Gun-jumping - Överträdelse av fullföljdsförbudet i samband med koncentrationskontroll i EU
(2018) JURM02 20182Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Denna uppsats i konkurrensrätt syftar till att utreda vilka åtgärder i en anmälningspliktig företagskoncentration och i samband med fullföljdsförbudet som är tillåtna respektive otillåtna EU-rättsligt. I EU finns det en anmälningsplikt: en företagskoncentration över vissa omsättningströsklar måste anmälas till respektive konkurrensmyndighet. I samband med detta föreligger ett fullföljdsförbud, nämligen att parterna inte får fullfölja koncentrationen, utan måste vänta tills konkurrensmyndigheten har avslutat utredningen och godkänt transaktionen. En överträdelse av anmälningsplikten eller fullföljdsförbudet brukar kallas för gun-jumping.
Under många år har denna typ av överträdelse inte haft särskilt stor betydelse i EU, men på senaste... (More) - Denna uppsats i konkurrensrätt syftar till att utreda vilka åtgärder i en anmälningspliktig företagskoncentration och i samband med fullföljdsförbudet som är tillåtna respektive otillåtna EU-rättsligt. I EU finns det en anmälningsplikt: en företagskoncentration över vissa omsättningströsklar måste anmälas till respektive konkurrensmyndighet. I samband med detta föreligger ett fullföljdsförbud, nämligen att parterna inte får fullfölja koncentrationen, utan måste vänta tills konkurrensmyndigheten har avslutat utredningen och godkänt transaktionen. En överträdelse av anmälningsplikten eller fullföljdsförbudet brukar kallas för gun-jumping.
Under många år har denna typ av överträdelse inte haft särskilt stor betydelse i EU, men på senaste tiden har kommissionen börjat sanktionera företag stora bötesbelopp för brott mot regeln. Därför har allt mer uppmärksamhet riktats mot gun-jumping. Under 2018 avgjordes två uppmärksammade fall; ett nederländskt företag ålades det största bötesbeloppet hittills av kommissionen för att ha genomfört koncentrationen innan både anmälan och godkännande. Samtidigt ansågs ett stort revisionsbolag i Danmark inte ha överträtt fullföljdsförbudet i ett förhandsbesked från EU-domstolen.
Slutsatserna i denna uppsats visar att det har skapats en större klarhet än tidigare på rättsområdet inom EU. Det finns dock fortfarande flera oklarheter som gör eventuella överträdelser oförutsebara för parterna till en koncentration. Med de enorma bötesbeloppen som åläggs vore framtida klargöranden därför välkomna.
Under många år har denna typ av överträdelse inte haft särskilt stor betydelse i EU, men på senaste tiden har Europeiska kommissionen börjat sanktionera företag stora bötesbelopp för brott mot regeln. Därför har allt mer uppmärksamhet riktats mot gun-jumping. Under 2018 avgjordes två uppmärksammade fall; ett nederländskt företag ålades det största bötesbeloppet hittills av kommissionen för att ha genomfört koncentrationen innan både anmälan och godkännande. Samtidigt ansågs ett stort revisionsbolag i Danmark inte ha överträtt fullföljdsförbudet i ett förhandsbesked från EU-domstolen.
Slutsatserna i denna uppsats visar att det har skapats en större klarhet än tidigare på rättsområdet inom EU. Det finns dock fortfarande flera oklarheter som gör eventuella överträdelser oförutsebara för parterna till en koncentration. Med de enorma bötesbeloppen som åläggs vore framtida klargöranden därför välkomna. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- The aim of this thesis within competition law is to investigate which measures in a notifiable concentration as well as in relation to the suspension rule that are allowed in the EU. It is required that a concentration above certain turnover thresholds are notified to the respective competition authority. This rule is known as the notification requirement. In relation to this, the parties of a concentration may not implement it until the competition authority has completed the investigation and cleared the transaction, a rule that is known as the suspension rule. A violation of the notification requirement or the suspension rule is often called gun jumping.
For many years this type of violation has not held much significance in the EU,... (More) - The aim of this thesis within competition law is to investigate which measures in a notifiable concentration as well as in relation to the suspension rule that are allowed in the EU. It is required that a concentration above certain turnover thresholds are notified to the respective competition authority. This rule is known as the notification requirement. In relation to this, the parties of a concentration may not implement it until the competition authority has completed the investigation and cleared the transaction, a rule that is known as the suspension rule. A violation of the notification requirement or the suspension rule is often called gun jumping.
For many years this type of violation has not held much significance in the EU, but lately the Commission has started to sanction companies' large fines for breaching the rules. Therefore, increasingly more attention has been laid upon gun jumping. In 2018, two highly noticed cases were decided. A Dutch company was imposed the largest fine ever by the European Commission for implementing a transaction before both notification and clearance. At the same time a prominent auditing firm in Denmark was not found to have breached the suspension rule in a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice.
The findings in this thesis demonstrate that more clarity than before has been brought to gun jumping within the EU. However, it is still fairly unclear what measures constitute a violation of the rules which makes it unpredictable for the parties of a concentration. With the huge fines that are imposed, future clarification would be welcomed.
For many years this type of violation has not held much significance in the EU, but lately the European Commission has started to sanction companies' large fines for breaching the rules. Therefore, increasingly more attention has been laid upon gun-jumping. In 2018, two highly noticed cases were decided. A Dutch company was imposed the largest fine ever by the European Commission for implementing a transaction before both notification and clearance. At the same time a prominent auditing firm in Denmark was not found to have breached the suspension rule in a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice.
Sweden has relatively similar rules to the EU regarding the notification requirement and the suspension rule, however regarding sanctions it is quite different. There is not yet any case law on gun-jumping in Sweden. It is therefore somewhat unclear how the Swedish Competition Authority would respond to a violation of the rules.
The findings in this thesis demonstrate that more clarity than before has been brought to gun-jumping within the EU. However, it is still fairly unclear what measures constitute a violation of the rules which makes it unpredictable for the parties of a concentration. With the huge fines that are imposed, future clarification would be welcomed. (Less)
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- Butler, Michael LU
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- alternative title
- Gun-jumping - Violation of the suspension rule in connection with concentration control in the EU
- course
- JURM02 20182
- year
- 2018
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- EU-rätt, konkurrensrätt, företagskoncentrationer, kontroll av företagskoncentrationer, koncentrationskontroll, fullföljdsförbud, anmälningsplikt, gun-jumping, gun jumping
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8965423
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For many years this type of violation has not held much significance in the EU, but lately the Commission has started to sanction companies' large fines for breaching the rules. Therefore, increasingly more attention has been laid upon gun jumping. In 2018, two highly noticed cases were decided. A Dutch company was imposed the largest fine ever by the European Commission for implementing a transaction before both notification and clearance. At the same time a prominent auditing firm in Denmark was not found to have breached the suspension rule in a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice.
The findings in this thesis demonstrate that more clarity than before has been brought to gun jumping within the EU. However, it is still fairly unclear what measures constitute a violation of the rules which makes it unpredictable for the parties of a concentration. With the huge fines that are imposed, future clarification would be welcomed.
For many years this type of violation has not held much significance in the EU, but lately the European Commission has started to sanction companies' large fines for breaching the rules. Therefore, increasingly more attention has been laid upon gun-jumping. In 2018, two highly noticed cases were decided. A Dutch company was imposed the largest fine ever by the European Commission for implementing a transaction before both notification and clearance. At the same time a prominent auditing firm in Denmark was not found to have breached the suspension rule in a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice.
Sweden has relatively similar rules to the EU regarding the notification requirement and the suspension rule, however regarding sanctions it is quite different. There is not yet any case law on gun-jumping in Sweden. It is therefore somewhat unclear how the Swedish Competition Authority would respond to a violation of the rules.
The findings in this thesis demonstrate that more clarity than before has been brought to gun-jumping within the EU. However, it is still fairly unclear what measures constitute a violation of the rules which makes it unpredictable for the parties of a concentration. With the huge fines that are imposed, future clarification would be welcomed.}},
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