Integrites has successfully represented Epiroc in a safeguard investigation in Ukraine regarding the company's imports of three-cone drill bits into the country.
EU General Court Largely Upholds Google's Record Android Penalty
In its decision dated 18.08.2018 and numbered AT.40099, the European Union Commission [the "EU Commission"] fined Google with 4.34 billion Euros for abusing its dominant position through requiring smartphone makers to take a bundle of Google apps, preventing use of other versions of Android and concluding anti-competitive revenue share agreements. The General Court [the “Court”] dismissed Google’s appeal and upheld the Commission’s decision by slightly reducing the amount of fine to 4.125 billion EUR. This was recorded as the highest penalty ever imposed by European competition authorities.
Is the Turkish Competition Board Starting to Scrutinize Ancillary Restraints More Rigorously? - Vinmar/Arısan Transaction is Approved on the Condition that Scope of Non-Compete and Non-Solicit Obligations is Limited
This article aims to provide information regarding the ancillary restraints under Turkish Merger Control Regime and also analyses the Turkish Competition Board’s (“Board”) Vinmar/Arısan decision which provides insight into the Board’s approach to assessing the scope of ancillary restraints in merger cases and foreshadows potentially stricter scrutiny over such restrictions.
In Which Cases Several Transactions Can Be Considered as One Concentration
According to the latest Position published by the Serbian Commission for the Protection of Competition, it is prescribed whether and in which cases the scope of one concentration can be several undertakings that are not considered interrelated.
FDI Screening in Hungary
This article provides an up-to-date overview of the currently existing FDI regimes in Hungary.
FDI Screening in Slovenia
This article provides an up-to-date overview of the currently existing FDI regimes in Slovenia.
Andris Lazdins, Sarmis Spilbergs, and Martins Gailis Become Equity Partners in Ellex Latvia
Former Associate Partners Andris Lazdins, Sarmis Spilbergs, and Martins Gailis have become Equity Partners at Ellex Latvia.