EU competition regulatory update

Over the third and fourth quarter of 2022, several interesting regulatory developments are worth noting in the field of EU competition law. The European Commission issued a notice on the possibility of requesting informal guidance on Article 101 and Article 102 TFEU questions in individual cases, the Digital Markets Act entered into force and the Commission is holding a public consultation on the review of the Market Definition Notice. With reference to merger control, the prohibition by the Commission of Illumina's acquisition of Grail and the opening of a second-phase investigation regarding Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision are of particular interest.

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