Publications - EU and Antitrust Law
Perú: The new merger control law has been officially published
The Peruvian Congress has published Law Nº 31112 in the official gazette, establishing merger control in Peru and substituting Urgent Decree Nº 013-2019, the previous bill which had been issued by Executive Power as the first merger…
Digital Markets Act: The European Commission proposes the creation of new rules aimed at large platforms
Together with the proposal for a Digital Services Act (see here), the European Commission has proposed a new regulatory regime applicable to certain platforms that provide digital services (Digital Markets Act, or DMA). The approval of these…
Digital Services Act: The European Commission proposes a new regulatory framework for the Internet
The European Commission has just published its proposal to regulate digital services in two texts which even it considers ambitious: the Proposal for a Regulation on Digital Markets (analyzed here) and the Proposal on a…
Cross-border bank mergers in Europe (II): The unique peculiar features of the law in each country
Keeping our legal sight on the obstacles or difficulties for cross-border mergers which we started looking at in the previous article in this series, we cannot overlook that the laws of every state retain their own peculiar characteristics, a…
Cross-border bank mergers in Europe (I): Why are they not here yet?
There has been much talk about cross-border bank mergers in Europe, but so far none have happened or appear to be imminent. A few years ago Garrigues recommended that banks watch out for them in the future. Now the European supervisors are…
COVID-19: Economic Support Facility – Questions and Answers
In late March and early April, the European Commission ("EC") approved two state aid packages for Portugal, within the framework of Article 107 (3) (b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), namely decisions SA.…
Spanish commercial court submits request for preliminary ruling to the CJEU on local territorial jurisdiction for damages action stemming from breach of competition law
The CJEU will have to rule on whether it is EU law or national law that determines which jurisdiction applies domestically to hear damages action. The question is inscribed in the case commonly referred to as the trucks cartel.
COVID-19: The European Commission expands the Temporary Framework to allow authorization of state aid in the form of recapitalization and subordinated debt measures
On May 8, 2020 the European Commission announced a second amendment to the Temporary Framework adopted on March 19, 2020, amended for the first time on April 3, 2020, in which the framework is extended to allow aid to…
The Chilean Supreme Court upholds a landmark decision by the Competition Tribunal condemning the country ’ s three largest supermarkets for conspiracy in fixing minimum resale prices of poultry
Article by Mario Ybar, 'Counsel' partner at Antitrust practice in Santiago de Chile ('Concurrences, Antitrust Publications & Events').
COVID-19: Companies should be aware of new deadlines and deferrals, as well as to covenant review, analyzing carefully their financial situation
A constant stream of new legislation is being approved that affects businesses. Every week Garrigues provides a summary of the main issues that companies need to take a look at over the coming days. This week we feature the new legislation approved…
COVID-19: European Commission extends and adds flexibility to temporary framework for authorization of state aid
On April 3, 2020 the European Commission announced the adoption of an amendment extending and adding flexibility to the Temporary Framework adopted on March 19, 2020 to enable Member States to give State aid for research, testing and…
COVID-19: Companies face new employee-related measures, the first tranche of guarantees and the beginning of the personal income tax season, among other news
The toughening of lockdown measures in Spain and resulting closure of all business activities not classed as essential makes it absolutely necessary to keep very much in sight this week the measures approved in the labor and employment field. In the…