French Abstract: Cette courte contribution, vingt-cinq ans après l'entrée en vigueur de la loi sur les cartels en Suisse (LCart), a pour objectif de s’interroger sur la question de savoir dans quelle mesure la LCart soutient l’économie de marché et le libéralisme en Suisse.Au fil des...

Possible effects in Switzerland are sufficient to assert jurisdiction of Switzerland over conduct taking place outside Switzerland. The Supreme Court adopted a broad definition of the territorial scope of the Cartel Act, by not only refusing, but also prohibiting, to consider any level of...

The mechanism of the GDPR limited legal grounds for the collection and processing of personal data, and the narrow and very restrictive interpretation of the same legal grounds runs the risk of limiting consumer choice, instead of reinforcing self-determination. This leads to removing the choice...

Albania is in the initial phase of enforcing the new law on the protection of competition entered into force in December 2003. The new law improves the legal framework by introducing a new independent competition authority and detailed rules on agreements, on abuse of dominant position and...

In 2009 the Commission adopted a new Communication on the application of State aid rules to public service broadcasting. The new Broadcasting Communication includes fresh measures and reveals a trend giving Member States a greater role with regard to the compatibility of State aid granted for...

“There is no magic number,” stated the European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager in early October of this year. The statement followed the withdrawal of the merger planned by Telenor and TeliaSonera, after the European Commission objected, which would have merged the second and third largest...

Remedies are an important tool for competition authorities in merger control. In most jurisdictions, prohibitions can be avoided by crafting remedies able to resolve competition law concerns. The design and implementation of merger remedies have evolved during the last two decades. Merger...

This paper analyses the recent developments in European competition law with regard to tying and bundling, and assesses them in the light of economic theory. It considers the role of economic theory, whether the case law or the new Commission Guidance is consistent with economic thinking, and...