Tag: Collusion
A Retrospective of Chinese Antitrust Enforcement in the Chemical Industry
By Josh Yi Xue & Yikai Yang
Chemicals, as one of the industries most closely related to people’s daily...
Switzerland: Regulator considers ban on Swatch unit selling parts
A Swatch unit that supplies parts to much of the watch market faces a possible sales ban next year by Switzerland’s Competition...
US: Ex-Bumble Bee CEO convicted in tuna price-fixing conspiracy
The former CEO of Bumble Bee Foods has been convicted for his part in a canned tuna price-fixing conspiracyinvolving the industry’s top three...
UK: CMA accuses pharma firms of market allocation
In a press release published on its website, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) wrote that it has issued a Statement of Objections to...
South Africa: GVK admits to collusion
The Competition Commission of South Africa has referred to the Competition Tribunal for confirmation as an order a consent settlement agreement it reached with...
Pricing Algorithms and Implications for Competition
May 2019
CPI Cartel Column edited by Rosa M. Abrantes-Metz (Global Economics Group) & Donald Klawiter (Klawiter PLLC) presents:
Pricing Algorithms and Implications for Competition By...
UK: Anti-nausea drug faces price collusion allegations
Four pharmaceutical companies have been accused of colluding to artificially increase the price of a drug used to treat nausea and dizziness by almost...
Romania: Regulator investigates taxi firms for collusion
Romania's Competition Council currently carries an investigation into a possible violation of the Competition Law by the taxi operators' association COTAR and its members,...
China: Regulator asks German car makers about EU collusion
Chinese regulators have requested information from German car makers regarding a European Union probe into possible collusion on the development of emissions technology, a sign that...
UK: UK disqualifies two construction directors for collusion
The CMA has secured the disqualification of 2 former directors of CPM Group Ltd following CPM’s admission that it breached competition law.
The move follows...
