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The conditional authorization of the acquisition of exclusive control of OCS and Orange Studio by Canal Plus Group
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...
Generative AI under watch: The French Competition Authority’s perspective on future competitive challenges
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...
The French Competition Authority carries out the first review of mergers below the national notification thresholds under cartel law
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...
A winery sanctioned by the French Competition Authority for imposing minimum resale prices on its distributors
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 de Gascogne"...
A clear ban on price-fixing practices in the wine sector – The solution of introducing a “price tunnel” clause
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...
New Sanction Imposed by the French Competition Authority: €91.6 Million Fine on Rolex for Restrictive Online Sales Practices in a Selective Distribution System
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...
Online sales restrictions and anti-competitive practices within a distribution network: practices implemented in the luxury tea sector
Resume: In decision no. 23-D-12 of December 11, 2023, the French Competition Authority fined the Mariage Frères group 4 million euros. Mariage Frères was found guilty of anti-competitive cartel practices on the French premium tea market, for the period July 2008 to...
Authorization from the French Competition Authority for the acquisition of exclusive control in the predominantly food retail sector
Resume: In its decision 24-DCC-02 of January 11, 2024, the French Competition Authority granted Intermarché authorization to carry out a merger. The transaction involved the acquisition of 61 predominantly food retail outlets under the Casino Group banner. In fact, a...
The Competition Authority’s first enforcement of the new leniency procedure to the sale of access to databases on companies
Resume: In a recent decision, no. 23-D-04 dated April 12, 2023, the French Competition authority uses, for the first time, to fully exonerate a company guilty of price fixing and client allocation, the new leniency procedure stemming from Act no. 2020-1508 of December...
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