Competition and Regulatory Newsletter

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EU judges prescribe smaller fine for Servier following “pay-for-delay” appeal

On 12 December 2018 the European General Court partially overturned a 2014 European Commission decision fining Servier and six generic pharmaceutical firms for abuse of dominance and/or involvement in illegal “pay-for-delay” agreements, whilst confirming that certain “pay-for-delay” agreements are restrictions of competition by object.

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  • UK’s CMA publishes Final Report in Investment Consultants Market Investigation
  • ECN+ Directive: Council of the EU adopts law boosting EU antitrust regulators’ powers
  • China’s SAMR fines three glacial acetic acid suppliers RMB 6.25m for price collusion and confiscates illegal gains of RMB 6.58m

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