On May 17, 2022, the European Commission (Commission) announced it had conducted so-called “dawn raids” (i.e., unannounced inspections) at multiple undisclosed companies in the fashion industry in several European Union Member States. The Commission has also sent out formal requests for information resulting from Commission concerns that companies may have violated the cartel prohibition provision of Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and/or Article 53 of the European Economic Area Agreement.
European Commission Raids Fashion Companies Over Anti-Competitive Concerns
