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Philippe Reich is the head of Baker & McKenzie's Antitrust and Trade Law Practice Group in Switzerland and a member of the European Competition Law and transactional practice groups. He is a member of the EMEA Steering Committee of the International Trade and Commerce Practice Group and of the Global Steering Committee for the Firm's India Practice. He is also the Chairman of the Swiss Indian Chamber of Commerce and forms the Indian Desk in Switzerland. Mr. Reich regularly publishes articles on Swiss antitrust and trade laws and the Swiss-EU as well as Swiss-Indian bilateral relations.
In Antitrust / Competition

Switzerland: How to notify Swiss companies – A guide for the European Commission

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In a note dated 23 September 2014, the Swiss Federal Department for Economic Affairs clarified how the European Commission (EC) may send notices to Swiss companies, something companies often struggle with in light of the Swiss criminal blocking statutes on the provision of data/information to foreign authorities, requiring a waiver from the…

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Swiss Federal Council expands anti-circumvention measures

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The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs suspended export licences and licence exemptions for controlled dual-use goods to Ukraine, thereby making such goods subject to individual review. On Wednesday 13 August, in light of the recent EU sectoral sanctions, the Swiss Federal Council announced further measures aimed at avoiding circumvention…