12 June 2020
Slovak Antimonopoly Office imposes fines of EUR 6.7 million on Volkswagen dealers
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/slovakia/slovak-antimonopoly-office-imposes-fines-of-eur-6-7-million-on-volkswagen-dealers

The Council of Slovak Antimonopoly Office imposed fines in the amount of EUR 6.7 million on 18 Volkswagen distributors in Slovakia. According to the Slovak Antimonopoly Office, the cartel has lasted for several years, ...

20 January 2021
A lenient stance on price recommendations by the Finnish Market Court
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/finland/a-lenient-stance-on-price-recommendations-by-the-finnish-market-court

As a part of the implementation of the ECN+ Directive, a new competition act has been proposed by the Danish Government. The proposed competition act entails several extensive and intrusive changes to the current ...

12 June 2020
Finland prolongs the time limits for merger review due to the COVID-19 crisis
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/finland/finland-prolongs-the-time-limits-for-merger-review-due-to-the-covid-19-crisis

The Finnish Competition Act is amended temporarily. The time limits for merger control proceedings are amended so that the processing time limit for the phase II is extended by 23 working days, allowing a total ...

14 September 2020
The DCCA accepts commitments from a digital platform to remove a mandatory minimum hourly fee for regular cleaning services from providers on the platform
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/denmark/the-dcca-accepts-commitments-from-a-digital-platform-to-remove-a-mandatory-minimum-hourly-fee

A Danish digital platform facilitating contact between providers of cleaning services and customers, www.hilfr.dk (‘Hilfr’), operated with a minimum hourly fee as a prerequisite for the providers to offer their services ...

14 July 2020
The DCCA conditionally clears an acquisition in the natural gas sector subject to the divestment of 107,000 consumers
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/denmark/the-dcca-conditionally-clears-an-acquisition-in-the-natural-gas-sector-subject-to-the-divestment

On 28 May 2020, the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority (DCCA) received a complete notification of SEAS-NVE A/S’ (SEAS-NVE) acquisition of control of several subsidiaries of Ørsted A/S. The DCCA approved the ...

12 June 2020
European Commission approves most Danish State Aid measures
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/denmark/european-commission-approves-most-danish-state-aid-measures

On 2 June 2020, the European Commission published an overview of the State aid measures approved under Article 107(2)b TFEU, Article 107(3)b and under the Temporary State Aid Framework since the beginning of the ...

16 February 2021
Danish Court upholds decision regarding competition law infringement by Deutz AG and its national distributor in railway sector
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/denmark/danish-court-upholds-decision-regarding-competition-law-infringement-by-deutz-ag-and

The case centred around a consortium that was handling the renovation of the engines of the IC3 trains of the Danish State Railways. A member of the consortium, Fleco ApS (Fleco), was in several ways restricted from ...

16 February 2021
Court of Justice of the European Union confirms: A bid-rigging infringement ends when the essential characteristics of the contract are concluded with the contracting authority
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/finland/court-of-justice-of-the-european-union-confirms-a-bid-rigging-infringement-ends

On 14 January 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a preliminary ruling relating to a Finnish bid-rigging case stating that a bid-rigging infringement ends on the day the essential ...

01 August 2017
Non-price competition in selective distribution - the landmark opinion of AG Wahl on online platform bans
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/non-price-competition-in-selective-distribution

On 26 July 2017, Advocate General (“AG”) Wahl delivered to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) a long-awaited opinion on whether preventing distributors from selling products on online platforms (such as ...

11 October 2018
The CJEU provides clarity on the definition of a "payment account"
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/the-cjeu-provides-clarity-on-the-definition-of-a-payment-account

On 4 October 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that a bank account which does not allow the account holder to make payments to third parties, or to receive payments from third parties, does ...