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Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on Foreign Subsidies (the "FSR") aims to address distortions caused by foreign subsidies in the single market. In this part of our FSR...
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Environmental protection and climate change are by far the hottest topics in contemporary competition policy. The European Green Deal, signed by the EU 27, sets out to make Europe the first climate-neutral...
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EU politicians, lawmakers, enforcers and practitioners are waging a lively debate about whether competition enforcement should become more lenient in favour of European or national champions...
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In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith famously wrote that "people of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public...
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Everyone knows that energy prices have soared in all EU Member States in 2022. The European Commission ("EC") has therefore initiated several proposals that would help consumers pay...
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Digital antitrust is having a moment. Antitrust cases against tech giants are being discussed on talk shows and podcasts and in connection with buzzwords like "Big Tech" or "Big Data"...
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On 28 November 2022, the Council of the European Union gave its final approval to the Regulation on Foreign Subsidies distorting the Internal Market (FSR) following the adoption of the regulation...
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In the world of antitrust nothing has ever been as hotly debated as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which was passed just before the summer break.
Dorda Rechtsanwälte GmbH
After a long consultation period, the European Commission recently published the new Block Exemption Regulation for Vertical Agreements (Regulation (EU) 2022/720 "VBER").
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
Enforcement by private competition litigation in Austria is not restricted to damages claims. Private bodies have standing to file for cease and desist (Abstellung) orders or for decisions of finding...
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
The legal basis for Cartel Prohibition in Austria is the Cartel Act (Kartellgesetz 2005), as amended – most recently in 2019.
Dorda Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Nach einer langen Konsultationsphase hat die Kommission die neue Gruppenfreistellungsverordnung für vertikale Vereinbarungen (Verordnung (EU) 2022/720/VO "VGVO") veröffentlicht.
OBLIN Attorneys at Law LLP
Austrian law knows two – arguably three – versions of the principal witness rule: On the one hand, the "small" and "large" principal witness rules, found in Section 41a of the Austrian Criminal Code...
Dorda Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Gerade noch vor Jahresende hat der Gesetzgeber mit der Novelle des Nahversorgungs­gesetzes die europäische UTP-Richtlinie umgesetzt.
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The Austrian Federal Competition Authority (FCA), together with the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO), has published an update to its guidelines on the application of the transaction value thresholds.
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
The 2021 amendment is intended to adapt the Austrian Cartel and the Competition Act to the requirements of the present. In addition to changes for mergers and market power...
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The Austrian Cartel and Competition Law Amendment Act 2021 (KaWeRÄG 2021) will introduce – in part substantial – amendments to the Austrian merger control regime as of 1 January 2022.
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The Austrian competition authority has received information from whistleblowers concerning parallel
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After the covid-19 pandemic, the EU economy is now being disrupted by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The rising energy prices and disrupted supply chains have resulted in a further increase in inflation.
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