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EU competition update, 31 January 2025: Commission consults on revising Technology Transfer Block Exemption and Guidelines (market shares, data licensing, pools); merger clearances and filings; State aid approvals; upcoming dates

Published on: 31 January 2025

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  • Mergers
  • State aid
  • Upcoming dates
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Antitrust Commission launches consultation on the Transfer Technology Block Exemption

The Commission has opened a consultation on possible revisions to Regulation 316/2014, which applies Article 101(3) TFEU to categories of technology transfer agreements, known as the technology transfer block exemption regulation (TTBER), together with its related Guidelines on the application of Article 101 TFEU to technology transfer agreements (Guidelines). In November 2024, it released evaluation findings indicating that both the TTBER and the Guidelines remain pertinent and have, to a large extent, succeeded in promoting the effective, efficient and consistent application of EU competition rules for technology transfer agreements. Nonetheless, the assessment also pinpointed aspects where the TTBER and the Guidelines could be refined to bolster legal certainty and better mirror recent developments in the marketplace. This process seeks views on the options under consideration at present...

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