COOPERATION BETWEEN UNDERTAKINGS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS. THE ITALIAN COMPETITION AUTHORITY ISSUES NEW GUIDELINES RELAXING COMPETITION RULES

marketude Coronavirus, EU and Competition, Marco Stillo, Publications, Roberto A. Jacchia

On the strength of the temporary framework adopted by the European Commission on 8 April 2020
in order to ensure that cooperation between undertakings aimed at addressing issues related to
the scarcity, distribution and transport of essential goods in the fight against coronavirus complies with competition rules, on 24 April 2020 the Italian Competition and Market Authority (AGCM) published a Communication2 laying down a number of general criteria to be employed in its evaluations…

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