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EU Commission Publishes Findings on EU Competition Enforcement Framework Antitrust, Competition and Trade

EU Commission Publishes Findings on EU Competition Enforcement Framework

On 5 September 2024, the European Commission published a “Staff Working Document”  summarising the findings of the evaluation of two EU Regulations, Regulation 1/2003 and Regulation 773/2004, which concern the enforcement of EU competition law. These Regulations, which entered into force 20 years ago, lay out the procedural framework for the implementation of EU competition rules laid down in Articles 101 and Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (“TFEU”). The evaluation exercise by the Commission has concluded that, in general, these Regulations have achieved their objective for effective, efficient and uniform application of EU competition law.  It has also noted that…
Mamo TCV Advocates
18th September 2024
European Parliament, Strasbourg
Draft Guidelines on Abusive Exclusionary Conduct Antitrust, Competition and Trade

Draft Guidelines on Abusive Exclusionary Conduct

In August 2024 the European Commission published draft guidelines on the application of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (“TFEU”) to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings. Rather than the current guidance on enforcement priorities, this document has taken the shape of guidelines proper, similar to those found in respect of Article 101 TFEU. The intention is therefore that undertakings, legal counsel and competition authorities follow the doctrine laid out in the eventual guidelines when applying Article 102 TFEU to conduct by dominant undertakings that may be exclusionary in nature. Although the draft cites…
Annalies Muscat
12th September 2024
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Mamo TCV Advocates to Attend “Dawn Raids in Practice” in Malta Antitrust, Competition and TradeNews

Mamo TCV Advocates to Attend “Dawn Raids in Practice” in Malta

Dr Annalies Muscat and Dr Laura Spiteri, both senior associates within the Antitrust, Competition and Trade department at Mamo TCV Advocates, will be attending the ERA conference “Dawn Raids in Practice” being held in Valletta, Malta between 26 and 27 September 2024. Get in touch with Annalies or Laura to connect or schedule a meeting.
Mamo TCV Advocates
10th September 2024
Legal Update
Malta Business Registry Issues Notice Regarding Memoranda and Articles of Association Antitrust, Competition and TradeCorporate and M&ARegulatory Compliance

Malta Business Registry Issues Notice Regarding Memoranda and Articles of Association

On the 29thJuly, the Malta Business Registry (MBR) issued a notice advising that any memoranda and articles of association being filed with the Registrar of Companies, whether in the course of an incorporation of a new company or as an amendment to memoranda and articles of association of companies already registered, need to be amended in order to refer to certain notification obligations which Maltese companies may be subject to. The required amendment relates to the objects clause of a company’s memorandum and articles of association and the proviso which is generally included which provides that the objects for which…
Mamo TCV Advocates
30th July 2024
It’s Official – Most Influencers Do Not Disclose Commercial Content Antitrust, Competition and Trade

It’s Official – Most Influencers Do Not Disclose Commercial Content

On 14 February 2024, the European Commission published the results of a screening, known as a “sweep”, of social media posts from influencers that it had carried out together with the national consumer protection authorities of 22 Member States – including Malta –as well as those in Norway and Iceland. The results are out…and perhaps they are hardly surprising. Whilst 97% of influencers were found to publish posts with commercial content, only 20% systematically disclosed these posts as advertising. 38% did not use platform labels to disclose commercial content (for instance the “paid partnership” label on Instagram) but preferred to…
Annalies Muscat
29th February 2024