Resume: In November 2025, the French Competition Authority imposed a fine of €4.66 million on Doctolib for abuse of a dominant position, notably through restrictive practices and a killer acquisition falling below both European and national notification thresholds. In...
Resume: The Cour d’appel de Paris (Pôle 5 – Chambre 7, July 3rd, 2025, RG n°21/21673) upheld the decision n°21-D-25 of the Autorité de la concurrence. It ruled that Tereos Ocean Indien, which holds a dominant position in the Réunion molasses market, abused its...
Resume: The French Court of cassation (Commercial Court, September 17th, 2025, n°24-14.883) partially quashed the decision of the trial judges because the Court of Appeal refrained from examining the succession of contractual acts and the legal effects attached to the...
Resume: The Commercial Chamber of The French Court of cassation (Commercial chamber, December 3rd, 2025, no. 24-16.029) overturned the ruling of the Court of Appeal by pointing out that the creditor of a non-competition obligation who invokes its non-performance by...
Resume: The French Competition Authority sanctioned (French Competition Authority, November 17th, 2025, Decision No. 25-D-07) several fuel suppliers for blocking access to the main fuel storage infrastructures in Corsica. By retaining exclusive control over these...
Resume: Structurally constrained markets regularly test the limits of competition law enforcement, particularly where economic fragility is invoked to justify anticompetitive agreements between competitors. Decision No. 24-D-10 of 4 December 2024 offers a clear...
