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The FSR (Foreign Subsidies Regulation) is relevant for those companies engaged in M&A transactions with a significant EU nexus or in significant EU public tenders. Please see the link my colleague, Alexandra Rogers, shared on this.

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Delighted to have worked with Alexandra Rogers, Sabine Holinde and Sebastian Gerber of Norton Rose to produce two Practice Notes on the EU’s new FSR regime governing M&A transactions and public procurement. The new Practice Notes provide an excellent overview of the key elements of the regime, including the mandatory notification and approval requirements and the Commission’s ability to conduct its own investigations into potentially problematic foreign subsidies. Links below (subscription required): Notification of Concentrations under the EU Foreign Subsidy Regulation https://lnkd.in/eU4_yTug Public Procurement Filings under the EU Foreign Subsidy Regulation https://lnkd.in/ehz-iaYA #competitionlaw #antitrust #foreignsubsidycontrol #mergercontrol #publicprocurement

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Competition Minsister, Parks Tau, has approved the Legal Sector Code in terms of section 9(1) of the B-BBEE Act which aims to accelerate the transformation of the legal sector Overdue, but this is a step in the right direction. Good work Minister Parks Tau 🙌🏾 #bbbee #transformation

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The ECJ delivered its judgment in a complex dispute in the area of public procurement and state aid (C-28/23) https://lnkd.in/d-ixDms8  Our firm (HILLBRIDGES), jointly with Prof Albert Sanchez-Graells and Dentons has represented NFŠ. In a nutshell, the key procurement question was whether the agreements between NFŠ and the Slovak Republic included an enforceable obligation for NFŠ to perform the works, thereby establishing the existence of a public contract.   The preliminary ruling question posed by the national court referred to "agreements that contain an obligation to execute works."   Advocate General Campos delivered his opinion in April 2024. Among other points, he stated: "Par. 59: Neither the written observations nor the oral argument presented at the hearing support the inference that the Slovak State would have any right to take legal action against NFŠ to compel it to build the stadium should that undertaking ultimately decide not to do so. Par. 60: ...in order for there to be a genuine works contract, ... [operator must] take on the obligation to carry out the works ... and that obligation should be legally enforceable."   The ECJ did not dispute the case law establishing that an "enforceable obligation to execute the works" is a necessary requirement for the existence of a public contract. As noted by the Advocate General, during the hearing, the Slovak Republic confirmed that no such obligation existed. However, surprisingly, the ECJ did not reflect this point in its ruling.   The ECJ merely echoed the national court's assertion that such an obligation exists. In addition - and in another surprising move - the ECJ stated that, subject to the assessments to be conducted by the national court (existence of the obligation / works specification), the agreements could be viewed as a public contract.   Needless to say, since the ECJ did not alter the existing case law and the facts of the case prove that such an "enforceable obligation" does not exist, that paragraph is a “red herring” in this context.   Although the ECJ, in the operative part of the judgment, stated that it is for the national court to decide whether such an obligation exists, the unfortunate wording of a single paragraph has created the impression that the ECJ had already made a final decision (what is definitely not the case).   This judgment, therefore, serves as further evidence that even ECJ rulings must be read carefully and in their full context, including the Advocate General's opinion and the facts of the case. However, since a typical reader may not have detailed information about the dispute before the national court, this case highlights how framing of the question by the national court can significantly influence the ECJ's reasoning.   As the judgment raises also other questions for the procurement practice, expect more posts from our end.

T-5 days to the annual meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) of the #HCCH! Preparations for the CGAP meeting to take place next week (5-8 March 2024) are in full swing. CGAP will hear reports of the status of various projects and initiatives within the normative and post-Convention work programmes, consider proposals for future steps and work in both programmes, as well as decide on matters relating to the governance of the HCCH. Preliminary Documents relating to these matters, as well as the draft agenda of this meeting, are now available in English and French on the HCCH website. In preparation for the use of Spanish as an additional official language as of 1 July 2024, as many documents as possible related to the future work of the HCCH are also translated into Spanish and available on the HCCH website. The substantive work programme of the HCCH spans - International Family and Child Protection Law (Prel. Docs. Nos 1, and 8 to 11D) - Transnational Litigation and Apostille (Prel. Docs. Nos 2 and 12A to 14) - International Commercial, Digital and Financial Law (Prel. Docs. Nos 3 to 7 REV, and 15A to 15B) We are looking forward to welcoming the delegates of our Members and Observers next week, both in person at the Academy Building on the premises of the Peace Palace in The Hague and online, as CGAP meets to decide on the work programme of the HCCH in the coming year. HCCH - Hague Conference on Private International Law #privateinternationallaw #internationallaw #law #governance #familylaw #childprotection #transnationallitigation #apostille #commerciallaw #digitallaw #financiallaw

The CJEU refers to the legality of awarding a public contract lot to the second most economically advantageous tenderer under the same terms as the first, exploring whether this practice breaches the principles of equal treatment and transparency in public procurement. Krista Refalo gives insights about this case in her latest law report. #PublicProcurement #LawReport #CJEU