Con provvedimento del 27 settembre 2017, l’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) ha deliberato di estendere il procedimento I811 alle società Banque PSA Finance SA, Santander Consumer Bank S.p.A., Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, CA Consumer Finance SA, FCA Italy S.p.A., Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company, Daimler AG, Renault SA, Toyota Motor Corporation e Volkswagen AG.
Come si ricorderà, il 28 aprile 2017 l’AGCM ha avviato un’istruttoria nei confronti delle principali banche attive nel settore dei finanziamenti auto per accertare l’esistenza di violazioni dell’articolo 101 del TFUE. Secondo l’AGCM, le imprese investigate, almeno dal 2003, avrebbero posto in essere un’intesa volta al coordinamento delle proprie strategie commerciali, nell’ambito della fornitura di finanziamenti e leasing per l’acquisto di veicoli. In particolare, tale coordinamento sembrerebbe aver avuto luogo attraverso un intenso e regolare scambio di informazioni strategiche, relative alle condizioni economiche dei finanziamenti applicate ai concessionari o dealer e ai consumatori finali. Almeno a partire dal 2014 poi, lo scambio di informazioni sensibili avrebbe avuto luogo anche nell’ambito, e con l’ausilio, delle associazioni nazionali Assilea e Assofin.
Il provvedimento è disponibile qui: I811.
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.
