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EU consults on foreign subsidies implementing regulation

The European Commission has released draft guidance laying out how it will enforce new rules to curb anticompetitive subsidies from governments outside the bloc.

Top French court upholds RPM fine

France’s Court of Cassation has upheld a €1.5 million fine levied by the national competition authority against an association of architects that punished its members if they didn’t charge minimum fees when submitting bids for public tenders.

Israeli conglomerate pulls merger notification over antitrust opposition

Lawyers in Israel have warned of a “new approach” to merger control after Fortissimo Capital withdrew its request for clearance to purchase the country’s largest business-to-business platform because the national antitrust enforcer threatened to block the tie-up.

COFECE fills decision-making board

Mexico’s Senate has approved the appointments of two new commissioners at the country’s antitrust enforcer, fully staffing its adjudicative board after almost three years of vacancies that left the agency unable to …

Complainant accuses Google of failing to comply with CCI remedies

A complainant in the Competition Commission of India’s probe into Google’s Play Store billing practices has accused the technology company of failing to adhere to a suite of remedies the agency imposed …

Samsung can’t pursue contributory LCD cartel damages claim in the UK, court rules

A UK court has ruled that Samsung Electronics’ bid to force a fellow EU liquid crystal display panel cartelist to pay part of a damages settlement should be heard in South Korea.

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Pharma companies challenge GSK/Teva patent settlement

GlaxoSmithKline and Teva Pharmaceuticals conspired to delay generic competition for an epilepsy drug, a slew of direct purchasers including AmerisourceBergen and McKesson have argued.

Meta not incentivised to make own fitness app, court finds

The Federal Trade Commission failed to show that Meta Platforms was likely to enter the virtual reality fitness realm absent its acquisition of Within Unlimited, a California federal judge has ruled.

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Conservatives in Canada push for stronger FDI amendments to protect against China

An opposition politician in Canada has said proposed amendments to the country’s foreign investment law do not go far enough and criticised the government for allowing China to buy up critical assets over the past eight years.

Bipartisan bill continues push for more CFIUS agricultural oversight

A bipartisan and bicameral bill has intensified calls to add the US agriculture secretary as a standing member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States after the body failed to intervene in the sale of sensitive land in North Dakota to a Chinese company.

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UPC harmonisation called into question: what German litigants should expect in 2023

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Germany will host four of the UPC’s 13 local divisions and harmonisation in the decision-making practice, especially in …

Key Developments in Canada

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The Canadian Competition Bureau's increased focus on digital markets aligns with broader government priorities to update the laws …

Italy: Antitrust Pioneer Continues to Break Ground on Theories of Harm

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The Italian Competition Authority has selected the pharmaceutical sector as one of the industries in which to pursue …

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GCR Enforcer Hub brings together critical information about the world’s competition enforcement agencies from both the legal and economist perspectives.

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