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The Tribunal of the European Union sustains the Commission in the Illumina and Grail case thanks to a lengthy review of the article 22 of the Merger Regulation
Resume: The killer acquisition issue has reached a peak with Facebook-Whatsapp and Apple-Shazam Cases. As a result, thanks to a statement of the competition Commissionner Ms Margrethe VESTAGER, enshrined by a communication from the Commission, a change of doctrine in...
Master’s thesis: “Does European merger regulation need to be reformed to allow European industry to compete on a global level through the emergence of European champions?”
To quote this resource: S. Sebaa, “Does European merger regulation need to be reformed to allow European industry to compete on a global level through the emergence of European champions?”, Competition Forum –Resources, 2022, n°0009, https://competition-forum.com....
Master’s thesis: “The problem of implementing the Digital Markets Act”
To quote this resource: A. EBNELHAJ, “The problem of implementing the Digital Markets Act”, Competition Forum –Resources, 2022, n° 0008, https://competition-forum.com. Abstract: The Digital Markets Act, proposed on December 15, 2020, was presented as a solution to...
The French Competition Authority publishes a new framework document on competition compliance programs
Resume: Almost 10 years after the publication of the initial version and following the public consultation conducted at the end of last year, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence) published on May 24, 2022 a largely revised version of its...
The French Competition Authority fines 3 laboratories for abusive efforts to segment the market
Resume: In a decision dated September 9, 2020 (Decision No. 20-D-11 of September 9, 2021 concerning practices implemented in the age-related macular degeneration (AMD) treatment sector), the French Competition Authority imposed a fine of € 444 million on Genentech,...
The new merger control guidelines: between evolution and clarification, the modernization of procedure and substance
Resume: On July 23, 2020, the French Competition Authority published new guidelines for merger control. The previous ones were dated July 10, 2013, therefore, the evolution of the practice may have shown that it was necessary to make a common guide for the management...
Facebook VS FTC, a highly political case under the guise of a legal case
Resume: Politics is a tool of law, but should law be a political tool? Yet another antitrust case is aiming one of the GAFA’s. Judge Boasberg has finally agreed to hear the FTC's complaint against Facebook after a first temporary dismissal of the case. Accusing the...
The French competition authority identifies competition risks, but authorises the transaction, a first application of the failing firm exception
Resume: Competition objective or policy? What should be prioritised? This is the question that arose before the French Competition Authority here. What could have been a classic merger control between two large companies becomes a first for the French Competition...
The abuse of a dominant position on alterning current
To quote this paper: V. GIOVANNINI, “The abuse of a dominant position on alternating current”, Competition Forum, 2022, n° 0038, https://competition-forum.com.What future for the abuse of dominant position? The future of European competition law is not only written at...
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