The European Commission is required to provide more evidence to support claims that loyalty rebates are anticompetitive, following a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that annulled a previous fine against Intel. The case involves Intel's rebate schemes with computer manufacturers, which the Commission argued restricted competition. The ECJ emphasized the need for an actual analysis of the rebates' effects on competition rather than relying on presumptions. This ruling challenges the Commission's previous guidelines on antitrust enforcement. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)