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COMCO investigates Steel Trading Companies

COMCO investigates Steel Trading Companies

In a press release dated 8 November 2023, the Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) announced the opening of an investigation against three steel trading companies, including dawn raids. According to COMCO, there are indications that the companies Arthur Weber AG, Debrunner Acifer Bewehrungen AG and Spaeter AG have

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EU Kommission Verabschiedung der überarbeiteten Regeln für die horizontale Zusammenarbeit

European Commission – Adoption of the Revised Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and Horizontal Guidelines

On 1 June 2023, the European Commission adopted the revised block exemption regulations on research and development (R&D) and specialisation agreements, together with the revised horizontal guidelines. These rules shall provide undertakings with legal certainty when they cooperate with #competitors. According to well established economics, horizontal cooperation

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