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Briefings

Briefings

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.
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