Brussels, September 14, 2007 – On 17th September the European Court of First Instance is expected to announce one of the most important decisions in anti-trust history. Whatever this decision may turn out to be in this case opposing the European Commission to Microsoft, it is very unlikely that it will fundamentally challenge the current regulation in this regard. “However, this regulation is not only useless if one wants to…
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Paris, Thursday, June 7, 2007 – European anti-trust authorities, acting under the pretext of preserving competition, have been moving against certain “dominant” companies’ trade practices and price concessions – judging them “discriminatory.” These practices include reduced prices, rebates, discounts, reduction coupons and bonuses of various sorts. For example, Michelin was punished for offering its dealers a bonus system based on total turnover and on the quality of their equipment and…
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