Clifford Chance
Antitrust Review: March - April 2011
17 May 2011
The Antitrust Review is a bi-monthly commentary on important issues in the antitrust arena, written by our Global Antitrust Group lawyers. Headlines below from this issue:
European Union
- General Court cancels fines on 8 companies active in the copper fittings sector.
- Commission investigation into airline code-sharing.
- Activision appeal dismissed in Nintendo distribution agreements judgement.
- ECJ ruling on margin squeeze in relation to TeliaSonera.
- The Commission conducts unannounced inspections at the premises of companies active in the e-book publishing sector.
Belgium
- Commercial Court of Brussels issues judgment in European Commission elevator cartel damages case
China
- China's Supreme People's Court adopts draft provisions on private litigation under the Anti-Monopoly Law.
- Chinese enforcement agencies and UK OFT sign Memoranda of Understanding.
Czech Republic
- Czech Competition Office plans to introduce proposal to abolish the Significant Market Power Act.
France
- French Competition Authority launches market test for proposed inter-bank fee commitments.
Germany
- FCO prohibits joint TV on demand internet platform planned by RTL and ProSiebenSat1.
Poland
- Polish cometition authority fines second mobile network operator for obstructing inspection.
Slovak Republic
- Amendments to the Slovak Act on State aid and the Slovak Execution Act.
Spain
- CNC opens formal proceedings into alleged collective hotel price recommendation.
United Kingdom
- OFT investigation into e-book sales.
- OFT refers Irish Sea ferries merger to the CC.
- The OFT decides not to open a formal investigation into Visa's Olympic sponsorship arrangements.
- CAT reduces fines on a number of companies in the construction sector.
- CC publishes final order in Payment Protection Insurance investigation.
United States
- Antitrust concerns cast doubt on future of Google's digital library.
