THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE CONFIRMS THE LAWFULNESS OF THE RTVE FUNDING SCHEME

ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT, State AidsLeave a comment

On 10 November 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the new Spanish funding scheme for the public television system (RTVE) is not in violation of EU State aid law. Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (RTVE) is the Spanish public radio and television broadcasting organisation, which relied on a dual…

THE SPANISH CNMC HAS INITIATED PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PFIZER

Abuse of Dominant Position, ANTITRUST COUNTERS, ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT, SpainLeave a comment

The CNMC, the Spanish Competition Authority, has initiated proceedings against Pfizer for a potential anticompetitive conduct derived from the supply contracts. The referred company signed the contracts with several wholesale distributors. Such supply contracts are deemed to impede effective parallel commerce within the European Union. In 2005, Spain Pharma filed a claim against Pfizer and…