2024 EU Competition Law Briefings webinar programme
Is the case law consistent and are the draft guidelines consistent with the case law, including Intel 2?
Join us on 13 December at 12:00 for an in-depth EU Competition Law Briefing webinar where our competition law experts will address where are we now in the wake of:
- Recent Court case law including the second CJEU Intel judgment on 24th October 2024; and
- The European Commission’s draft Art 102 Guidelines
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and understand how could affect your business.
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The EU Foreign Subsidy Regulation (FSR) that has been applicable since July 2023 enables the European Commission to review subsidies granted by non-EU governments to EU and non-EU companies when they operate within the EU. It introduces three important instruments including mandatory notification tools for merger and public procurement procedures and provides for a general investigative tool to allow the Commission to initiate investigations without prior notification.
Join us on 15 November at 12:00 for an in-depth webinar where our FSR experts will address the following topics:
- the general FSR rules
- the implementation by the European Commission since July 2023
- the recent European Commission clarifications on the assessment of the distortion in the market
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As the landscape of EU competition law evolves, it’s crucial to stay ahead of the curve. Join us on 27 September at 12:00 for an in-depth webinar where we will explore the latest developments shaping the future of EU merger control and how they may impact your business.
In this session, our competition law experts will dive into key cases that are setting new precedents, including:
- Illumina/Grail and Towercast – A new regime for below-threshold mergers
- Proximus/EDPnet – Case study
- Booking/eTraveli – The new ecosystem theory of harm
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Foreign investment screening plays an increasingly important role in M&A transactions. It has taken a place alongside merger control as a key regulatory element in any deal. Navigating a multitude of regimes adds increasing time and cost to transactions.
In this EU Competition Law Briefing we will explore CMS’s recent insights in this fast moving space. Our experts from Belgium, France, Germany and the UK will share practical experiences and some of their tips and tricks.
We will address the main issues and challenges – together with some national peculiarities – of FDI proceedings, including identifying jurisdiction, which sectors are captured, the procedure, gathering the right information, the potential risks and how to mitigate these.
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In this EU Competition Law Briefing webinar we discussed the most important State aid legal developments for this year.
Our State Aid group provided an update on the following:
- State aid policy: the reform of the GBER, the amended Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework and the new de minimis aid rules
- State aid and taxation: what is the status of the European jurisprudence on tax rulings ?
- State aid in the aviation sector: aid to airlines in the context of the pandemic and Ryanair
- State aid and procedure: what will be the impact of the recent European jurisprudence on State aid cases ?
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Significant developments are currently being made to EU and national competition laws. At EU level, there are still decisions to be made on a number of new regulations in 2024. At the same time, crucial rulings from EU courts are anticipated later this year. And last but not least, national legislators will need to consider making amendments to their national competition laws.
In the EU Competition Law Briefing: Outlook 2024 webinar we provided you with comprehensive and up-to-date information on the developments in EU competition law. In this webinar, you will gain insight into the key aspects of the following topics:
- New rules in digital: DMA, DSA and AI
- Abuse of dominance: Guidelines on exclusionary abuses
- Reg. 1 / 2003: Evaluation of the framework for antitrust enforcement
- Technology-Transfer: Review of the TTBER and Guidelines
- ECJ decisions: Important judgments from Luxembourg
- National competition laws: Overview on new tools and amendments
We discussed what the implications these developments could have on your business and provided insight with regard to what need to know about them in 2024 and beyond.
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