Clifford Chance
Antitrust Review July - August 2011
6 September 2011
In this issue:
EU
- Commission fines Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. for abuse of dominance.
- General Court reduces fines imposed on Heineken and Bavaria.
- Commission opens proceedings against Czech electricity incumbent.
- Commission investigates luxury watchmakers.
- Commission repeals heat stabilisers cartel decision for Ciba/BASF and Elementis.
Czech Republic
- CCO imposes fine for abuse of significant market power.
Germany
- Federal Court of Justice considers "passing-on defence" admissible.
Romania
- Takeovers in the medical field cleared subject to commitments
Spain
- CNC fines Telecinco EUR 3.6 million for non-compliance with commitments.
United Kingdom
- OFT refers equity trading merger to CC.
- CC clears Irish Sea ferries merger.
- OFT launches new guidance on competition law compliance.
- CAT rules in favour of OFT in Ryanair / Aer Lingus case.
- OFT issues decision in dairy products investigation.
- OFT provisional decision to refer the audit market to CC.
United States
- DoJ issues revised Guide to Remedies in Merger Cases.
- Changes to US premerger notification requirements come into effect.
