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Dominant pharma companies had better watch their words and use the patent system wisely. Pharma company Teva was fined EUR 462.6 million for disparagement and ‘divisional gaming’ to delay market entry and hinder the uptake of a competing drug.

Roos Elemans en Jurriaan van Gent droegen bij aan de nieuwe uitgave van Tekst & Commentaar Mededingingsrecht. Mede dankzij deze bijdrage kunnen (mededingings-)juristen actief op het gebied van investeringstoetsingen nu gebruikmaken van dit naslagwerk.

Roos Elemans en Simone Evans staan in een artikel voor het Tijdschrift Mededingingsrecht in de Praktijk stil bij de vraag: wel of geen beroep instellen tegen een concentratiebesluit?

De staatssteunrechtelijke bevoegdhedenverdeling tussen de Europese Commissie, de Staat en de rechter houdt de gemoederen bezig. Een voorbeeld hiervan biedt de Micula rechtspraak over investeringsarbitrage. Deze blog bespreekt dergelijke zaken.

After 16 years of court battle, the Brussels Court of Appeal has rejected the EU’s EUR 12 million (+ interest) damage claim against the four lift producers that participated in the lift cartel fined in 2007.

In recent cases in the fire protection and private security sectors, the Belgian Competition Authority has made the prosecution of bid-rigging one of its top priorities, imposing hefty fines on infringers for their participation in cartel schemes.

The Foreign Subsidies Regulation has celebrated one year of its application. Time for companies to take stock of the lessons learnt from key developments of this first year. However, ambiguities remain and more is yet to come. Watch this space!

The Commission recently published its Draft Guidelines on Exclusionary Abuses of Dominance, which are meant to reflect the EU case law. However, they seem to deviate on important aspects, arguably simplifying the assessment for establishing an abuse.

The Dutch general investment screening regime came into effect in June 2023. Decisions are not yet publicly available. However, three guidance papers list the practical experience gained so far and help to assess whether a transaction is notifiable.

The Belgian Competition Authority imposed a fine of €490,112 on Le Creuset for vertical price fixing (also known as resale price maintenance).

On 23 January 2024, the ACM announced its priorities for 2024. The energy transition, the digital economy and sustainability are still on the ACM’s priority list, but now with better-equipped enforcement methods available.

Companies have a new and improved tool for the competitive assessment of their conduct and intended acquisitions. The European Commission has updated its guidance on how to define relevant markets for the purpose of EU competition law enforcement.

The Brussels Commercial Court ruled on 18 December 2024 that the sale of cycling television rights in Belgium did not violate EU competition rules despite the lack of a formal tender procedure.