Gibson Dunn | European Courts Rule on Range of Competition Issues in Pre-Christmas Case-load Clearance
December 21, 2020 The General Court of the European Union (“ General Court”) delivered three Judgments on 16 December 2020 which confirmed different aspects of the scope of the powers enjoyed by the European Commission (“ the Commission”) in its application of competition rules in the European Union (“ EU”). In a nutshell, the General Court has confirmed that the Commission: is entitled to apply competition rules to sports activities; has a very wide discretion in determining whether or not there is sufficient “Community interest” for it to pursue an infringement action under...
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