In its ruling of 24 October 2024, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) confirmed the General Court’s annulment of the Commission decision of 13 May 2009, which had fined Intel EUR 1.06 billion for abuse of a dominant position on the x86 microprocessor market. The infringement in question essentially concerned the granting of exclusive rebates
Selective distribution: the Paris Court of Appeal does not consider the conditions of resale of sports shoes, covered by a selective distribution agreement, by a discount chain to be devaluing (Paris court of appeal, 19 October 2022). On 19 October 2022, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled on a case concerning the conditions of resale
The final version of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and Vertical Guidelines: a fairly positive text, favorable to the protection of distribution networks and their proper functioning, despite some imperfections On 10 May 2022 the European Commission published the final version of its regulation and guidelines on vertical restraints applicable in particular to distribution agreements.
The Wane group case has shed light on the question of legal autonomy in French Polynesia. (Decision No. 20-D-18 of the ADLC of 18 November 2020) The French Competition Authority (‘’FCA’’) recently declared to be jurisdictionally incompetent to rule on abuses of dominance implemented in French Polynesia, stating that territorial independence prevailed, therefore competition
In a dispute settlement relating to SFR FTTH’s prices for the rental of fibre optic lines to French network operators, the French telecoms regulator (ARCEP) gave its opinion in favour of Bouygues Telecom. Bouygues Telecom complained that the increase in co-financing and line rental rates were unjustified, and that the former line rental rates
In two recent decisions of 19 November 2020, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled on the financial obligation of renewable energy producers (producers) to contribute to a share of the costs to connect to the renewable energy grid within a designated geographical zone. The decisions come after the Committee in charge of dispute resolution
We are pleased to send you an important judgment from the distribution division of the Paris Court of Appeal, which has overturned the case law on refusals of authorization and is very favorable to the heads of selective distribution networks (I). The judgment also provides a welcome clarification on the scope of a recent position
Here is an update on the reform of Vertical Restraints Block Exemption Regulation No 330/2010 and its guidelines which is currently being conducted by the Commission in consultation with various stakeholders throughout Europe. As you know, we responded to the public consultation launched by the Commission, and we were subsequently invited to attend the workshop
Following a two-year investigation, the DGCCRF and the Minister of the Economy brought proceedings against the online sales giant Amazon for significant imbalance in its relations with “third party vendors”. The latter consist mainly of SMEs selling their products on the platform in competition with Amazon’s own products, making sales on the platforms amount to
The French Competition Authority (FCA) found that Korean car manufacturer, Hyundai did not fall foul of competition rules for having terminated or refused to reappoint three car garages as car repairers. The garages complained to the FCA for being excluded from Hyundai’s network of authorized garage repairers. The FCA found that the qualitative criteria established
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