The European Commission consulted stakeholders on its inception impact assessment on the revision of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation which expires on May 31 2022.

The Recommendation 01/2020 on measures that supplement transfer tool to ensure compliance with the EU protection of personal data raises serious concerns from companies:

The European Commission consulted stakeholders on draft implementing decision on standard contractual clauses (“SCC”) for the transfer of personal data to third countries. AFEP, which supports the Commission’s work on the SCC remaining GDPR compliant, nevertheless stress that this must go hand in hand with smooth global data flows. They raise serious concerns:

AFEP member companies welcome the Commission’s work and stress that competition policy must allow the promotion of projects, cooperation, and technologies favourable to the achievement of the objectives of the Green Deal

The European Commission consulted stakeholders on the evaluation of its 1997 notice on the definition of the relevant market for the purposes of Community competition law.

The European Commission consulted stakeholders on proposals to remedy the distortive effects of foreign subsidies on the EU internal market.

The European Commission is consulting stakeholders on the need to create a new competition tool