European Commission Memo Brussels, 25 June 2014 What is the De Minimis Notice? Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) prohibits agreements between companies which have as their object or effect to restrict competition within the Single Market. …read more
European Commission Press release Brussels, 25 June 2014 The European Commission has issued revised rules (its so-called “De Minimis Notice”) for assessing when minor agreements between companies are not caught by the general prohibition of anticompetitive practices under EU competition law. …read more
European Commission Press release Brussels, 24 June 2014 The European Commission has extended by another five years until April 2020 the validity of the existing legal framework exempting, if certain conditions are met, liner shipping consortia from EU antitrust rules. …read more
European Commission Press release Brussels, 20 June 2014 The European Commission has concluded that the sale of the Spanish bank NCG Banco to Banesco Group and proposed amendments to its restructuring plan were in line with EU state aid rules. …read more