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Welcome To The 17th Edition Of Cartel Intel

In this issue, we explore a range of notable competition law developments across Europe and Asia, including a German Court's ruling confirming that managing directors...

Germany Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Italian Antitrust Authority Fines Snack Producers For Market Sharing In The Private Label Retail Channel

The Italian Antitrust Authority (IAA) has fined Amica Chips, Pata and Preziosi Food more than EUR23 million for an anticompetitive agreement relating to the supply of savory snacks produced...

Italy Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

German Federal Court Of Justice Sets Boundaries For Mass Antitrust Claims Collection

On May 12, 2026, the Cartel Division (Kartellsenat) of the BGH handed down a landmark ruling on the limits of bundled cartel damages claims brought by claims collection vehicles.

Germany Anti-trust

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Jones Day

Cartel Enforcement In Practice: ACM Concludes Bid‑rigging Investigation And Imposes Cartel Fines

On 28 May 2026, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) fined Bouwhuis, Timmerhuis and Van Gelder, three companies active in the civil engineering and infrastructure sector...

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Loyens & Loeff

CJEU Clarifies The Standard For Accessing Evidence In Competition Damages Cases

Worldwide Anti-trust

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Jones Day

CJEU Sets The Bar Low For Evidence Disclosure In Competition Damages Litigation

European Union Anti-trust

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Belgium: Cartels

Belgium Anti-trust

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Cartel Intel – Updates From Our Global Network

Worldwide Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Cartel Intel: Updates From Our EMEA Network

Worldwide Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Competition Newsletter – Czech Republic (Autumn 2025)

Czech Republic Anti-trust

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Kinstellar

Regional Competition Law Update – Q3 2025

Worldwide Anti-trust

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Kinstellar

The European Commission Seeks Public Input On The Draft Revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation And Technology Transfer Guidelines

European Union Anti-trust

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Plesner

European Commission Cartel Decision: Key Lessons On No-Poach Agreements And Minority Shareholdings

Ireland Anti-trust

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RDJ LLP

Current Developments In Competition Law: Data Protection Rules Of Market Dominant Undertakings

Germany Anti-trust

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Arbitration And Business Decision (Video)

Ireland Litigation

Aceris Law

AI News: Italy Sets The Rules For AI In The Workplace (Podcast)

Italy Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

Spain Non-Lucrative Visa: Retire In Spain The Right Way (Video)

Spain Immigration

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Latitude Law

From Copilot To Colleague: How Agentic AI Is Reshaping Work, Governance And Risk (Podcast)

Ireland Technology

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William Fry

2026 Hungary Elections: What Comes Next? Insights From A Former US Embassy Diplomat In Budapest (Podcast)

Hungary Government

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

European Commission Fines Delivery Hero And Glovo €329 Million In First Labor Market Cartel Case

On June 2, 2025, for the first time, the European Commission sanctioned a "no-poach" agreement between rival companies as an infringement of Article 101 TFEU.

European Union Anti-trust

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Labour Markets Under Pressure: EU Antitrust Authorities Impose Fines For No-poach Agreements

No-poach agreements have come under scrutiny by the antitrust authorities: For the first time, the European Commission has imposed fines for cartel agreements in the labour market.

Germany Anti-trust

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Oppenhoff

FCO Tightens Grip On Cartels With Increasing Number Of Dawn Raids And Court Proceedings

The German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) continues to be an active, sophisticated and efficient enforcement authority.

Germany Anti-trust

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Luther Luxembourg S.A.

EuGH präzisiert Voraussetzungen für Verbote des aktiven Verkaufs im Alleinvertrieb

Der Europäische Gerichtshof hat mit Urteil vom 8. Mai 2025 (EuGH, Urt. v. 8.5.2025, C-581/23) wesentliche Anforderungen an die kartellrechtliche Zulässigkeit von Verkaufsverboten im Rahmen...

Germany Anti-trust

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Oppenhoff

European Court Of Justice Reviews Directors' Liability For Cartel Fines

Germany Anti-trust

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Kinstellar

EU Commission Finally Enters The Ring On No-Poach Agreements

Luxembourg Anti-trust

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Arendt & Medernach

Kinstellar's Regional Competition Law Update: Mid-Year Insights 2025

Czech Republic Anti-trust

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Kinstellar

Fines For Unlawful Vertical Price Fixing: German Federal Cartel Office Takes Action Against Sennheiser And Sonova

Germany Anti-trust

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Oppenhoff

Supreme Court's First Ruling On Private Enforcement Procedure

Portugal Litigation

SRS Legal

When Does Information Exchange Cross The Line Into Anti-Competitive Conduct?

European Union Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

Cartels Comparative Guide

Greece Anti-trust

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Zepos & Yannopoulos

"AI Cartels" As A Rising Threat To Competition: Legal Sci-Fi Or Reality?

Cyprus Anti-trust

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Elias Neocleous & Co LLC

Chrome et Android menacés : les Etats-Unis s'attaquent au monopole de Google

France Anti-trust

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Haas Avocats

Third-Party Lions Free To Roam: General Court Reverses Decision On Monopoly Over Trademarks Depicting Same Animal Species

Bugnion

Cartels Comparative Guide

Cartels Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Greece, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Greece Anti-trust

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Zepos & Yannopoulos

"AI Cartels" As A Rising Threat To Competition: Legal Sci-Fi Or Reality?

The notorious Cartels characterised as the "supreme evil of antitrust," are a group of firms who have agreed explicitly among themselves to coordinate their activities…

Cyprus Anti-trust

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Elias Neocleous & Co LLC

Chrome et Android menacés : les Etats-Unis s'attaquent au monopole de Google

Le gouvernement américain veut forcer Google à céder Chrome, citant des pratiques anticoncurrentielles. Cette décision pourrait profondément transformer la recherche en ligne et l'industrie technologique.

France Anti-trust

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Haas Avocats

Third-Party Lions Free To Roam: General Court Reverses Decision On Monopoly Over Trademarks Depicting Same Animal Species

In re Laura Food Srl v EUIPO, Bella Tawziaa II SLU ( T‑541/23), the General Court First Chamber maintained that in complextrademarks, the main figurative element cannot per se provide monopoly...

Bugnion

Cartels Comparative Guide

Germany Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

EC Antitrust Officials Conduct Surprise Inspections Of Aftermarket Tire Maker "Consultancy"

The European Commission conducted surprise on-site inspections of a "consultancy firm" in two EU Member States, suspecting the firm of violating antitrust rules under Article 101...

European Union Anti-trust

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MoginRubin

Update Data Protection No. 150 - Meta Suffers Defeat Before The ECJ – National Competition Authority Can Find An Infringement Of The GDPR

With the judgment of 4 July 2023, the European Court of Justice decided that a national competition authority can refer to the General Data Protection Regulation in its examination.

Germany Privacy

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HEUKING

Sustainability and competition law has been a hotly debated topic. While some competition authorities have dedicated specific guidelines for cooperations among competitors in the name of sustainability.

Germany Anti-trust

Blomstein

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

In order to meet the European Union's energy and climate greenhouse gas emissions targets by 2030, EU countries need to establish a 10-year integrated national energy and climate...

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Osborne Clarke

Association Recommendations In A Regulatory Context: French BPA Case Highlights Red Lines

European Union Anti-trust

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Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

Competition Flashback Q1 2024: Ontwikkelingen Mededingingsrecht

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Bureau Brandeis

Super Bock Ruling

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Taylor Wessing

Cartel Des Jambons : «Le Contrôle Des Décisions De L'autorité Fonctionne»

France Anti-trust

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Mayer Brown

General Court Upholds Valve Fine And Holds That The Existence Of IP Rights Does Not Preclude Application Of The Cartel Ban

TW

Taylor Wessing

The OECD Publishes Report On The 2024 Edition On Competition Trends

Malta Anti-trust

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Ganado Advocates

AI And Anti-Competitive Agreement: At The Roots Of An Unconscious Will?

France Anti-trust

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IR Global

Meet The Authority: Navigating Competition Law Enforcement In Malta View (Podcast)

Malta Anti-trust

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Fenech & Fenech Advocates

Cartels Comparative Guide

Finland Anti-trust

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HPP Attorneys

AG Szpunar Opines On The Procedural Limitations To The Single Economic Entity Doctrine

Malta Accounting

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Ganado Advocates

Digital Compliance: Antitrust Screening

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Oppenhoff

Modern Economy Faces Major Challenges. Will The Uncompromising Fight Against RPM Save It?

Czech Republic Anti-trust

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Havel & Partners s.r.o.

The Amendment Of The Czech Competition Act In A Nutshell III: Variations On Hamlet

Czech Republic Commercial

HP

Havel & Partners s.r.o.

Antitrust Liability Traps In The "agency Model" – What To Watch Out For

Germany Anti-trust

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Oppenhoff

Changes To Competition Law Enforcement Are Now Effective

Ireland Anti-trust

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William Fry

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