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Replenishing the cartels’ pipeline - how's it going?
| Date: |
02 April 2025
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| Time: |
19:00 - 20:30 (CET)
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| Speaker(s): |
Chris Mayock
Deputy Head of Unit & Leniency Officer
DG COMP
Marek Jahudka
Senior case-handler
DG COMP
European Commission
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| Location: |
In-person / by webinar
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| CPD: |
Accredited for 1.5 hours CPD (UK SRA)
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| Registration: |
Closes at 12PM (CET) on 2 April
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After a period of decline, leniency applications to DG COMP
continue to rise!
Recently senior COMP
officials have also confirmed that:
· Reversing the most recent
trend, the Commission expects to issue more decisions in 2025 including in respect of non-traditional cartels; · Roughly 50% of early-stage cases are now initiated
through ex officio investigations, including those conducted with non-EU
agencies; · Dawn raids continue to be a key investigatory tool; · Approximately half of all COMP's cartel cases are settled; · COMP
continues to expand the toolbox using other non-leniency channels to
detect cartels; and · The destruction
of (digital) evidence and
obstructing investigations
will be dealt with severely. The
May 2024 Competition Brief clearly stated that wage fixing and all forms of no-poach agreements should also be considered as a
form of purchase price fixing and supply market sharing - i.e. by object buyers’ cartels - explicitly prohibited under Article 101(1) TFEU.
Against this background, Marek Jahudka and Chris Mayock have kindly agreed to answer
your questions about the strategy behind and the current state of play of COMP’s cartel pipeline, including the latest
trends and experience in their investigation powers (for ex. in private homes)
and their intelligence gathering activities.
Participants in this 'Chatham House rule' in-person / webinar discussion will
gain first-hand direct
insights into the Commission’s
evolving cartels detection strategy, including how they are adapting
their policy and practice in respect
of non-traditional conduct.
List of participants (updated 17 March)
Cartels cases statistics (05.11.24)
Competition Policy Brief: Antitrust in Labour Markets (Issue No. 2, May 2024)
Guidelines on the applicability of Article 101 TFEU to horizontal co-operation agreements (OJEU C 259/1 (21.07.23) - Chpt. 6 (Information exchange
agreements))
'A "cartel" by any other name?', Sonia Nalpantidou | Timea-Margareta Palos, DG
COMP, Brussels Matters (08.02.23) |
