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18/03/24
No impairment of the EC’s impartiality: ECJ upholds Scania j…

In its judgment of 1 February 2024, the ECJ dismissed Scania’s appeal in it…

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14/03/24
Commission steers market definition to the 21st century

The European Commission has updated its guidance on how to define relevant …

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Enfin! Nouvelle législation taxis adoptée cet après-midi par la Chambre de Députés

La Chambre des Députés a voté cet après-midi le projet de loi n.° 6588 portant organisation des services de taxis et modification du Code de la consom…

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Le Conseil de la concurrence s'oppose au projet de loi N° 6864 portant sur le bail commercial

Le Conseil de la concurrence s'est à nouveau saisi de sa propre inititiave pour rendre le 16 février 2016 un avis sur un projet de loi, cett…

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Enquête sectorielle du Conseil de la concurrence sur le marché des auto-écoles: absence de pratique anti-concu…

Suite à la libéralisation des prix des leçons de conduite des auto-écoles en juillet 2011 et dans le cadre de sa mission légale (article 33 de la Loi …

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Adoption of the Law on Electronic Archiving

On 2 July 2015, after two years of discussions, the Chamber of Deputies finally adopted the Law relating to electronic archiving and amending Article …

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Luxembourg Competition Council undertaking sector inquiry into distribution networks in the retail market

Following complaints by the Luxembourg retail sector and the attention by the European Commission on possible restrictions on the internal market in t…

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Luxembourg – New consumer regulation

The Luxembourg government has adopted the Law of 2 April 2014 implementing Directive 2011/83/CE of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights and amending the…

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Brussels 1 Regulation - Recast

Regulation (EC) 44/2001 of December 22nd 2000 on jurisdiction and the regulation and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (the "Br…

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Directive On Certain Rules Governing Actions For Damages For Infringements Of The Competition Law Provisions/D…

The directive 2014/104/UE on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the…

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Payment Accounts: Enhanced Consumer Rights Through Adoption Of Directive 2014/92/Eu

On 23 July 2014, Directive 2014/92/EU1 (the "Payment Accounts Directive") has been adopted with the aim to improve consumer rights of EU citizens in t…

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European Commission investigates on a potential State aid to Fiat Finance and Trade

On 30 September 2014, the European Commission (the "EC") published the non-confidential version of a decision taken on 11 June 2014 launching a formal…

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Bundeskartellamt published revised guidelines on foreign-to-foreign mergers

On 30 September 2014, the German Bundeskartellamt published a revised guidance paper on "Domestic Effects in Merger Control". The guidance paper aims …

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GC annuled fine for Soliver in car glass cartel

On 10 October 2014, the General Court ("GC") struck down the Commission decision against Soliver NV (Case T-68/09) given that it had failed to establi…

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The Court of Justice dismissed ICF appeal in the aluminum fluoride cartel case

On 9 October 2014, the Court of Justice dismissed the appeal lodged by Industries Chimiques du Fluor ("ICF") against the judgment of 18 June 2013, in …

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Third parties have the right to access uncontested parts of cartel decisions

On 7 October 2014, the General Court ("GC") handed down a judgment in the hotly debated area of access to the file. Damage claimants are frequently se…

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Court of Justice provided further guidance on the facts that should be considered when deciding on the imputab…

The EU state aid rules are directed to Member States. In situations where public undertakings take measures which can be seen as conferring an advanta…

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The filing of a complaint before a competition authority

A recent EU case reminds us of how important it is to meticulously prepare an antitrust complaint.

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Market abuse: a new framework in the European Union

A new framework applicable to market abuse prohibition and prevention has been adopted by the European institutions. It consists of Regulation 596/201…

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New Luxembourg car distribution rules: need for car brands to renegociate agreements with Luxembourg car distr…

On 8 July 2014, the Luxembourg Parliament passed a law setting out specific rules for vertical agreements in the car distribution sector. The law is i…

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The EU Power Cables Case: Antitrust Parental Liability of Private Equity Management Companies

On 2 April 2014, the European Commission imposed fines totalling EUR 301.6 million on eleven producers of underground and submarine high voltage power…

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EUR 302,000,000 fines for a cartel between producers of high voltage power cables

On 2 April 2014, the Commission fined producers of high voltage power cables EUR 302,000,000 for a cartel to split the market and to allocate customer…

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