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Real estate transactions and national security
The current geopolitical situation leads to concerns in Norway regarding property acquisitions by buyers with associations to foreign states in strategic sensitive areas.
The European Commission has decided not to extend the antitrust block exemption for liner shipping consortia
The European Commission (the "Commission") has decided not to extend the EU legal framework which exempts specific liner shipping consortia from the EU antitrust rules (the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation or the "CBER"). The CBER has historically permitted shipping lines, under certain conditions, to enter into cooperation agreements to provide joint cargo services, also known as "consortia".
The Foreign Subsidies Regulation now in force
The Foreign Subsidies Regulation ("FSR") (Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market) aims to expand EU/EEA state aid control to financial contributions from third countries, in order to prevent "foreign subsidies" from distorting the internal market.
The Norwegian Supreme Court permits merger between Schibsted and Nettbil
In the Norwegian Supreme Court's first judgment in a merger control case, it has sided with the merging parties against the competition authority. Why?