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Cartels
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Competition chronicle
Series – The Evolving Competition Law Landscape in Canada: Part 3 – Cartels, Agreements and Collaboration
By Chris Margison, Robin Spillette
Cartels, Agreements and Collaboration – Where Are We Now? Recognizing the critical role of the Competition Act (the “Act”) in promoting dynamic and fair markets, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Opting-Out-Of-Settlement Could Be Costly: Commission Fines Largest Nordic Ethanol Producer €48 million For Manipulating Ethanol Benchmarks
By Vladimir Novak, David Pérez de Lamo, María Victoria Paredes Balén
On December 7, 2023, the Commission imposed a fine of almost €48 million on Lantmännen ek för, the largest producer of ethanol in the Nordic region, for participating in a…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
The French Cour de cassation dismisses L’Oréal’s action against the 189 million euro fine imposed by the French Competition Authority in 2014 for alleged price fixing
By Louis Amory, Ségolène Allègre, Hugo Gilli
On October 18, 2023, the French Cour de cassation upheld the Paris Court of Appeals’ ruling finding that the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) had rightly calculated the amount of the…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Clariant v. Commission (Case T-590/20): The General Court endorses a systematic increase of the basic amount of the fine for purchasing cartels and assimilates these types of cartels to sales cartels for the purpose of analyzing recidivism, but does not punish Clariant for appealing a settlement decision
By Julia Blanco, Aleksandar Jevtic, Antti Kunnari
On October 18, 2023, the General Court delivered its judgment in Clariant v. Commission.[1] It upheld the Commission’s settlement decision in the Ethylene case,[2] following an appeal by Clariant, who…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
The Paris Court of Appeals upholds the FCA’s sandwich cartel decision
By Anita Magraner Oliver, Myrane Malanda, Pauline Heingle
On June 15, 2023, the Paris Court of Appeals confirmed[1] the French Competition Authority’s (“FCA”) decision fining La Toque Angevine (“LTA”) about 16 million euros for colluding with two other…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
The French Competition Authority imposes cartel fine on market intelligence company Ellisphere
By Louis Amory
On April 12, 2023, the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) imposed a €3.5M fine on market intelligence company Ellisphere for price-fixing and market-sharing practices, marking the first successful application of the…
MediaWrites
UK: Confirmation that instigation and awareness of cartel activity is sufficient to attract a fine under UK competition law following the CMA’s decision in Rangers Football Club
By Saskia King
A recent decision of the CMA has found that instigation and awareness of cartel activity can be sufficient to attract a fine under UK competition law. Following an investigation into…
Allens Insights
In Touch: November 2022
By Allens
The latest in competition and consumer law 8 min read A bitter pill to swallow: Alkaloids and former export manager sentenced for criminal cartel conduct On 29 November 2022, Alkaloids…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Declaratory Action To Suspend Limitation Periods of Cartelists’ Contribution Claims Dismissed
On December 6, 2022, the Frankfurt am Main Court of Appeal[1] dismissed an action to declare the existence of contribution claims against other cartel members. The action was filed in an attempt…
The Right Coast
Fueling Cartels With Biden’s Open Border Is Worse Than You Think
Mexico is a war zone again. But anyone who believes that s just Mexico s problem, think again; American national interests are at unprecedented risk.Cartels smuggling syndicates are at each…