Clifford Chance
Antitrust Review: November - December 2011
19 January 2012
Editors: Alex Nourry, Chris Worrall, Christopher Duff and Chandralekha Ghosh
In this issue:
European Union
- ECJ dismisses copper tubes cartels appeals.
- Commission settles cartel with refrigeration compressor producers.
- Commission opens formal proceedings to investigate sales of e-books.
- Commission accepts IBM's mainframe maintenance commitments.
- Cathode ray tube producers - Commission imposes reduced fines.
- Commission imposes EUR 8.9 million fine on banana importer.
- Antitrust investigation procedures - best practices published.
Czech Republic
- Final appeal in bus operator abuse case thrown out for missing deadline.
France
- French Competition Authority fines detergent cartel a total of EUR 367.9 million.
Germany
- Reform proposals to the Act Against Restraints of Competition – ministerial draft.
Slovak Republic
- Draft guidelines on settlement procedure published.
United Kingdom
- CAT allows Tobacco appeals.
- OFT announces agreed measures for travel money charges.
- OFT refers audit market to CC.
- OFT consults on new guidance on penalties and leniency.
United States
- Cartel members receive rare corporate probation.
- US challenges H&R Block acquisition of TaxACT.
