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Price-fixing agreement in the online sale of high-end tea: the French Competition Authority fines Dammann Frères
Summary: Hot tea! In decision 20-D-20 from December 3rd, 2020, the French Competition Authority found Dammann Frères guilty of price-fixing practices in the online resale of its products by distributors. In the same decision, the Authority also rejected the complaint...
The French Cour de cassation states that the Polynesian Competition Authority is a jurisdiction
Resume: Is the Polynesian Competition Authority a jurisdiction? This is the question that the French Cour de cassation had to answer. In case n° 19-13.775, on 4 June 2020, the Cour de cassation held that the Polynesian Competition Authority is a judicial Authority. To...
The French report on Digital Platforms: The birth of an ex ante regulation
To quote this paper: Tom Drivot, “The French report on Digital Platforms: the birth of an ex ante regulation”, Competition Forum - French Insights, 2020, art. n° 0001, https://www.competition-forum.com/ " Online platforms have taken a central place in our lives, our...