The European Commission takes a hard line against online platforms, dual distribution and MFNs
Several decisions and judgments in the competition law field over the last quarter are noteworthy. A link to the 2020 Annual Report of the Competition Council is available here .
Luxembourg Competition Council imposes highest ever fine on Bahlsen and supermarket chains Cactus, Auchan and Delhaize for resale price maintenance agreements
Bill of law 7650 (“Bill ”), which was recently presented by the Government, aims to introduce a class action procedure allowing for the compensation of damages suffered by a group of consumers resulting from the same illicit behaviour by, or practice of, a professional.
On 14 August 2020, the Luxembourg Minister for Consumer Protection presented Parliament with bill n°7650 concerning the introduction of consumer class action law suits.
Luxembourg went into full Coronavirus lockdown on March 16. By the ministerial decree of 16 March 2020, the State narrowed down the movement of citizens to the essential activities (notably the procurement of food, medication and basic necessities and travel to health facilities)
In this unprecedented health crisis, many economic actors are facing the impossibility of fulfilling their contractual obligations or do not wish to honour them because they are no longer commercially viable.
For contracts governed by Luxembourg law, the parties may wish to consider if the COVID-19 outbreak has rendered the obligation impossible to fulfil and could thus qualify as an event of force majeure within the meaning of the Luxembourg Civil Code.
On Monday 18 November 2019 the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") announced that the regulator had dawn raided several large traders in the agriculture sector. These dawn-raids follow a European trend in which regulators across Europe focus on buying alliances and cartels in the agricultural and retail sectors. In this blog we will discuss this trend.
At EU level, a number of developments took place over the summer regarding potential competition law infringements in the digital sector.
