Legal Alerts/4 Jan 2016

Competition Review – January 2016

ANTITRUST

The General Court of the European Union annulled the Commission’s decision on the airfreight cartel due to a defective statement of reasons. >>

The European Commission opened a formal investigation in the biofuels sector concerning ethanol benchmarks published by a price reporting agency. >>

MERGER CONTROL

The European Commission approved the acquisition of Elster by Honeywell after Honeywell agreed to divest its gas metering business in Germany. >>

STATE AID

The European Commission will investigate whether Luxembourg’s tax rulings have granted McDonald’s an advantageous tax treatment. >>

NEWS FROM FINLAND

The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (“FCCA”) will investigate the municipalities’ compliance with the incorporation obligation after the preliminary investigation shows that dozens of corporate entities operating in a competitive situation on the market were not incorporated. >>

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Ilkka Aalto-Setälä

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