Keeping up with new market behaviours: do authorities help or hinder when they issue new regulations and guidance?

In recent years, competition authorities around the globe have published guidance on two hot topics: sustainability agreements and labour market agreements. These guidelines are generally helpful to companies as they enhance legal certainty and enable them to assess the compatibility of their initiatives or agreements with applicable competition law rules. However, the sheer volume of guidance could also pose challenges arising from varying interpretations and a lack of harmonization across different jurisdictions.