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Brussels Regulatory Brief: February 2025

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Antitrust and Competition - The French Competition Authority Launches Public Consultation Addressing Below-Threshold Transactions - On 14 January 2025, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence, FCA)...more

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The French Competition Authority officialises its “open door” policy to help companies with sustainability projects

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The French Competition Authority (“FCA”) is committed to an “open door” policy to support companies wishing to pursue projects around sustainable development. Continuing its informal policy since 2020, the FCA has published a...more

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CJEU Towercast Judgment: The Prohibition of Abuse of a Dominant Position Allows Ex Post Control of Mergers

On March 16, in a preliminary ruling requested by the Paris Court of Appeal regarding Towercast’s appeal of the French Competition Authority’s decision in the TDF case, the Court of Justice of the European Union decided ...more

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French Competition Authority's record fine overturned on appeal

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On 6 October 2022, the Paris Court of Appeal (CoA) partially overturned the French Competition Authority (FCA)’s record EUR1.2 billion fine on Apple and two of its wholesalers, Ingram Micro and Tech Data, for antitrust...more

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Transposition of the ECN+ Directive Overview of the new developments in competition law

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Order No. 2021-649 of May 26, 2021 (the "Order") finalizes the transposition into French law of the European Directive so-called "ECN +" of December 11, 2018, which aims to strengthen the powers of national competition...more

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Retail Price Maintenance: Dammann Frères Fined for Imposing Online Sale Price of Tea to Its Retailers

In Decision No. 20-D-20 issued on Dec. 3, 2020, the French Competition Authority fined the tea producer Dammann Frères €226,000 for forbidding its retailers to freely determine their own online resale prices for Dammann...more

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Dawn Raid Update: Review of the EU General Court’s dawn raid appeal judgments in the distribution sector

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The Development - ..On 5 October 2020, the General Court of the European Union (GC) partially annulled decisions of the European Commission (EC) to order on-the-spot inspections (dawn raids) of a number of French...more

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Mergers Control: French Competition Authority Publishes New Guidelines

The French Competition Authority has maintained its aim to modernize and simplify the merger control system, initiated in 2017, with the publication and entry into force on July 24 of its . This document replaces the...more

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Recrudescence des fraudes au virement

Surfant sur les tensions du marché mondial des produits de protection sanitaire et leurs composants, les escrocs développent les fraudes aux fournisseurs.   ...more

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Special Report - 2019 IP Law Year in Review – European Issues

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The last year of the 2010s has been prolific in terms of important new pieces of legislation and case law within the European Union, and in France and Germany in particular. Indeed, the European Parliament and the EU Council...more

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Algorithms in the spotlight of antitrust authorities

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Joint study by the Bundeskartellamt (German Cartel Office) and the Autorité de la concurrence (French Competition Authority) indicates need for higher compliance standards - Digital ubiquity, and the resulting rules, do not...more

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Cross-border tech M&A in a disrupted world: Challenges remain: Geopolitics and regulations can be decisive

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Despite the opportunities available in the market, the changing face of global politics is exerting an increasing influence over deals. Almost half of respondents (47 percent) point to trade wars and rising protectionism as...more

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EU & Competition Law Update – September 2017

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On the 13th September 2017 Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission President, unveiled a framework for investment screening for certain foreign mergers in his “State of the Union” address to the European Parliament. ...more

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European Commission's Antitrust Concerns Lead to Syndicated Loans Market Study

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In April 2017, the European Commission ("Commission") published a tender offer seeking an assessment of the EU market for loan syndication and possible implications under EU competition rules. The successful candidate will...more

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Implementation of the European Union Directive on Antitrust Damages Actions into French Law

On 10 March 2017, France finally implemented into French law the EU Directive 2014/104 of 26 November 2014 on antitrust damages actions. The implementation provisions faithfully transpose the Directive, but some concepts...more

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KL Snapshot #12 – Janvier-Février 2017

Banque & Finance – Hubert de Vauplane - Rapport Terra Nova : Les conflits d'intérêts, nouvelle frontière de la démocratie de février 2017 - Hubert De Vauplane a été auditionné le 20/03/15 dans le cadre de la...more

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