Apresentação
Este é um informativo diário que traz para o(a) leitor (a) notícias e casos de defesa da concorrência das principais jurisdições antitruste do mundo (CADE, FTC, Comissão Europeia, CMA etc).
Resumo
No cenário nacional, a concorrência pelo mundo desta sexta-feira destaca a aplicação de multa pelo CADE aos participantes do cartel do sal, a aprovação por rito sumário da operação Zamp III S.A./Subway International Franchise Holdings LLC e do ingresso de três novas operações: Wiz Co Participações e Corretagem de Seguros S.A./BMG CORRETORA DE SEGUROS LTDA.; Betfair Brasil Holdings Ltda./NSX Enterprise N.V.; e Enauta Energia S.A.; ExxonMobil Exploração Brasil Ltda.
Com o ingresso destas três operações, o CADE já contabiliza, no mês de setembro, a notificação de 43 atos de concentração, sendo que 31 destes já foram aprovados pela Superintendência-Geral do CADE – SG no mês.
No cenário internacional os destaques ficam por conta da: investigação pela CMA (Autoridade Britânica de Defesa da Concorrência) em torno de possíveis condutas anticompetitivas praticadas no mercado de reciclagem de veículos; aplicação de multa pela CMA ao grupo Tereos por prestação incorreta de informação na fase 2 de investigação no caso T&L Sugars / Tereos ; imposição de processo disciplinar contra a Ordem dos Advogados de Barcelona (ICAB) por parte da CNMC (autoridade espanhola de defesa da concorrência); e notificação do caso Vossloh / Sateba a Autoridade da Concorrência de Portugal.
Notícias
Cade multa em mais R$ 14 milhões participantes do cartel de sal
Práticas anticompetitivas teriam ocorrido por cerca de 20 anos
Publicado em 26/09/2024 14h55
O Tribunal do Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (Cade), em sessão de julgamento realizada nesta quarta-feira (25/9), condenou uma empresa e três pessoas físicas por formação de cartel no mercado nacional de sal marinho. As multas aplicadas somam mais de R$14 milhões.
O processo, oriundo de desmembramento do Processo Administrativo nº 08012.005882/2008-38, foi instaurado em 2018, após o Cade tomar conhecimento de novas evidências de participação de pessoas físicas e jurídicas no chamado “Cartel de Sal” . O conluio atuou por cerca de 20 anos e contou com o apoio de associações e sindicatos do setor. Os envolvidos reuniam-se para definir os preços praticados, controlar a oferta do produto e dividir o mercado entre si.
No julgamento, o voto do conselheiro relator Victor Oliveira Fernandes foi acompanhado, por unanimidade, pelo Tribunal Administrativo.
Acesse o processo administrativo nº 08700.001164/2018-14.
Suspected anti-competitive conduct in relation to the recycling of end-of-life vehicles
The CMA is investigating suspected anti-competitive conduct in relation to the recycling of old or written-off vehicles, specifically cars and vans, also known as ‘end-of-life vehicles’ or ELVs.
From: Competition and Markets Authority
Published15 March 2022Last updated27 September 2024 — See all updates
Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
Case state: Open
Market sector: Motor industryOpened:15 March 2022
Contents
Case timetable
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| September 2024 to March 2025 | Investigation continuing: including information gathering, analysis and review of information gathered |
| April 2024 to September 2024 | Investigation continuing: including information gathering, analysis and review of information gathered |
| July 2023 to March 2024 | Investigation continuing: including information gathering, analysis and review of information gathered |
| December 2022 to July 2023 | Investigation continuing: including information gathering, analysis and review of information gathered |
| March to December 2022 | Initial investigation: including information gathering, analysis and review of information gathered |
| March 2022 | Investigation opened |
Penalty notice
Court of Appeal unanimously upholds the CMA’s appeal relating to jurisdictional challenges brought by BMW AG and VW AG
17 January 2024: In a unanimous judgment, the Court of Appeal has fully upheld the CMA’s appeal against a combined High Court and Competition Appeal Tribunal judgment which had limited the CMA’s power to issue formal information requests to overseas entities.
- Full judgment (PDF, 516KB) (31.1.24)
- Press notice: CMA wins appeal on legal challenge to overseas information requests (18.1.24)
Update on High Court and Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) judgment
8 February 2023: The High Court and CAT have handed down a combined judgment in relation to: (i) a judicial review application by Volkswagen AG relating to the CMA’s decision to issue a notice requiring it to produce documents and information under section 26 of the Competition Act 1998 (CA98); and (ii) an appeal by BMW AG of the CMA’s decision to impose a penalty under section 40A CA98 for BMW AG’s failure, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement imposed on it pursuant to section 26 of the CA98. The High Court and CAT have found in Volkswagen AG’s and BMW AG’s favour.
The full judgment can be found on the CAT’s website.
A CMA spokesperson said:
“We are disappointed with today’s judgment. We need effective tools to investigate suspected unlawful conduct and ensure robust enforcement under the Competition Act. Increasingly, our investigations involve cross-border, multi-national organisations, and today’s judgment substantially risks undermining our ability to investigate, enforce against and deter anti-competitive conduct that harms consumers, businesses and markets in the UK.
“Given the importance of today’s judgment, we will be seeking permission to appeal.”
Notice of penalty
8 December 2022: The CMA has published a notice of a penalty imposed on Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW AG) under section 40A of the CA98. The CMA imposed the penalty on 6 December 2022 because BMW AG, without reasonable excuse, failed to comply with a requirement imposed on it pursuant to section 26 of the CA98.
- Penalty notice (PDF, 216KB) (8.12.22)
- News story: BMW fined for failing to comply with CMA information request
Case information
On 15 March 2022, the CMA launched an investigation into suspected breaches of competition law relating to the recycling of old or written-off vehicles, specifically cars and vans, which are known in the industry as ‘end-of-life vehicles’ or ELVs. The investigation concerns suspected infringements of Chapter I of the Competition Act 1998 (‘CA98’) involving a number of vehicle manufacturers and some industry bodies.
No assumption should be made at this stage that the CA98 has been infringed. The CMA has not reached a view as to whether there is sufficient evidence of an infringement of competition law for it to issue a statement of objections to any of the parties under investigation. Not all cases result in the CMA issuing a statement of objections.
If the CMA issues a statement of objections, it will provide the addressee(s) of that statement of objections with an opportunity to make written and oral representations, before it makes a final decision. See here for further detail of the CMA’s investigation procedures in CA98 cases.
- Press release: CMA launches investigation into recycling of cars and vans (15.3.22)
Personal data
The CMA may collect, use and share personal data for its investigations, including investigations under the Competition Act 1998. This includes processing personal data for the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.
For more information about how the CMA handles personal information, please see the CMA’s Personal Information Charter.
Contact
For any enquiries relating to this case, please contact:
- Principal Case Officer: Adam Brill (adam.brill@cma.gov.uk)
- Assistant Project Directors: Jenny Brady (jennifer.brady@cma.gov.uk), Catherine Pemberton (catherine.pemberton@cma.gov.uk) and Anastasija Rogozianskaja (anastasija.rogozianskaja@cma.gov.uk)
- Lead Investigator: Padraig Sheerin (padraig.sheerin@cma.gov.uk)
- Project Director: Andrew Groves (andrew.groves@cma.gov.uk)
- Senior Responsible Officer: Lucília Falsarella-Pereira (lucilia.falsarella-pereira@cma.gov.uk)
Updates to this page
Published 15 March 2022
Last updated 27 September 2024 + show all updates
Tereos fined for failure to comply with CMA merger procedures
The CMA has found that Tereos failed to comply with a requirement to produce information in connection with its recent investigation into Tereos’ deal with T&L Sugars.
From:Competition and Markets Authority
Published 26 September 2024
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has imposed a fine of £25,000 on Tereos SCA and Tereos United Kingdom and Ireland Limited (together Tereos) for failing to provide relevant information in relation to the T&L Sugars/Tereos merger inquiry.
As part of the CMA’s phase 2 investigation, a notice was sent to Tereos under section 109 of Enterprise Act 2002 (the Act) requiring the production of certain minutes and internal documents in relation to its board and corporate governance. Tereos responded to the notice, however, following further enquires by the CMA it was found that Tereos failed, without reasonable excuse, to provide a full response.
In particular, the CMA Inquiry Group found that Tereos’ interpretation of the scope of the notice was unjustifiably narrow and untenable when viewed in the context of the object of the merger inquiry and that the failure was capable of having an adverse impact on the CMA’s investigation.
In order to reach sound decisions that benefit consumers and the UK economy as efficiently as possible, it is essential that the CMA is able to gather all the evidence it requires. Parties must therefore comply, on time and in full, with requests for information from the CMA during an investigation.
Richard Feasey, Chair of the independent inquiry group which led the investigation, said:
It’s important that firms respect the UK merger review process – which includes providing all the information we need to promptly progress our investigation.
Firms and their advisers must not apply their own narrow, artificial interpretation of our formal information gathering requirements– as Tereos has done so here. Had they responded properly then Tereos could have avoided this fine altogether.
Currently, where there is a failure to comply, without reasonable excuse, with a requirement of a notice under section 109 of the Act, the maximum fixed penalty the CMA is able to impose is £30,000. This is due to increase to 1% of the total value of a business’s worldwide turnover once amendments introduced by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) come into force.
For more information, visit the T&L Sugars / Tereos merger inquiry page.
Notes to editors:
- A copy of the full notice is available via the case page.
- Tereos was represented in the CMA’s investigation by its solicitors, Squire Patton Boggs.
- The CMA received and considered the documents relevant to the notice under section 109 of the Act from Tereos in advance of clearing the merger on 3 September 2024.
- Where a party fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with investigatory requirements such as a notice requiring the production of documents, the CMA may impose an administrative penalty on that party. The CMA has published guidance Administrative penalties: Statement of Policy on the CMA’s approach (CMA4) on the CMA’s approach and powers in relation to imposing administrative penalties. A draft version of an updated version of the guidance, incorporating changes by the DMCCA was recently consulted on and the CMA is currently analysing feedback following the consultation closing on 23 August 2024.
- The DMCCA received Royal Assent on 24 May 2024. It is currently anticipated that the relevant parts (Part 2, section 143(1) and Schedule 10 paragraph 17) of the DMCCA which relate to the amount of a penalty that can be imposed by the CMA under section 111 of the Act will enter into force in December 2024 or January 2025. These amendments to the Act increase the maximum penalty amount that can be imposed on a business for not complying, without reasonable excuse, with a notice under section 109 from £30,000 to 1% of the annual worldwide turnover in the case of a fixed penalty and from £15,000 to 5% of the daily worldwide turnover of the business in the case of a daily amount.
- For media enquiries, contact the CMA press office on 020 3738 6460 or press@cma.gov.uk.
La CNMC inicia un expediente sancionador contra el Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Barcelona (ICAB)
27 Sep 2024 | Competencia Nota de prensa
- Habría vuelto a recomendar precios incumpliendo no solo la Ley de Defensa de la Competencia (LDC), sino también dos resoluciones de la CNMC de 2018 y 2020.
- En ellas ya se habían sancionado este tipo de prácticas por parte del ICAB y otros ocho Colegios de Abogados .
La Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) ha incoado un expediente sancionador contra el Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Barcelona (ICAB) por un posible incumplimiento de dos Resoluciones que prohibían realizar recomendaciones de precios sobre los honorarios de los abogados (SNC/100/24 ICAB).
En marzo de 2018, la CNMC sancionó al ICAB y a otros ocho Colegios de Abogados por conductas prohibidas por el artículo 1 de la Ley 15/2007 de 3 de julio, de Defensa de la Competencia (LDC), consistentes en realizar recomendaciones de precios mediante la elaboración, publicación y difusión de baremos de honorarios (nota de prensa).
En febrero de 2020, la CNMC dictó una Resolución, como parte del procedimiento de vigilancia (VS/0587/16) del expediente de 2018, que declaró los criterios orientativos en tasación de costas presentados por el ICAB (noviembre de 2019) como adecuados para cumplir los compromisos de la Resolución 2018.
Incoación de un sancionador
En mayo de 2024, en el marco de las citadas actuaciones de vigilancia, el Consejo de la CNMC interesó a la Dirección de Competencia a iniciar un expediente sancionador contra el ICAB por existir indicios de incumplimientos.
Concretamente, el ICAB habría difundido los criterios orientativos para la tasación de costas aprobados en la Resolución de 2020 —transformando las indicaciones genéricas contenidas en los mismos en porcentajes concretos y, en definitiva, en baremos o listados de precios aplicados automáticamente— entre más de 4.000 abogados del ICAB, además de entre profesionales colegiados de otras demarcaciones territoriales.
La incoación de este expediente no prejuzga el resultado final de la investigación. Se abre ahora un periodo máximo de tres meses para la instrucción del expediente y para su resolución por la CNMC.
Contenido relacionado:
- (SNC/100/24 ICAB)
- VS/0587/16: COSTAS BANKIA
- Resolución de marzo de 2018
- Resolución de febrero de 2020
- Nota de prensa (12/03/2018): La CNMC sanciona a nueve colegios de abogados por realizar una recomendación colectiva sobre precios de los honorarios
- CNMCblog (15/02/2024): Las sentencias del sancionador de la CNMC en el caso de los pleitos contra Bankia
Documento no oficial, destinado a los medios de comunicación, y que no vincula a la CNMC. Reproducción permitida solo si se cita la fuente.
A Vossloh Aktiengesellschaft notifica a aquisição do controlo exclusivo sobre a Villé Holding Participations SAS e, como tal, sobre o Grupo Sateba.
Ficha do processo
Atos de concentração – Decisões
CADE
Ato de Concentração nº 08700.007007/2024-52
Requerentes: Zamp III S.A. e Subway International Franchise Holdings LLC. Aprovação sem restrições.
CMA
Amazon / Anthropic partnership merger inquiry
- The CMA is investigating Amazon.com, Inc’s (Amazon) partnership with Anthropic PBC (Anthropic).
- Updated: 27 September 2024
Lindab / HAS-Vent merger inquiry
- The CMA is investigating the completed acquisition by Lindab International AB of HAS-Vent Holdings Limited.
- Updated: 27 September 2024
T&L Sugars/Tereos merger inquiry
- The CMA investigated the anticipated acquisition by T&L Sugars Limited of the UK packing and distribution site and business-to-consumer activities of Tereos United Kingdom and Ireland Limited from Tereos SCA.
- Updated: 26 September 2024
GXO / Wincanton merger inquiry
- The CMA is investigating the completed acquisition by GXO Logistics, Inc. of Wincanton Plc.
- Updated: 26 September 2024
Autorité de la Concurrence
Secteur(s) : Services
24-DCC-208
relative à la prise de contrôle exclusif du groupe Itesa par Rexel Electrique
Décision de contrôle des concentrations|
Publication du sens de la décision le : 27 septembre 2024
Atos de concentração – Ingressos
CADE
| Ato de concentração | Requerentes | Descrição da operação | Natureza da operação | Atividade econômica | Rito | Edital (DOU) |
| 08700.007214/2024-15 | Wiz Co Participações e Corretagem de Seguros S.A.; BMG CORRETORA DE SEGUROS LTDA. | A presente operação consiste na aquisição, pela WIZ CO PARTICIPAÇÕES E CORRETAGEM DE SEGUROS S.A. (“WIZ”), de quotas representativas de 9% do capital social da BMG CORRETORA DE SEGUROS LTDA. (“BMG Corretora”), atualmente detidas pelo BMG SEGURIDADE S.A. Atualmente, a WIZ detém 40% do capital social da BMG Corretora e, ao final, passará a deter 49% do capital social. | Aquisição de quotas/ações sem aquisição de controle | 66.22-3-00 Corretores e agentes de seguros, de planos de previdência complementar e de saúde. | Sumário | 26/09/2024 |
| 08700.007230/2024-08 | Betfair Brasil Holdings Ltda.; NSX Enterprise N.V. | Este Ato de Concentração trata da combinação de negócios entre as atividades no Brasil de Betfair Brasil Holdings Ltda., uma subsidiária integral indiretamente detida pela Flutter Entertainment plc e NSX Enterprise N.V. | Fusão | Sumário | 26/09/2024 | |
| 08700.007184/2024-39 | Dayprev Vida e Previdência S.A.; BMG Seguros S.A. | A Operação proposta consiste na aquisição, pela Dayprev, de 100% do capital acionário da BMG Seguros, detido pela BMG Participações. | Aquisição de controle | 65.12-0-00 – Sociedade seguradora de seguros não vida | Sumário | 26/09/2024 |
| 08700.007181/2024-03 | Enauta Energia S.A.; ExxonMobil Exploração Brasil Ltda. | A operação consiste na cessão, para a Enauta Energia S.A., da participação de 50% da ExxonMobil Exploração Brasil Ltda. detida nas concessões de cada um dos Blocos: (i) SEAL-M-351; (ii) SEAL-M-428; (iii) SEAL-M-430; (iv) SEAL-M-501; (v) SEAL-M-503; (vi) SEAL-M-505; (vii) SEAL-M-573; e (viii) SEAL-M-575 localizados na Bacia de Sergipe-Alagoas, além dos direitos e obrigações previstos nos respectivos Contratos de Concessão para Exploração e Produção de Petróleo e Gás Natural. | Outra forma de operação não coberta pelas alternativas anteriores | Sumário | 2 |