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The French Competition Authority sanctions EDF and its subsidiaries for abuse of a dominant position implying data use they detained from its historical operator position on the electricity market

The French Competition Authority sanctions EDF and its subsidiaries for abuse of a dominant position implying data use they detained from its historical operator position on the electricity market

Resume: In a decision rendered on February 22nd, 2022 (Decision No. 22-D-06), the French Competition Authority fined EDF and its subsidiaries €300 million for abuse of a dominant position as they used data files concerning customers thanks to EDF historical operator...

The pharmaceutical market and its protection against anti-competitive practices: the question of the link between the specificity of the market and the jurisdiction of the Competition Authority

The pharmaceutical market and its protection against anti-competitive practices: the question of the link between the specificity of the market and the jurisdiction of the Competition Authority

Resume: The French Court of cassation condemned the company Janssen-Cilag for abuse of dominance in the pharmaceutical sector, by confirming that the Competition Authority could appreciate the legal frame of a specified activity sector, and added that condemning the...

Double eagle for Duval group

Double eagle for Duval group

Resume: On May 19th 2022, the “Duval group” notified the competition authority its plan to acquire the Blue Green group. Duval and Blue Green are two operators specialised in the operation of golf courses and online course reservation platforms. The authority...