Antitrust, competition protection, Lazio Regional Administrative Court (TAR), and the Council of State. Bank fees on credit cards.

In competition law, with a ruling filed on February 24, 2016, the Council of State upheld the annulment of the decision of the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) that had fined the MasterCard circuit and eight banks for setting interchange fees in violation of competition rules.

Il TAR del Lazio aveva già annullato le delibere dell’AGCM, ma avverso le sentenze del TAR, che avevano annullato il suo provvedimento, l’AGCM aveva proposto appello al Consiglio di Stato.