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Italy-Africa Conference, Mattei Plan: over €5 bln to enhance collaboration with African countries

Following the conversion of Law Decree No. 161 of 15 November 2023, known as the Mattei Plan, which occurred on 11 January 2024, the Italian Government hosted in Rome the Italy-Africa...

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A Local Perspective: EU merger control trends mirrored in Nigeria

These are interesting times for merger control, given the recent trends in the enforcement of merger control rules in both the European Union (EU) and non-EU jurisdictions. Aurora Muselli...

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Italian Law of 5 August 2022 - Annual Market and Competition Law 2021 (“Competition Law”)

Published in the Italian Official Gazette no. 188 of 12 August 2022 (enters into force on 27 August 2022)

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Italy – China: Wind of Change along the Silk Road

Proposals for amendment of antitrust law are under discussion both in Italy and in China. While the two countries are geographically distant jurisdictions, their proposed amendments pose...

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ECN+: a Reform which Changes the Rules of the Game

Italy has just enacted the Legislative Decree implementing the ECN Plus Directive so providing the Italian Competition Authority (ICA) with increased enforcement powers. The following...

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The Italian Government approves the draft of the Annual Competition Law

The Draft Law provides for radical changes for antitrust and merger control enforcement powers in Italy and pro-competitive developments for the Italian economy.

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The rise of FDI regimes and their impact on M&A transactions

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an important part of the global economy: OECD data indicates that there was USD$1,426 billion of global FDI in 2019. In recent years, governments around...

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CJEU clarifies assessment under competition law of pay-for-delay deals in the pharmaceutical sector

On 30 January 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its decision on a request for preliminary ruling submitted by the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in a case ...

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Antitrust, Competition, and Economic Regulation Quarterly Newsletter - Winter 2020

Read the roundup of news on antitrust, competition and economic regulation (ACER) in the Winter's edition of our quarterly ACER newsletter.

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