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Competition, Foreign Investment and Trade Bulletin - 1 September 2022 - 4 January 2023
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06-02-2023
We are pleased to present Eversheds Sutherland’s quarterly Competition, Foreign Investment and Trade Bulletin. Produced by our International Competition, EU and Trade team, the bulletin provides you with a compilation of key antitrust, trade and foreign investment regulatory and legal developments from the last quarter.
Edition 9: 1 September 2022 - 4 January 2023
This edition includes information on:
- the new EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation which will enter into force on 12 July 2023
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a draft bill to amend the German Act against Restraints of Competition to strengthen the German Competition Authority's enforcement powers
- the new UK Subsidy Control Act 2022 which came into effect last month, replacing the previous EU State Aid rules
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Past editions
Edition 8: June 2022 - August 2022
- the Dutch competition authority endorsing sustainability initiatives between competitors
- the UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's (BEIS) first prohibition decisions under the National Security Investment Act 2021
- the European Commission and the UK's Competition and Markets Authority's recent losses in the court
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Edition 7: March 2022 - May 2022
This edition includes:
- the European Commission's increase in enforcement activity against suspected anti-competitive behaviour
- the long-awaited EU Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Regulation implementation which will bring changes to the competition law rules applying to distribution agreements
- the French Competition Authority's decision to apply the 'failing firm exception' for the first time in respect of Mobilux's acquisition of Conforama
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Edition 6: December 2021 - February 2022
This edition includes information on:
The sanctions imposed on Russia by the UK, EU and the US following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia
The new National Security and Investment screening regime which entered into force in the UK on 4 January 2022
The first collaboration agreements approved by the Dutch Authority for Consumers & Markets on the basis of its draft guidelines on sustainability agreements
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Edition 6: December 2021 - February 2022
This edition includes:
- the sanctions imposed on Russia by the UK, EU and the US following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia
- the new National Security and Investment screening regime which entered into force in the UK on 4 January 2022
- the first collaboration agreements approved by the Dutch Authority for Consumers & Markets on the basis of its draft guidelines on sustainability agreements
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Edition 5: September - November 2021
This edition includes:
- the first international dawn raid by the European Commission in two years
- new merger control thresholds in Russia for transactions involving companies providing financial leasing services
- the US Department of the Treasury released its long-awaited review of economic and financial sanctions
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Edition 4: June - August 2021
This edition includes:
- the European Commission has published the draft revised Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and guidelines for consultation
- the UK government published draft regulations and guidance on the new National Security and Investment Regime
- the UK and New Zealand announced the start of the sixth round of free trade agreement negotiations
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Edition 3: March - May 2021
This edition includes:
- the European Commission reviewing the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation, the horizontal block exemption regulation and certain State aid rules
- foreign investment regime amendments in Hungary, Italy, Russia and the UK
- the EU and US announcing the start of discussions to address global steel and aluminium excess capacity
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Edition 2: December 2020 - February 2021
This edition includes updates from across our international offices, including significant developments from both the UK and EU regarding the regulation of competition in the digital economy and guidance on how competition policy can support green objectives.
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Edition 1: September - November 2020
This edition is full of newsworthy items from across Europe, including the UK preparing for the end of the transition period.
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