Competition weekly news summary
18 September 2015

Meetings

  • President Juncker, Commissioner Moscovici and Commissioner Vestager address the EP's Special Committee on Tax Rulings
    17 September 2015
    After Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Commissioner Pierre Moscovici jointly addressed the joint meeting of the European Parliament’s Special TAXE and ECON Committees to present the Commission’s Action Plan on Fair and Efficient Corporate Taxation, Commissioner Vestager spoke about the role of state aid control to combat unfair tax competition and updated the Committee on the ongoing state aid inquiries related to tax rulings. The fight against corporate tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning is a top priority of the Juncker Commission.

Mergers

  • Mergers: Commission approves NXP's acquisition of Freescale, subject to conditions
    17 September 2015
    The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Freescale (of Bermuda) by NXP (of the Netherlands). Both companies manufacture semiconductors at the global level. The approval is conditional upon NXP divesting its radio frequency power business to address the Commission's concerns that the takeover could otherwise have led to higher prices and less competition in this specific market.
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Court

  • Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case T-1/08 INTP
    Buczek Automotive vs. Commission
    18 September 2015
    The court clarified the annulment by the Court regarding incompatible aid granted by Poland to Technologie Buczek Group.
    See Court of Justice case page>
  • Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case T-421/07 RENV
    Deutsche Post vs. Commission
    18 September 2015
    The court ruled on the action for annulment regarding the Commission decision of 12 September 2007 to extend the formal investigation procedure opened in 1999 against Deutsche Post.
    See Court of Justice case page>
  • Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-33/14 P
    Mory SA/Mory Team/Superga Invest
    17 September 2015
    The court ruled on actions of Mory and its shareholder Superga Invest against the Commission decision of 4 April 2012. The Commission's decision is entirely and definitively upheld.
    Full judgment>
  • Judgment in the Cases C-597/13 P Total SA and C-634/13 P
    Total Services SA vs. Commission (Appeals)

    17 September 2015
    The court ruled on appeals by the Total group entities against the judgments of the General Court in the Candle Wax cartel decision (Case COMP/39.181) concerning the fines imposed on Total Services SA and Total SA.
    Court's press release >
    Full judgment>
  • Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-367/14 - Commission vs. Italy
    17 September 2015
    Due to its delay in recovering aid incompatible with the common market, Italy is ordered to pay a lump sum of €30 million and a fine of €12 million per semester of delay
    Court's press release >
    Full judgment (in FR only)>



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