Study on the competition law assessment of agreements in Switzerland and the EU
Comparing Switzerland with the EU, which jurisdiction is more stringent in the competition law assessment of agreements? I was commissioned by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO to draft a study on this question. This was undertaken in light of the current partial review of the Swiss Cartel Act. The study assesses the […]
The EU adopts new rules against foreign subsidies – who should worry now?
As has been widely reported, the EU wants to expand its defence mechanism against undesirable subsidies and other state aid from non-EU countries. The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have agreed in principle on a Regulation to combat subsidies from third countries that distort the EU’s internal market. The text of the […]
