Resume: On June 29, 2023, the French Competition Authority issued Opinion No. 23-A-07, examining competition dynamics in the cloud computing sector. The opinion highlights key market challenges and regulatory responses, assessing the adequacy of existing competition...
Resume: In a judgment dated September 15, 2023, the Paris Court of Appeal upheld Decision No. 21-D-20 of the French Competition Authority, which had fined Luxottica for implementing two anticompetitive practices between 1999 and 2014. First, the Court confirmed that...
Resume: In decision no. 24-DCC-04 of January 12, 2024, the French Competition Authority authorized the acquisition of exclusive control of OCS and Orange Studio by Canal Plus Group. However, this authorization was subject to the implementation of certain procedural...
Resume: On June 28, 2024, the French Competition Authority (ADLC) published an opinion (24-A-05) on the generative artificial intelligence (AI) sector, identifying significant competitive risks—including high entry barriers, potential market abuses, and structural...
Resume: The French competition authority has dismissed a case of alleged geographical distribution of the rendering market between several companies, due to the lack of sufficient evidence to establish an anti-competitive agreement. The authority therefore applies...
Resume: A winery has been sanctioned by the French competition authority as the author with the parent company, for having implemented practices aimed at imposing a resale price on distributors of wines in the “Uby” range, marketed under the “Côtes...
