CEE: EU & Competition Monthly Bulletin - September
08 October 2018 | schoenherr publications newsletters
Stay informed about the latest developments in competition law in Central and Eastern Europe with Schoenherr's multi-jurisdictional newsletter. Each issue offers insight into developments in merger control, anti-trust, as well as public and private enforcement in the region.
MERGER CONTROL
- Belgium/EU: European Commission (EC) clears Shazam/Apple merger unconditionally after referral from, inter alia, Austria
- Bulgaria: First sanction for incomplete information in merger notification
read more
CARTEL PROHIBITION
- Austria: Semperit fined EUR 1.6 million for market sharing within a JV
- Czech Republic: Rail freight transporters fined for bid-rigging
- Hungary: Substantial reduction of medical equipment bid rigging fine
- Moldova: Three construction companies fined for bid rigging
- Romania: Market for non-prescription medicine and dietary supplements under scrutiny
- Serbia: Four new cartel probes against baby care companies have been opened
- Slovakia: Slovakia's Antimonopoly Office (SAO) has opened an e-commerce sector inquiry
read more
ABUSE OF DOMINANCE
- Austria: Data firm abused dominant position according to court
- Moldova: Moldova's Supreme Court upholds abuse fine against electricity firm
- Poland: Polish window maker Fakro challenges a decision of the European Commission (EC) before the General Court
- Romani: Romania's Competition Council (CC) commenced proceedings against a hydropower firm
- Serbia: MasterCard may have restricted competition by imposing excessive fallback interchange feeds
- Turkey: Google fined for abuse of dominance
read more
PUBLIC ENFORCEMENT
- Czech Republic: Czech Competition Authority (CCA) and Czech Energy Regulatory Office (CERO) cooperate in monitoring the wholesale electricity and gas markets
- Slovakia: Slovakia's Antimonopoly Office (SAO) has published updated guidelines on its method of setting fines
read more
PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT
- Hungary: Hungarian court has asked the ECJ to give guidance on jurisdiction regarding truck cartel damages claims
