This was another packed week across jurisdictions. Canada’s Tribunal knocked back Google’s Charter arguments in the adtech case, Brazil tabled a Digital Markets bill and then capped the week with new fines and settlements, China escalated scrutiny with a fresh NVIDIA probe, and CADE handed down a wave of decisions. On the deals front, Luxembourg appeal rippled through Lufthansa–ITA remedies, while the UK ordered a Sporting Index divestment. Enforcement stayed hot with new dawn raids and cartel actions.
Digital Markets
- Canadian Tribunal Rejects Google’s Charter Arguments in Adtech Abuse Case
- Mexico’s COFECE Finds Amazon, Mercado Libre Create Competition Barriers in E-Commerce Market
- Brazil Submits Digital Markets Bill to Parliament Aimed at Enhancing CADE’s Powers
- South Korea’s FTC to Expand AI Use in Competition Enforcement
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Luxair Challenges EU Greenlight for Remedy Buyer in Lufthansa–ITA Deal
- CISPE Alleges EU Conditional Nod for Broadcom–VMware Deal Overlooked Dominance Impact
- Brazil’s CADE Conditionally Approves Bimbo’s Acquisition of Wickbold
- UK Watchdog Concludes Spreadex Must Divest Sporting Index After Reconsideration
Cartels & Horizontal Conduct
- Tribunal Upholds CCI’s Ruling in Uttar Pradesh Tender Rigging Case
- Danish Authority Raids Passenger Transport Firms Over Suspected Bid-Rigging
- US DOJ Secures Price-Fixing Admission from Seafood Wholesaler Executive
- Luxembourg Competition Authority Issues Statement of Objections in Beer Market Probe
- Brazilian Watchdog Flags Football League Pacts for Possible Gun Jumping
- New Zealand Authority Reviews Banks’ Bid to Jointly Negotiate with Armourguard
- Brazil’s CADE fines fuel transport union $340k
- Brazil’s CADE approves settlement in auto-parts cartel probe — Continental to pay $51k
- Brazil’s CADE approves four settlements in health-sector probe — companies and doctors to pay $112k
Abuse of Dominance
- China Launches Further Probe into NVIDIA’s Antitrust Violations
- ESA Consults on Nordic Retailer Elkjøp Commitments to Settle Dominance Probe
- Slovakia’s Authority Probes Suspected Abuse in District Heating Sector
- India Watchdog Closes Abuse Case Against GMR Hyderabad Airport
- South African Tribunal Rejects Predatory Pricing Claims Against ArcelorMittal
Policy & Guidance
- EU to Fast-Track Publication of Updated Merger Guidelines
- Italy’s AGCM and Financial Markets Regulator to Coordinate on Overlapping Cases
- Lithuanian Authority Updates Guidance on Anticompetitive Labour Market Agreements
- New Zealand Government to Bolster Competition Agency Powers
- Swiss Watchdog Drops Swisscom Probe After Court Setback
- Three Sevita Board Members Step Down Amid FTC Scrutiny of Interlocking Directorates
- BRICS Regulators Pledge Deeper Cooperation
- Philippine Antitrust, Telecom Regulators Team Up to Bolster Enforcement
- Philippine Authority Extends Grab Commitments Over Driver Incentive Schemes
- Turkish Authority Schedules Hearings in Sisecam Investigations for October 7
- FTC, DOJ Submit Recommendations for Tackling Anticompetitive Regulations
- Japanese Authority Fines Harley-Davidson $1.4m for Restrictive Practices
- Dutch ACM Launches Market Probe into Supermarket Grocery Prices
- Indonesian Authority Warns Fuel Import Cap Could Harm Competition, Strengthen Pertamina’s Dominance
- Danish Regulator Flags Weaker Competition in Retail Fuel Market
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