28 results Developments in DMA land: EU tags Big Tech as first Gatekeepers The European Commission has designated six Tech Giants (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft) as gatekeepers for 22 core platform services under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Gun jumping: beware, the Commission will take action The Commission has imposed interim measures on Illumina and GRAIL. These measures include the obligation to run GRAIL by independent management. Back to the future – Commission publishes roadmap for green and digital challenges The Commission’s Communication “A competition policy fit for new challenges” (the “Communication”) identifies key areas in which competition law and policy can support European efforts in dealing with the challenges of the green and digital transitions. ECJ: private enforcement in aviation sector also a national court's game Recently, the ECJ ruled that national courts dealing with private enforcement cases are competent to apply EU competition law to historical behaviour in the aviation sector. Dominant firm may refuse to supply retailer after initial delivery The Brussels Court of Appeal has held that a dominant producer firm may have valid reasons to refuse further supplies to a retailer, despite its dominance and despite previous deliveries. Google Shopping: self-preferencing is a form of abuse of dominance On 10 November 2021, the General Court (GC) almost entirely dismissed Google’s action against the European Commission’s Google Shopping decision. Stibbe advises Forum Estates A team of Stibbe’s Real Estate Transaction Group in Amsterdam advised Belgian real estate fund Forum Estates with the acquisition of three grocery stores (4,300m2) in The Netherlands. Slovak Telekom: ECJ on essentials of the ‘essential facilities’ doctrine Only dominant companies with a “genuinely tight grip” on the market can be forced to grant rivals access to their infrastructure. Game on for gatekeepers: Digital Markets Act finalised Now that political agreement has been reached on the final text, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) will enter into force soon. The DMA’s ex ante rules and obligations will apply next to the ad hoc EU and national competition rules. Google Ads op basis van de naam van een concurrent vormen op zich geen oneerlijke marktpraktijk Volgens het Hof van Beroep te Gent is het eigen aan de vrije mededinging, en toegestaan, dat een onderneming internetreclame maakt op basis van trefwoorden die overeenkomen met de benaming en/of vestigingsplaats van een concurrent. Des « Google Ads » basés sur le nom d'un concurrent ne constituent pas en tant que telle une pratique commerciale déloyale Selon la Cour d'appel de Gand, il est inhérent à la libre concurrence et admis qu'une entreprise fasse de la publicité sur Internet sur base de mots-clés qui correspondent au nom et/ou au siège d'un concurrent. Taking initiative: ACM catches transaction ahead of new powers M&A transactions falling below the merger notification thresholds are not necessarily exempt from scrutiny. Companies should therefore carefully assess the potential competitive impact of their transactions, as the ACM has proven to be vigilant. Happy first anniversary! One year of the Vifo Act: an update On the first of June, the Dutch national security investment screening regime (the Vifo Act) celebrated its first anniversary. Time to take stock of key findings and forthcoming developments. Digital antitrust conduct: too elusive to catch? The ink on the Digital Market Act has barely dried, but fast-evolving digital developments already have competition authorities calling for new tools. Is Big Tech not kept in check by the DMA, the antitrust rules and the EU Merger Regulation after all? European Commission’s infringement procedure against the Netherlands: review and evaluation of water permits required under the WFD This blog addresses the European Commission's infringement procedure against the Netherlands regarding the evaluation of water licences under the Water Framework Directive, the Dutch legislature's approach and the consequences for issued permits. Hof van Justitie: enkele verplichtingen KRW gelden niet voor kleine meren (deel VII) In deze bijdrage, de zevende in de reeks, gaan wij in op een arrest van het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie van 25 april 2024 over de vraag of de verplichtingen uit de Kaderrichtlijn Water ook gelden voor kleinere wateren. Actualiteiten Internationaal Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen (IMVO) Op 14 december 2023 hebben de Europese wetgevingsorganen overeenstemming bereikt over de inhoud van de Europese Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD”). Widening the net: The Dutch government proposes to broaden the scope of the Vifo Act The Vifo Act continues to evolve: Dutch government to extend the scope of the general Dutch FDI screening regime to cover six additional technologies. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page
Developments in DMA land: EU tags Big Tech as first Gatekeepers The European Commission has designated six Tech Giants (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft) as gatekeepers for 22 core platform services under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Gun jumping: beware, the Commission will take action The Commission has imposed interim measures on Illumina and GRAIL. These measures include the obligation to run GRAIL by independent management.
Back to the future – Commission publishes roadmap for green and digital challenges The Commission’s Communication “A competition policy fit for new challenges” (the “Communication”) identifies key areas in which competition law and policy can support European efforts in dealing with the challenges of the green and digital transitions.
ECJ: private enforcement in aviation sector also a national court's game Recently, the ECJ ruled that national courts dealing with private enforcement cases are competent to apply EU competition law to historical behaviour in the aviation sector.
Dominant firm may refuse to supply retailer after initial delivery The Brussels Court of Appeal has held that a dominant producer firm may have valid reasons to refuse further supplies to a retailer, despite its dominance and despite previous deliveries.
Google Shopping: self-preferencing is a form of abuse of dominance On 10 November 2021, the General Court (GC) almost entirely dismissed Google’s action against the European Commission’s Google Shopping decision.
Stibbe advises Forum Estates A team of Stibbe’s Real Estate Transaction Group in Amsterdam advised Belgian real estate fund Forum Estates with the acquisition of three grocery stores (4,300m2) in The Netherlands.
Slovak Telekom: ECJ on essentials of the ‘essential facilities’ doctrine Only dominant companies with a “genuinely tight grip” on the market can be forced to grant rivals access to their infrastructure.
Game on for gatekeepers: Digital Markets Act finalised Now that political agreement has been reached on the final text, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) will enter into force soon. The DMA’s ex ante rules and obligations will apply next to the ad hoc EU and national competition rules.
Google Ads op basis van de naam van een concurrent vormen op zich geen oneerlijke marktpraktijk Volgens het Hof van Beroep te Gent is het eigen aan de vrije mededinging, en toegestaan, dat een onderneming internetreclame maakt op basis van trefwoorden die overeenkomen met de benaming en/of vestigingsplaats van een concurrent.
Des « Google Ads » basés sur le nom d'un concurrent ne constituent pas en tant que telle une pratique commerciale déloyale Selon la Cour d'appel de Gand, il est inhérent à la libre concurrence et admis qu'une entreprise fasse de la publicité sur Internet sur base de mots-clés qui correspondent au nom et/ou au siège d'un concurrent.
Taking initiative: ACM catches transaction ahead of new powers M&A transactions falling below the merger notification thresholds are not necessarily exempt from scrutiny. Companies should therefore carefully assess the potential competitive impact of their transactions, as the ACM has proven to be vigilant.
Happy first anniversary! One year of the Vifo Act: an update On the first of June, the Dutch national security investment screening regime (the Vifo Act) celebrated its first anniversary. Time to take stock of key findings and forthcoming developments.
Digital antitrust conduct: too elusive to catch? The ink on the Digital Market Act has barely dried, but fast-evolving digital developments already have competition authorities calling for new tools. Is Big Tech not kept in check by the DMA, the antitrust rules and the EU Merger Regulation after all?
European Commission’s infringement procedure against the Netherlands: review and evaluation of water permits required under the WFD This blog addresses the European Commission's infringement procedure against the Netherlands regarding the evaluation of water licences under the Water Framework Directive, the Dutch legislature's approach and the consequences for issued permits.
Hof van Justitie: enkele verplichtingen KRW gelden niet voor kleine meren (deel VII) In deze bijdrage, de zevende in de reeks, gaan wij in op een arrest van het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie van 25 april 2024 over de vraag of de verplichtingen uit de Kaderrichtlijn Water ook gelden voor kleinere wateren.
Actualiteiten Internationaal Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen (IMVO) Op 14 december 2023 hebben de Europese wetgevingsorganen overeenstemming bereikt over de inhoud van de Europese Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD”).
Widening the net: The Dutch government proposes to broaden the scope of the Vifo Act The Vifo Act continues to evolve: Dutch government to extend the scope of the general Dutch FDI screening regime to cover six additional technologies.