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Decreto Legge Liberalizzazioni: novità normative in materia antitrust e tutela dei consumatori e nuovi poteri dell'Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato
11 April 2012
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Il Decreto Legge 24 gennaio 2012, n. 1, convertito con legge di conversione
24 marzo 2012, n. 27 e pubblicato in Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 71 del 24 marzo 2012
("DL Liberalizzazioni"), introduce diverse novità in materia di diritto della
concorrenza...
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Law Decree on Liberalizations: regulatory developments in antitrust and consumer protection and new powers of the Competition Authority
11 April 2012
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The Law Decree of January 24, 2012, no. 1., converted into law by law of March
24, 2012, no. 27 published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale no. 71 of March 24, 2012
("Liberalizations Decree"), introduces several changes to competition law and
consumer protection...
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A thorough examination for the private healthcare sector
13 April 2012
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On 4 April 2012, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) decided to refer the markets for the supply and acquisition of private healthcare in the UK to the Competition Commission (CC) for an in-depth market investigation.
The CC's terms of reference are...
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Videos: UK competition reform - the key changes and their impact on businesses
16 March 2012
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The UK government announced major reforms of the UK competition regime on 15 March 2012. In the following three videos, partners from Clifford Chance's London Antitrust Practice explain and comment on the changes and their impact on businesses in three key areas.
Reform...
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UK Competition Reform: Enhanced Cartel Powers for New Regulator
15 March 2012
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The UK Government has announced its plans for reform of the UK competition regime. The biggest change will be the merger of the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission to create a new, powerful single competition authority. In addition,...
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Newsflash, Real Estate, deutsch, 'Vergabe von Rabattvereinbarungen im 'Open-House-Modell' kann ausschreibungsfrei sein!'
29 February 2012
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Mit unserer heutigen Ausgabe des "Newsflash" nehmen wir Bezug auf einen Beschluss des Oberlandesgerichts Düsseldorf vom 11.01.2012, wonach es zulässig sein kann, Rabattvereinbarungen ohne europaweite Ausschreibung zu vergeben. Voraussetzung...
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Pharma companies and antitrust in China: Part one - merger clearance
1 July 2011
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In the first of two articles on the impact on pharmaceutical companies of China's antitrust regime, we focus on the changing shape of merger control review.
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Pharma companies and antitrust in China: Part two – anti-competitive behaviour, abuse of dominance and enforcement trends
1 July 2011
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In this second of two articles exploring the impact of China's antitrust regime on the pharmaceutical industry, we consider in more detail how the day-to-day operations of pharmaceutical companies are affected by China's competition regime, and highlight...
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NDRC announcement on pricing violations in the pahrmaceutical sector in 2010
1 March 2011
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China's pricing regulator, the National Development and Reform
Commission ("NDRC"), recently published an announcement (the "NDRC
Announcement") ranking the pharmaceutical sector as the worst offender
for pricing violations in 2010...
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Major Developments and Policy Issues in EU Competition Law
19 April 2012
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The attached annual review was presented at the IBC 2012 Advanced EU Competition Law conference in London on 17 April 2012 and provides a detailed analysis of the most significant EU cases relating to anti-competitive agreements, abuses of dominance and merger...