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Italian Competition Newsletter - 2/2025

27 March 2025

In this issue, dedicated to the ICA's decisions for the month of February 2025:

  • Merger Control: the ICA clears SNAM’s acquisition of Edison Stoccaggio subject to commitments

In this issue, dedicated to the Administrative Judiciary's rulings in antitrust and consumer protection matters for the month of February 2025:

  • The Council of State grants civic access to the systematic digest of administrative case law on competition and consumer protection
  • The Council of State partially upholds Barclays’ appeal against ICA fine for unfair terms in Swiss franc-indexed mortgage contracts
  • The Regional Administrative Court of Lazio overturns the ICA’s decision sanctioning FIGC for abuse of dominant position in the market for the organisation of competitive youth football tournaments
  • The Regional Administrative Court of Lazio upholds ICA fines against Hertz, Centauro, Drivalia, Noleggiare, and Avis Budget for unfair terms in car rental contracts, departing from the Council of State’s previous stance
  • The Regional Administrative Court of Lazio upholds the ICA’s decision on unfair terms in Apple’s iCloud service contract
  • The Regional Administrative Court of Lazio annuls the ICA’s decision sanctioning Sky for misleading advertising of the "Sky Calcio" package
  • The Regional Administrative Court of Lazio partially upholds Amazon’s appeal against the ICA’s fine for pre-setting recurring and priority purchase options without consumer consent

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