to prevent minors from accessing harmful content.

Jan 9, 2024

The Portuguese Competition Authority is investigating a leading trader of Enterprise Application Software for imposing sales restrictions on its distributors, limiting distribution and market share.

Jan 9, 2024

The CNMC has called for the cancellation of regulations that favor companies that have received assistance from the Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Employment in the distribution of subsidies for training unemployed individuals in the Community of Madrid.

Jan 9, 2024

The CNMC has joined a State Pact proposal aimed at recognizing the access of minors to harmful content on the internet and social media as a public health issue.

Jan 8, 2024

The CNMC has opened a public consultation on guidelines for resolving non-payment disputes in wholesale access and interconnection services in telecommunications networks, aiming to provide transparency and efficiency in resolving these conflicts.

Jan 8, 2024

The CNMC has analyzed a draft decree that updates the regulations on tires and their waste management, recommending that producers be allowed to participate in multiple collective producer responsibility systems simultaneously.