Con provvedimento del 14 marzo 2017, l’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) ha deliberato di rivalutare le soglie di fatturato che rendono obbligatoria la comunicazione preventiva di una concentrazione, ai sensi dell’art. 16, comma 1 della legge n. 287 del 1990.
Su tali basi, l’AGCM ha fissato l’ammontare di fatturato previsto dall’art. 16, comma 1, prima e seconda ipotesi, rispettivamente a 499 milioni di euro e a 50 milioni di euro.
L’incremento del valore della soglia corrisponde all’aumento dell’indice del deflatore dei prezzi del prodotto interno lordo.
Il testo del provvedimento è disponibile qui: Soglie concentrazioni.
Fonte: AGCM
Autore: Carlo Edoardo Cazzato
Carlo Edoardo Cazzato graduated in law from the University of Bari “Aldo Moro” with top marks (J.D. 2005). He also gained a PhD in Commercial Law at the same University and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in EU Competition Law and an LL.M. in International Business Law at King’s College London and De Montfort University of Leicester respectively. After his internship at the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM), he practised at Studio Legale Libertini – Scognamiglio, DLA Piper and Lipani Catricalà & Partners, where in 2017 he became the coordinator of the antitrust and regulatory practice. He joined Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati as a partner in 2021. Edoardo assists clients on a wide range of issues in the field of European and Italian antitrust, competition, merger control and consumer law. He acquired a broad experience in TLC and regulated sectors such as media, energy and pharmaceuticals, advising clients before the AGCM, the European Commission, the Italian Administrative and Civil Courts and the European Courts. Since 2019, Edoardo has been a Non-Governmental Advisor of the European Commission’s DG Competition. He is Adjunct Professor of Antitrust Law at the Mercatorum University and the author of several publications on competition law, including a handbook and a monographic work. He was admitted to practice in 2009 and, since 2021, he has rights of appearance before the Italian Supreme Court. Edoardo speaks English and has a basic knowledge of French.
