Brussels, 18/12/2012 (Agence Europe) - On 13 December, the European Court of Justice ruled that a national competition authority can apply European competition rules to an agreement between companies which is likely to affect trade between the member states, even if the 10% market share threshold set out by the “de minimis” Commission communication is not exceeded, as long as the agreement in question does not significantly restrict competition under the terms of Union law.
The European...