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EU Commission Updates Antitrust Framework For Technology Transfer Agreements

The European Commission has introduced a revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation and updated Guidelines, effective May 1, 2026, fundamentally reshaping how technology licensing agreements are assessed under EU competition law. The framework introduces significant changes including express provisions for data licensing, extended grace periods for market share thresholds, and new requirements for technology pools and collective negotiations. Companies have until April 30, 2027, to align existin

Afghanistan Anti-trust

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Is Regulatory Red Tape Disincentivising Investment In Africa?

In a world where each regional competition regulator has distinct merger control triggers and thresholds, assessment frameworks, regulatory powers, policy prerogatives and stakeholders to appease...

South Africa Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Pseudo-ownership Or Real Value? Unpacking The Competition Commission’s ESOP Impact Study

South Africa's Competition Commission has published a comprehensive impact study examining Employee Share Ownership Plans mandated as merger remedies, revealing that while all assessed ESOPs held shares with voting rights...

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

Competition Commission Of Mauritius Clarifies How Associations And Members Can Access Its Amnesty Programme

The Competition Commission of Mauritius has published detailed regulations, FAQs, and application forms for its Trade Association and Cooperatives Amnesty Programme (TACAP), clarifying eligibility criteria for trade associations, cooperatives, and professional...

Mauritius Anti-trust

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ENS

Learnings From The First Year Of The New ECOWAS Merger Control Regime

South Africa Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

African Competition Authorities And The Regulation Of Digital Markets

South Africa Anti-trust

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Africa In Focus - First Edition

South Africa Anti-trust

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Competition Commission Launches Amnesty For Cartel Conduct In Association Settings

Mauritius Anti-trust

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ENS

Increase To South African Merger Control Thresholds And Filing Fees Effective 1 May 2026

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

The EU FSR Decision And Its Implications For Middle Eastern Investors

Worldwide Anti-trust

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BREMER LF WLL

The Draft Revised EU Merger Guidelines: Important Evolution, No Revolution

Afghanistan Anti-trust

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Jones Day

Merger Control And Notification Obligations Under The FCCPA 2018: A Legal Analysis And Emerging Enforcement Trends

Nigeria Anti-trust

Regville

Empowerment And Competition Law In South Africa: A Playbook For Investors, Sponsors And Advisors

South Africa Anti-trust

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Andersen in South Africa

COMESA’s Increased Oversight Over The Digital Economy

Worldwide Anti-trust

BF

BREMER LF WLL

China’s Zero-Tariff Policy And Nigerian Exports: Implications For Intellectual Property Protection

Nigeria International

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Stren & Blan Partners

MCSN Receives ₦1.2bn Copyright Levy To Support Nigerian Musicians

AA

Adams & Adams

The Corruption Nobody Warns You About: What International Organisations Must Understand Before Entering Nigeria

Nigeria Criminal

Gresyndale Legal

Understanding Personal Income Tax Under The Nigerian Tax Act 2025

Adeola Oyinlade & Co

Contactless Payments And The Future Of Retail Finance In Nigeria

Nigeria Technology

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Tope Adebayo LP

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Antitrust, EU Competition

EU Commission Updates Antitrust Framework For Technology Transfer Agreements

The European Commission has introduced a revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation and updated Guidelines, effective May 1, 2026, fundamentally reshaping how technology licensing agreements are assessed under EU competition law. The framework introduces significant changes including express provisions for data licensing, extended grace periods for market share thresholds, and new requirements for technology pools and collective negotiations. Companies have until April 30, 2027, to align existin

Afghanistan Anti-trust

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Is Regulatory Red Tape Disincentivising Investment In Africa?

In a world where each regional competition regulator has distinct merger control triggers and thresholds, assessment frameworks, regulatory powers, policy prerogatives and stakeholders to appease...

South Africa Anti-trust

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Pseudo-ownership Or Real Value? Unpacking The Competition Commission’s ESOP Impact Study

South Africa's Competition Commission has published a comprehensive impact study examining Employee Share Ownership Plans mandated as merger remedies, revealing that while all assessed ESOPs held shares with voting rights...

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

Competition Commission Of Mauritius Clarifies How Associations And Members Can Access Its Amnesty Programme

Mauritius Anti-trust

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ENS

Learnings From The First Year Of The New ECOWAS Merger Control Regime

South Africa Anti-trust

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

African Competition Authorities And The Regulation Of Digital Markets

South Africa Anti-trust

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Africa In Focus - First Edition

South Africa Anti-trust

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Interplay Between Articles 23, 33 And 296 Of The 1992 Constitution Of Ghana

Ghana Government

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ENS

Increase To South African Merger Control Thresholds And Filing Fees Effective 1 May 2026

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

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Trade Regulation & Practices

NCC’s Draft MVNO Business Rules: A Regulatory Push To Unlock Nigeria’s Mobile Virtual Network Market

Nigeria's telecommunications regulator has released draft business rules aimed at establishing a framework for Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) to enter and operate within the country's mobile network market. The proposed regulations seek to create new opportunities for service providers while addressing key operational and licensing requirements that could reshape the competitive landscape of Nigeria's telecom sector.

Nigeria Media & IT

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

African Jurisdictions Regulating Resale Price Management Clauses

Resale Price Maintenance (RPM) refers to arrangements whereby a supplier, manufacturer, or licensor sets a minimum for, or otherwise restricts the price at which downstream distributors or retailers may resell goods or services.

Worldwide Anti-trust

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BREMER LF WLL

Competition Counsel– Opinion No. A/6/25 On The State Of Competition In The Pharmaceutical Distribution Market In Morocco

The Moroccan Competition Counsel (MCC) issued Opinion No. A/6/25 on competition concerns in the pharmaceutical market.

Morocco Anti-trust

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BREMER LF WLL

Merger Control Comparative Guide

South Africa Anti-trust

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Primerio Ltd

Price Fixing In Nigeria: Risks, Rules, Compliance & Enforcement

Nigeria Anti-trust

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Jackson, Etti & Edu

Nigeria Startup Act - Examining The Potentials For Startups In Nigeria

Nigeria Finance

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G ELIAS

Mauritian Manufacturing Delegation Enhances Trade Relations In Southern Africa

Worldwide Anti-trust

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AXIS Fiduciary Ltd

A Citizen In The Global Village Of Competition Law

South Africa Anti-trust

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Fasken

Simplification Of Licensing Procedures

Uzbekistan Anti-trust

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Kosta Legal

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Cartels, Monopolies

Competition Commission Of Mauritius Clarifies How Associations And Members Can Access Its Amnesty Programme

The Competition Commission of Mauritius has published detailed regulations, FAQs, and application forms for its Trade Association and Cooperatives Amnesty Programme (TACAP), clarifying eligibility criteria for trade associations, cooperatives, and professional...

Mauritius Anti-trust

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ENS

Competition Commission Launches Amnesty For Cartel Conduct In Association Settings

The Competition Commission of Mauritius has launched a six-month amnesty programme offering immunity from financial penalties to trade associations, cooperatives and their members who voluntarily disclose...

Mauritius Anti-trust

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ENS

Dawn Raid Readiness. Lessons From PPC's Experience

It's 7am on Thursday 3 August 2000 at the offices of PPC ("Pretoria Portland Cement Company Limited").

South Africa Anti-trust

Ai

Andersen in South Africa

The Court Made Me Do It: Enforcement Of Anticompetitive Agreements

South Africa Anti-trust

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Fasken

2023 In Review: Competition Developments In Kenya

Kenya Anti-trust

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ENS

NERC Market Competition Report 2022: Insights And Expectations

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Olaniwun Ajayi

Watch Out Employers: Your Non-Compete And No-poaching Agreements May Also Be Considered Anti-Competitive In South Africa

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

Competition Tribunal Dismisses LPG Cylinder Exchange Programme Price Fixing Allegation

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

Cartels Laws And Regulations 2023

Nigeria Anti-trust

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Banwo & Ighodalo

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Latest Videos

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Pop-up Webinar | Revised COMESA Competition Regulations, Now In Force (Video)

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ENS

Where Competition And Employment Law Meet (Video)

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ENS

CGCSA Webinar Part 1 (Video)

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ENS

ENSafrica Webinar | When Data Law And Competition Law Intersect

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ENS

Competition And Dominance Law (Video Content)

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TripleOKLaw

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