The EU Commission fines Guess almost €40 million for anticompetitive agreements to block cross-border sales

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The European Commission has fined Guess for restricting retailers from online advertising and selling cross-border to consumers in other Member States in breach of article 101 of TFEU. Because of Guess cooperation with the Commission, a reduction of the fine by 50% has been applied and the fine imposed amounts to €39.821.000,00. The Commission opened…

The EU Commission fines the BEH Group € 77 million for blocking access to key natural gas infrastructure in Bulgaria

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The European Commission has fined the Bulgarian Energy Holding (“BEH”), its gas supply subsidiary Bulgargaz and its gas infrastructure subsidiary Bulgartransgaz (“the BEH group”) €77.068.000,00 for blocking competitors’ access to key gas infrastructure in Bulgaria in breach of article 102 of TFEU. The Commission opened a formal investigation into the BEH Group’s behaviour on July…

The GC reduces Servier’s fine by more than Euro 100 million

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In case T-691/14, the General Court of the European Union (the “GC”) has reduced Servier’s fine for abuse of dominance position through a pay-for-delay practice by €102.67 million. According to the GC, the European Commission (the “Commission”) incorrectly defined the relevant market and it erroneously limited the market to perindopril, while it should have included…