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...
Resume: The French Competition Authority delivered a recent opinion (no. 24-A-01, March 12, 2024) on the question to know if a wine inter-branch organization could set the price of wine products, especially wine reserves. The authority argued that such a practice...
Resume: Rolex France is fined (jointly with Rolex Holding SA, the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation, and Rolex SA) to EUR 91.6 million, in a decision n°23-D-13 issued on December 19, 2023. The French Competition Authority (FCA) determined that the infringement by Rolex...
