Meta’s commitment issues, a focus in the online advertisement industry

Resume: On June 16th, 2022, the French Competition Authority accepted the remedies offered by Meta regarding exclusionary conducts the undertaking had had in the online Display advertisement sector. The Authority had expressed competition concerns in its preliminary...

The tricky demonstration of the excessive nature of prices implemented by a de facto monopoly company

Resume: In its decision of July 7, 2021 n° 19-25.586 and n°19-25.602, the commercial chamber of the Court of Cassation ruled on the assessment of the excessive nature of the prices implemented by an undertaking in a dominant position. In doing so, the Court confirmed...

Strict interpretation of commitments: The Paris Court of Appeal overturns the decision of the French Competition Authority condemning PMU for non-compliance with its commitments

Resume: Insisting on the need to precisely define the commitments in light of the competition concerns identified, the Paris Court of Appeal has, for the first time, overturned in its entirety a decision of the French Competition Authority which had condemned the...

Exclusionary practices in a liberalized market: the European Court of Justice gives a new interpretation of the application of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Resume: With each decision, the Court refines its interpretation of the application of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. This decision was the occasion for the Court to provide a developed interpretation of an abuse in a liberalized...

Abuse of dominant position: the use by a company of his historical position to create confusion at the benefice of his subsidiary

Resume: The French Competition Authority condemned the company Audiens Santé Prévoyance (hereafter Audiens SP) for abuse of dominance in the sector of collective supplementary social protection for entertainment workers, by reaffirming that for a company in a dominant...

The authorization from the French Competitive Authority of the exclusive control of the group Stokomani by the Zouari family, already owner of many specialized stores

Resume: French Competition Authority decides on the legality of the Stokomani group’s (specialized in discount retail products and decoration) acquisition by the Zouari family, already possessing market power in the same field. The point is to reveal if such a merge...