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9DecThe Italian Competition Authority fines a Big Tech company €1.128B for abuse of dominance by making exclusive advantages for its online marketplace conditional upon the purchase of its logistics services (Amazon)On December 9, 2021, the Italian competition authority (the “ICA” or “AGCM”) has levied its highest ever administrative fine—€1.128 billion—on Amazon Europe Core S.à r.l., Amazon Services Europe S.à .r.l., Amazon EU S.à r.l., Amazon Italia Services S.r.l., and Amazon Italia Logistica S.r.l. (collectively, “Amazon”) for abusing their dominant market position in breach of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (“TFEU”) .
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18MayVendite online di medicinali contraffatti: le raccomandazioni AIFA e le attività di contrastoPreoccupa l’incremento delle vendite di medicinali contraffatti online attraverso canali non autorizzati. Fenomeno ancor più pericoloso in questo periodo di pandemia. Il punto sulla normativa, le attività di enforcement delle autorità e le raccomandazioni dell’Agenzia italiana del farmaco
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7AprPortolano Cavallo announces the appointment as counsel of Donata CordonePortolano Cavallo is pleased to announce that attorney Donata Cordone will be promoted from associate to counsel. She has been with the firm since 2017.
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20JanThe EU Commission fines six video games manufacturers €7.8 million for geo-blocking practices (Valve / Bandai Namco / Capcom / Focus Home / Koch Media / ZeniMax)Over the course of less than two months, in late 2020 and early 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the European Commission (Commission) issued two decisions with diametrically opposed effects on the licensing and business model of copyrighted content across the EEA. However, the two decisions are in no way in conflict with each other.
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1DeceCommerce di farmaci, i paletti della Corte Ue alle vendite da farmacie estereLe regole sull’eCommerce farmaceutico – settore in cui è entrato anche Amazon – non sono uniformi (e talvolta neanche chiare) neppure all’interno della stessa Ue. Per questo sono importanti le sentenze che forniscono indicazioni e chiavi di lettura della normativa di riferimento, che spesso lascia molte zone grigie
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16JulThe EU Commission publishes an inquiry aiming at detecting possible competition concerns in the sector of the Internet of ThingsOn July 16, 2020 the European Commission (“Commission”) launched an inquiry into the sector of the Internet of Things for consumer-related products and services (“IoTs”) in the European Union pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation 1/2003. The inquiry is aimed at detecting possible competition concerns in the functioning of the IoTs markets and determining whether undertakings operating in such markets infringe EU competition rules. According to article 17, circumstances such as the level of trade between Member States and the rigidity of prices may suggest that a restriction or distortion of competition is occurring within the internal market.Article filed under: Concurrences, EU and Competition Law, Internet & Ecommerce, Privacy & Cyber Security
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19MayE-commerce digital acceleration: how to prepare for the new normalThe Italian version of this article was first published on Wired. As partial lockdowns across Europe are extended, the coronavirus outbreak is generating an acceleration in the “going to digital” processes of companies across different sectors. E-commerce, more than others, is experiencing such acceleration.
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10FebThe Italian Competition Authority, the Communications Authority and the Data Protection Authority publish the findings of a joint sector inquiry into the field of big dataOn February 10, 2020 the Italian Authorities for Communications , Competition and Data Protection published the findings of a joint sector inquiry into the field of Big Data (“Investigation”), which lasted almost three years. It was launched on May 30, 2017 to study the functioning and impact of Big Data on the economic, political and social environment and whether the applicable regulatory framework is suitable to address concerns for the protection of privacy, consumers and competition.
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2JaneCommerce di farmaci e dispositivi medici: vincoli normativi e opportunitàSono molti i vincoli e le incertezze normative che frenano l’eCommerce di farmaci e dispositivi medici, tuttavia sono evidenti anche i benefici e le opportunità che la multicanalità può offrire alle aziende del settore. Il quadro della situazione
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20MayITALY: AGCOM PUBLISHES ONLINE PLATFORMS’ COMMITMENTS IN SIGHT OF THE NEXT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONSFollowing a similar positive initiative launched last year for the General Parliamentary elections, on May 15, 2019 the Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM) published on its website a document enlisting a series of commitments undertaken by digital platforms for the ongoing electoral campaign for the European Parliamentary elections. This second effort shows that, through a successful...Article filed under: Internet & Ecommerce
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