French Competition Law Newsletter
Below are links to French Competition Law Newsletters that Cleary publishes regularly.
2025
March - April
Highlights
- France Set to Increase Merger Control Notification Thresholds
- French Competition Authority Fines Apple €150 Million for Abusive Implementation of Privacy Framework
- The French Competition Authority conditionally clears Auchan’s acquisition of 98 food retail Casino stores
2024
December
The French Competition Authority Fines 12 Manufacturers and Distributors €611 Million for Vertical Price-Fixing in the Household Appliances Sector
December 19, 2024
Paris Court of Appeals clarifies the scope of its referral of the TDF/Itas merger back to the FCA
December 5, 2024
The French Competition Authority Imposes a €14 Million Fine in the Inter-Island Air Transport Sector
December 4, 2024
November
The FCA Conditionally Clears Intermarché’s Acquisition of 200 Casino Stores After Having Granted a Derogation From The Suspensive Effect of Merger Control
November 28, 2024
The French Competition Authority Recommends Ending Regulated Electricity Tariffs
November 19, 2024
October
The French Competition Authority Fines Electrical Equipment Manufacturers and Distributors for Resale Price Fixing
October 29, 2024
September
French Competition Law Newsletter September 2024
August
The French Competition Authority Clears the Takeover of la Poste Telecom by Bouygues Telecom Unconditionally
August 19, 2024
July
The DGCCRF publishes its annual report for 2023
July 16, 2024
June
Jérôme Vidal is the new Head of the Mergers Unit at the French Competition Authority
June 17, 2024
May
March
The Paris Court of Appeal sharply reduces the fines imposed by the FCA on members of a cartel in the ham and cold meat sector
March 7, 2024
February
The French Competition Authority publishes its roadmap for 2024-2025
February 27, 2024
The French Competition Authority fines Chocolats De Neuville for hindering its franchisees’ commercial freedom
February 6, 2024
January
French Competition Law Newsletter January 2024
2023
December
The French Competition Authority fines Sony for abusing its dominant position in the market for the supply of PS4 video game controllers
December 20, 2023
French Competition Authority Sanctions Rolex With a Record Fine for Prohibiting Online Sales
December 19, 2023
The French Competition Authority publishes its revised leniency guidelines
December 15, 2023
The French Competition Authority Fines Mariage Frères for Anticompetitively Restricting its Distributors’ Commercial Freedom
December 11, 2023
October
The French Competition Authority Issues its Opinion to the Government on Meal Vouchers
October 12, 2023
France Prohibits Acquisition of Nuclear Reactor Parts Suppliers by U.S. Firm Under FDI Rules
October 5, 2023
September
The French Competition Authority fines French tobacco shops trade union for boycotting practices in the distribution of gambling games
September 26, 2023
The French Competition Authority fines companies for colluding to fix nuclear dismantling tenders
September 7, 2023
The French Cour de cassation dismisses Carrefour’s appeal in relation to its follow-on damage claim against Vania
September 6, 2023
Summer
French Competition Law Newsletter Summer 2023
May
April
French Competition Law Newsletter April 2023
March
French Competition Law Newsletter March 2023
February
French Competition Law Newsletter February 2023
January
French Competition Law Newsletter January 2023
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