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EU competition law daily update (10 April 2025): Commission merger clearances, Rabobank bonds infringement decision, CJEU Article 102 LUKOIL hearings, and French state aid scheme

Published on: 10 April 2025

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Mergers

  • The Commission cleared, after phase I, Sumitomo Rubber Industries’ sole control of the Dunlop Tire Business (M.11899) and Hartree Partners, LP’s sole control of ED&F Man Commodities Limited (M.11847)—see further, Midday Express.

NOTE—For live merger investigations, see further, EU mergers—ongoing cases tracker.

Antitrust

  • The Commission published the public version of its Euro‑denominated bonds trading decision (AT.40512), fining Rabobank for collusion under Article 101 TFEU in trading Euro‑denominated Sovereign, SSA, Covered and Government Guaranteed bonds—see further, decision.
  • The Court of Justice heard Cases C‑260/24 LUKOIL v Bulgaria (Article 102 TFEU; alleged margin squeeze in vertically related markets) and C‑245/24 LUKOIL Bulgaria and LUKOIL Neftohim Burgas (Article 102 TFEU; alleged refusal to grant access to an essential facility)—see further, application.

NOTE—For live behavioural cases before the Commission, see EU behavioural investigations—ongoing cases tracker; for live national references, see Court of Justice national references—ongoing cases tracker.

State aid

The Commission approved, under EU State aid rules, a €35m French scheme to help farmers in the Artois‑Picardie basin (Hauts‑de‑France) shift to crops and practices that sustainably protect water resources—see further, Midday Express.

NOTE—For State aid decisions and formal investigations, see EU State aid decisions—ongoing cases tracker.

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