Antitrust Developments In Europe

Name: Antitrust Developments In Europe | 2007
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2007

Romano Subiotto Robbert Snelders(Herausgeber*in)

Kluwer Law International (Verlag)

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Intro
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Foreword
Part I: EC Competition Developments
Chapter 1: Horizontal Agreements/Restraints
1.1 CFI Judgments
1.1.1 Case T-289/01 Duales System Deutschland GmbH v. Commission
Chapter 2: Abuse of Market Power
2.1 ECJ Judgments
2.1.1 Case C-95/04 British Airways v. Commission
2.2 CFI Judgments
2.2.1 Case T-340/03 France Télécom v. Commission
2.2.2 Case T-151/01 Duales System Deutschland GmbH v. Commission
2.2.3 Case T-170/06 Alrosa v. Commission
2.2.4 Case T-201/04 Microsoft v. Commission
2.3 Commission Decisions
2.3.1 COMP/38.784 Wanadoo España v. Telefónica
2.3.2 COMP/37.966 Distrigas
Chapter 3: Mergers and Acquisitions
3.1 ECJ Judgments
3.1.1 Case C-202/06P Cementbouw Handel & Industrie BV v. Commission
3.2 CFI Judgments
3.2.1 Case T-282/06 Sun Chemical and Others v. Commission
3.2.2 Case T-351/03 Schneider Electric v. Commission
3.3 Second-Phase Decisions with Undertakings
3.3.1 Case COMP/M.3796 Omya/Huber
3.3.2 Case COMP/M.4180 Gaz de France/Suez
3.3.3 Case COMP/M.4404 Universal / BMG Music Publishing
3.3.4 Case COMP/M.4504 Télé2 France/SFR
3.4 Second-Phase Decisions without Undertakings
3.4.1 Case COMP/M.4094 Ineos/BP Dormagen
3.4.2 Case COMP/M.4215 Glatfelter/Crompton Assets
3.4.3 Case COMP/M.4403 Thales/Finmeccanica/Alcatel Alenia Space & Telespazio
3.4.4 Case COMP/M.4523 Travelport/Worldspan
3.5 First-Phase Decisions with Undertakings
3.5.1 Case COMP/M.4314 Johnson & Johnson/Pfizer
3.5.2 Case COMP/M.4600 TUI/First Choice
3.5.3 Case COMP/M.4730 Yara/Kemira GrowHow
3.5.4 Case COMP/M.4824 Kraft/Danone Biscuits
3.6 First-Phase Decisions without Undertakings
3.6.1 Case COMP/M.4519 Lagardère/Sportfive
3.6.2 Case COMP/M.4608 Siemens/UGS Corporation
3.6.3 Case COMP/M.4688 Nestlé/Gerber
Chapter 4: State Aid
4.1 ECJ Judgments
4.1.1 Case C-119/05 Ministero dell'Industria, Commercio e dell'Artigianato v. Lucchini Spa
4.1.2 Case C-441/06 Commission v. France
4.1.3 Case C-525/04 P Kingdom of Spain v. Commission and Lenzing AG and Case C-260/05 P Sniace SA v. Commission
4.2 ECJ Advocate General Opinions
4.2.1 Case C-199/06 Centre d'Exportation du Livre Français (CELF) Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication v. Société Internationale de Diffusion et d'Édition (SIDE)
4.3 CFI Judgments
4.3.1 Case T-366/00 Scott v. Commission
4.3.2 Case T-344/04 Denis Bouchou v. Commission and Case T-360/04 FG Marine SA v. Commission
4.4 Block Exemption Regulation
4.4.1 Block Exemption Regulation for State Aid
Chapter 5: Policy and Procedure
5.1 ECJ Judgments
5.1.1 Case C-3/06 Danone v. Commission
5.1.2 Case C-282/06 Holcim v. Commission
5.1.3 Case C-76/06 Britannia Alloys v. Commission
5.1.4 Case C-280/06 Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato v. Ente Tabacchi Italiani
5.2 CFI Judgments
5.2.1 Case T-339/04 France Télécom v. Commission
5.2.2 Case T-36/05 Coats v. Commission and Case T-30/05 Prym v. Commission
5.2.3 Joined Cases T-125/03 and T-253/03 Akzo and Akros v. Commission
5.2.4 Joined Cases T-101/05 and T-111/05 BASF and UCB v. Commission
5.2.5 Case T-112/05 Akzo v. Commission
5.3 Commission Decisions
5.3.1 First Cartel Decisions under the 2006 Fining Guidelines
Part II: National Competition Developments
Chapter 6: Austria
6.1 Horizontal Agreements/Restraints
6.1.1 Record Fines Imposed on Participants in Elevators and Escalators Cartel
6.2 Abuse of Market Power
6.2.1 FCA Announces Decision to Initiate Jet Fuel Proceedings Against OMV
6.2.2 Europay Austria Zahlungsverkehrssysteme GmbH Cartel Court Ruling Upheld
Chapter 7: Belgium
7.1 Horizontal Agreements/Restraints
7.1.1 Fedoba Found to Have Breached Article 2 of the Belgian Competition Act
7.2 Abuse of Market Power
7.2.1 Portima Interoperability Information Dispute
7.2.2 FEBIAC/Wallonie Expo Appeal Rejected
7.3 Mergers and Acquisitions
7.3.1 Competition Counsel Lifts Kinepolis Restrictions but is Followed by an Interim Court of Appeal Order Suspending Its Decision
7.3.2 Walloon Cable Merger Cleared Following Ruling by Brussels Court of Appeal
7.4 Policy and Procedure
7.4.1 New Rules for Simplified Notification of Mergers
7.4.2 New Leniency Guidelines Adopted
Chapter 8: Denmark
8.1 Horizontal Agreements/Restraints
8.1.1 Banking Cartel Rulings Issued
8.1.2 Horsens District Court Fines Danske Kroer og Hoteller for Price Fixing
8.1.3 Distributors of Mobile Phones Fined for Price Fixing
8.2 Vertical Agreements/Restraints
8.2.1 Hempel A/S Fined for Resale Price Maintenance
8.2.2 Viasat Broadcasting Decision Annulled and Case Remitted
8.2.3 Agreement between Danish Pharmaceutical Association and Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Not in Violation of Competition Law
8.2.4 Pricing of Pharmaceutical 'Simvastatin' Not in Breach of Competition Law
8.2.5 Competition Council Approves Football Media Rights Agreement
8.3 Abuse Of Market Power
8.3.1 Exclusive Distribution Decision Regarding Movies and Multimedia Annulled and Case Remitted
8.3.2 Elsam Found Guilty of Abuse of Dominance
8.3.3 Post Denmark Found to have Abused its Dominant Position in Magazine Mail
8.3.4 SuperGros A/S Undertakes to Amend its Standard Terms of Sale
8.4 Mergers and Acquisitions
8.4.1 CVC/Matas Transaction Cleared Subject to Commitments
8.4.2 Dansk Avis Omdeling JV Conditionally Approved
8.4.3 TV2/DENMARK A/S/Modern Times Group A/S - TV2 Sport JV Approved and Subsequent Initiation of Investigation of the Sports Rights Market
8.4.4 Dagrofa Acquisition of Alta Discount and Jacodan
8.4.5 Telia/Debitel Transaction Approved
8.4.6 Metroselskabet I/S: New Joint Venture Regarding Metro Operations Approved
8.4.7 Competition Authority Clears Telenor's Acquisition of Tele2
8.4.8 Dansk Shell/YX Energi Transaction Unconditionally Cleared
8.4.9 DLG/Raiffeisen Hauptgenossenschaft Nord Transaction Unconditionally Cleared
8.5 Policy and Procedure
8.5.1 Appeal Dismissed Following Filing after Expiration of Time-Limit in Mund-Godten Case
8.5.2 Amendments to Danish Competition Act Adopted
8.5.3 The 2007 Competition Report
8.5.4 New Danish Competition Act Statute of Limitation Period Rules
8.5.5 Nordic Competition Authorities Publish Joint Report on Efficient Competition in the Electricity Sector
Chapter 9: Finland
9.1 Horizontal Agreements/Restraints
9.1.1 Roofing Felt Information Exchange Condemned
9.1.2 Hairdressers' and Barbers' Trade Association Fined
9.1.3 Market Court Fines Members of Asphalt Cartel
9.2 Vertical Agreements/Restraints
9.2.1 Neste Markkinointi Ordered to Allow Distributors out of Long-Term Agreements
9.2.2 Kjaerulff Ordered to Discontinue Provision of Certain Advertising Bonuses
9.3 Abuse of Market Power
9.3.1 Oulun Puhelin Fined for Abuse of Dominant Position
Chapter 10: France
10.1 Horizontal Agreements/Restraints
10.1.1 Commitment to Introduce In-House 'Whistle-Blowing' Mechanism Accepted as a Remedy by the Competition Council in GIE ELIS Case
10.1.2 Information Exchange Agreements Held Not per se Illegal in Mobile Telephony Case
10.1.3 Competition Council Finds No Anti-Competitive Behaviour by Baby Milk Suppliers
10.1.4 Council Applies Leniency Program for Second Time in Moving Cartel Case
10.2 Abuse of Market Power
10.2.1 GlaxoSmithKline France Fined for Predatory Pricing
10.2.2 Council Imposes Interim Measures on 'Margin Squeeze' in Télédiffusion De France Case
10.2.3 France Telecom and Competition Council Reach Negotiated Settlement on a Reduced Fine for the Company's Repeat Abuse of its Dominant Position
10.2.4 Competition Council Rejects Claims of Predatory Practices by Eurostar
10.2.5 Competition Council Imposes Interim Measures on Schering Plough to Remedy Abusive Practices Aimed at Delaying Generic Entry
10.3 Mergers and Acquisitions
10.3.1 First Imposition of a Fine for Failure to Implement Commitments in a Merger Case in Carrefour/Sonnenglut
10.3.2 Pan Fish/Fjord Seafood Fined for Failure to Notify
10.4 Policy and Procedure
10.4.1 New French Leniency Program
10.4.2 Revised Merger Guidelines
Chapter 11: Germany
11.1 Horizontal Agreements/Restraints
11.1.1 Admissibility Decision on Damages Claims in Cement Cartel
11.1.2 Premiere/Arena Permitted to Cooperate in Broadcasting Premier League Soccer
11.1.3 Liquefied Gas Cartel Fined
11.2 Abuse of Market Power
11.2.1 Rossmann Fined for Predatory Pricing
11.2.2 Netto Marken Discount Prohibited from Engaging in Below-Cost Pricing
11.2.3 RTL/Pro7Sat.1 Fined for Anti-competitive Discount Agreements
11.3 Mergers and Acquisitions
11.3.1 Radio Ton Decision Overturned
11.3.2 FCO Issues Revised Decision on Joint Venture Xella/Nord-KS
11.3.3 ABAC/Atlas Transaction Approved with Commitments
11.3.4 RWE Energy AG/SaarFerngas AG Transaction Prohibited
11.3.5 Düsseldorf State Court of Appeal Rejects Rhön Appeal
11.3.6 FCO Blocks GN ReSound/Phonak Transaction
11.3.7 E.ON/Eschwege Prohibition Decision Upheld
11.3.8 FCO Clears 02/T-Mobile/Vodafone Joint Venture
11.3.9 FCO Prohibits Cargotec/CVS Ferrari Transaction
11.3.10 Federal Court of Appeal Rules Judicial Review of Prohibition Decisions Available Where Parties Abandon the Transaction
11.3.11 Federal Supreme Court Upholds Düsseldorf Court of Appeal Suspension of FCO Prohibition Order in Sulzer/Kelmix
11.3.12 FCO Issues Prohibition Decision in Faber Straßen-Und Tiefbau/Basalt AG Transaction
11.4 Policy and Procedure
11.4.1 De Minimis Notice and Small and Medium Enterprise Leaflet
11.4.2 Appointment of New FCO President
11.4.3 FCO Activity Report 2005/2006
11.4.4 GWB Reform
Chapter 12: Greece
12.1 Horizontal Agreements/Restraints
12.1.1 Milk Product Manufacturers Fined for Cartel Activity
12.2 Vertical Agreements/Restraints
12.2.1 MAVA SA Fined for Resale Price Maintenance
12.3 Mergers and Acquisitions
12.3.1 Competition Commission Clears Info-Quest and Iberdrola JVs
12.4 Policy and Procedure
12.4.1 Notice on HCC Priorities Regarding Examination of Anti-competitive Practices
12.5 Sectoral Investigation
12.5.1 Oil Products
Chapter 13: Ireland
13.1 Horizontal Agreements/Restraints
13.1.1 Investigation into Irish Medical Organisation Closed
13.2 Mergers and Acquisitions
13.2.1 Competition Authority Clears Communicorp/SRH Transaction with Commitments
13.3 Policy and Procedure
13.3.1 Guidelines for Hospital Consultants
13.3.2 Amendment to Definition of Media Merger
13.3.3 Competition Authority Report on Competition in Dental Services
Chapter 14: Italy
14.1 Horizontal Agreements/Restraints
14.1.1 Competition Authority Decision on Industrial Gas Cartel Partially Reversed
14.1.2 Aviation Decision Partially Overturned
14.1.3 First Leniency Case in Italy in Chipboard Cartel
14.1.4 Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Manufacturers Fined
14.1.5 Public Transportation Cartel Fined
14.2 Mergers and Acquisitions
14.2.1 Seat Pagine Gialle/1288-Servizio di Consultazione Telefonica Transaction Blocked
14.2.2 Administrative Tribunal Partially Annuls Generali/Toro Decision
14.2.3 Authority Conditionally Authorizes Unicredit/Capitalia Transaction
14.2.4 Authority Clears AEM/ASM Transaction Subject to Commitments
14.3 Policy and Procedure
14.3.1 Commitment Decisions in Antitrust Cases
14.3.2 New Merger Turnover Thresholds
14.3.3 Administrative Tribunal Rules on Right to Fair Hearing
Chapter 15: The Netherlands
15.1 Horizontal Agreements/Restraints
15.1.1 Rotterdam District Court Holds FEG Directors Not Personally Liable for FEG Violations
15.1.2 Dawn Raids in the Health Care Sector
15.1.3 Court Reduces Bicycle Manufacturer Fines on Appeal
15.1.4 Court Finds NVM Letters to Agents Did Not Violate the DCA in NVM v. Plazacasa
15.1.5 NMa Ordered to Re-examine Energy Sector Complaint in Elektroburo v. NMa
15.2 Vertical Agreements/Restraints
15.2.1 Decisions Involving BP Netherlands Distribution Agreements
15.2.2 Leeuwaarden Court of Appeals finds Franchise Agreement to be Anticompetitive
15.3 Abuse of Market Power
15.3.1 District Court Overturns NMa Fine on CRV Holding
15.3.2 Abuse of Dominance in the Health Sector
15.3.3 NMa Rejects Consumentenbond iPod Complaint
15.3.4 SIMN Found Not in Violation of the DCA in Alarm Centrale Nederland Case
15.4 Mergers and Acquisitions
15.4.1 The NMa Releases Draft Merger Remedies Guidelines
15.4.2 Cosun/CSM Suiker Acquisition Approved
15.4.3 CIMC/Burg Industries Acquisition Approved
15.4.4 KPN/Tiscali Acquisition Approved
15.4.5 Mergers in the Health Insurance Policy Sector
15.4.6 NMa Approves RTL/Radio 538 Transaction
15.4.7 NMa Approves Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer/Bloemenveiling FloraHolland Transaction
15.5 Policy and Procedure
15.5.1 Access to File
15.5.2 Temporary Act on Media Concentrations
15.5.3 NMa Adopts New Fining Guidelines
15.5.4 NMa Adopts New Remedy Guidelines
15.5.5 Amendments to DCA Enter into Force
15.5.6 NMa Adopts New Leniency Guidelines
15.5.7 NMa Rejects Access to File Request
Chapter 16: Spain
16.1 Horizontal Agreements/Restraints
16.1.1 Beer Producer Information Exchange Agreement Granted Antitrust Exemption
16.1.2 Tribunal Permits ATM Multilateral Interchange Fee Agreement
16.1.3 National Competition Commission Fines Regional Savings Banks
16.2 Vertical Agreements/Restraints
16.2.1 Resale Price Maintenance Fines in Olive Oil
16.3 Abuse of Market Power
16.3.1 Astel / Telefónica Abuse of Dominance Decision Upheld
16.3.2 National Competition Commission Council Reinstates Abertis Investigation
16.4 Mergers and Acquisitions
16.4.1 Sogecable /AVS Transaction Cleared
16.4.2 Dia / Plus Transaction Cleared in Phase I
16.5 Policy and Procedure
16.5.1 New Law for Protection of Competition
16.5.1.1 Harmonization of Spanish and EC Competition Law
16.5.1.2 Institutional and Procedural Reforms
16.5.1.3 Reforms in Merger Control
Chapter 17: Sweden
17.1 Horizontal Agreements/Restraints
17.1.1 Stockholm City Court Imposes Highest Ever Antitrust Fine in Asphalt Cartel
17.2 Policy and Procedure
17.2.1 Public Procurement Supervising Authority Incorporated into Swedish Competition Authority
Chapter 18: Switzerland
18.1 Horizontal Agreements/Restraints
18.1.1 FCC Discontinues Investigation into Consumer Credit Lenders
18.1.2 Competition Commission Initiates Investigation into the Freight Forwarding Industry
18.1.3 Competition Commission Prohibits Ticino Road Asphalting Cartel
18.1.4 Competition Commission Closes Investigation into Construction Companies
18.2 Abuse of Market Power
18.2.1 Swisscom Mobile Fined for Abuse of Dominant Position
18.2.2 Ferrero Investigation Terminated
18.2.3 PubliGroupe Fined for Abuse of Dominant Position
18.2.4 Swisscom Agrees to Apply Uniform Conditions for ADSL Suppliers
18.2.5 FCC Terminates Investigation into Conditions Imposed by Cablecom on Teleclub
18.2.6 Competition Commission Closes Investigation into Swisscom 'Talk and Surf' Offering
18.3 Mergers and Acquisitions
18.3.1 Competition Commission Approves Migros/Denner Merger Subject to Commitments
18.3.2 Competition Commission Authorizes SWX, SIS, and Telekurs Transaction with Commitments
18.3.3 Competition Commission Clears Nestle/Henniez Merger
18.4 Policy and Procedure
18.4.1 FCC Issues Recommendations on Patent Right Exhaustion
Chapter 19: United Kingdom
19.1 Horizontal Agreements/Restraints
19.1.1 OFT Conducts First Cartel Inspection at a Domestic Premise
19.1.2 OFT Imposes Record Cartel Fine on British Airways
19.1.3 Settlement Agreed in Dairy Cartel
19.1.4 OFT Brings First Arrests for Criminal Cartel Activity in Maritime Hose Case
19.2 Abuse of Market Power
19.2.1 British Horseracing Board Ruling Overturned
19.2.2 UK Court Grants Interim Measures in T-Mobile Abuse of Dominance Case
19.3 Mergers and Acquisitions
19.3.1 OFCOM Intervenes in British Sky Broadcasting Group/ITV Decision
19.3.2 CC Evaluates Merger Remedies
19.3.3 Failure to Agree Undertakings Leads to CC Reference Decision in Tesco Case
19.3.4 CAT Upholds OFT's Discretion to Reject Divestment Purchaser
19.3.5 OFT Applies 'Failing Firm' Defense in Tesco/Kwik Save
19.4 Policy and Procedure
19.4.1 OFT Publishes Discussion Paper on Private Litigation in Competition Law
19.4.2 OFT Launches Consultation on Prioritization Principles
19.4.3 OFT Adopts and Applies New De Minimis Principles
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