{"id":28092,"date":"2020-09-11T12:31:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T10:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lexibc.com\/?page_id=28092"},"modified":"2021-05-12T13:31:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T12:31:42","slug":"antitrust-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lexibc.com\/en\/antitrust-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Antitrust Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599819840495{margin-top: -40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;<strong>Antitrust law has acquired a sovranational dimension and scope. From the perspective of the Italian and Eu legislator, antitrust rules are aimed at preserving conditions of competition into the market among operators to the benefit of consumers.<\/strong>&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599819164645{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]In the European Union, the supervising and fining authority is the European Commission, while in the Italian territory, this power is granted to the Autorit\u00e0 garante della concorrenza e del mercato, the so called Antitrust Authority.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;27890&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;<strong>When businesses restrict competition by agreeing to coordinate their market behavior instead of competing openly, this is harmful to consumers as well as other competitors. The task of the Antitrust Authority is to prevent this from happening and to inflict fines on whoever breaks the law.<\/strong> The Antitrust Authority also steps in whenever businesses abuse their market power by imposing unreasonable prices on consumers, denying market access to potential competitors or maneuvering to cut competitors out of their markets..&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|text_align:left|color:%23eb5353&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599819226175{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;<strong>Whenever two companies merge or one company purchases another, the Antitrust Authority determines whether the new enterprise embodies too much market power. When threats to competition are identified, it may prohibit the merger or impose measures for mitigating their negative impact on competition.<\/strong>&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599819257047{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em><small>(from the Italian Antitrus Authoritys\u2019 website, www.agcm.it)<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588066103118{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.lexibc.com\/media\/2020\/04\/bg_section-2.jpg?id=25712) !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}&#8221;][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588065570244{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;0px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;<strong>Legal services offered in<\/strong> Antitrust Law&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:38px|text_align:left|color:%23000000|line_height:50px&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599819573021{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]Lex IBC advises national and international clients on issues related to antitrust law and, namely, Lex IBC may carry on the following activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Evaluation of the company extraordinary operations from an antitrust viewpoint, notification of the prospected merger to the Antitrust authority and management of the related process.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Assessment of the antitrust issues arising in drafting and negotiating some commercial contracts, in particular distribution agreements and supply chain agreements, at national or international level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Moreover, Lex IBC organizes courses in antitrust law, also for companies interested in developing antitrust compliance programs, in line with the guidelines of the Italian Antitrust authority.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; 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