Antitrust Raids: The European Commission formalises ability to seize data from private devices
Published on 18th Sep 2015
The European Commission has issued an updated note on how it conducts surprise EU antitrust inspections. In accordance with the note, issued on 16 September 2015, the Commission can seize data from private smartphones, external hard drives and cloud computing services. This is a formal statement on an approach which has often in reality been common practice during inspections.
This is a useful reminder of the extent of competition authorities’ powers when carrying out dawn raids and the importance of ensuring your competition and dawn raid compliance programs are up to date. Speak to one of our experts to find out more.
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