The French Competition Authority broke new ground in France by holding that retail distribution of electronic products through both physical stores and online channels is a single relevant market.

The French National Assembly adopted the so-called "loi Hamon," an Act of Parliament related to consumers’ rights and supplier-distributor relations.

On 15 January 2013, the Cour de Cassation, France’s highest court, ruled that Jaguar Land Rover France has the right to limit the number of dealers appointed to its selective distribution network in France.

Today, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence) has imposed a EUR 0.9 million fine on Bang & Olufsen France and its Danish parent company for having prohibited their French dealers from selling the brand's products online.

On 19 December 2013, the French Competition Authority (FCA) imposed a fine of € 15.3 million on pharmaceutical company Schering-Plough for defaming a generic drug that competes with its brand name Subutex drug and for granting unjustified price cuts to pharmacies in breach of Article 102 TFEU.

On 29 July 2010, the French Competition Authority (the "Authority") issued an opinion on the wholesale market for mobile phone connections between different operators.

The French Competition Authority recently launched a market test relating to undertakings proposed by Nespresso with respect to single-serve coffee capsules.

The French law on online gambling passed on 12 May 2010 has recently opened up the French market for online gambling, notably in relation to sports betting, circle games and horse race betting.

The Court of Appeal confirmed the decision of the French Competition Authority finding that Bang & Olufsen had breached Article 101 TFEU.

The fine resulted from Orange's abuse of a dominant position in French overseas territories French Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe.

On 24 April 2013, the French Supreme Court ruled that the powers of inspectors to globally seize electronic mailboxes are limited by the rights of the defence and, more specifically, the legal professional privilege.

On 22 February 2011, the French website publisher 1plusV filed a complementary complaint before the European Commission, alleging abuse by Google of a dominant position.

On 29 June 2010, the Paris Court of Appeal (the "Court") annulled a cartel fine imposed on a railway maintenance firm, Offroy, because the French Competition Authority (the "Authority") lacked sufficient evidence to prove that the company had taken part in a cartel.

The Paris Court of Appeal has recently upheld the fine of € 17,000 imposed by the French Competition Authority on Pierre Fabre for banning online sales of its cosmetics, following guidance provided by the Court of Justice of the European Union in a preliminary reference ruling handed down on 13 October 2011.

On 30 October 2014, the FCA granted its approval for Altice to take sole control of mobile-telephone operator SFR, subject to certain commitments.

On 30 June 2010, the French Competition Authority (the 'Authority') stated that Google had implemented the content policy of its online advertising service, AdWords, in a way which lacked objectivity and transparency and resulted in discriminatory treatment.

In December 2018, the French Competition Authority ("FCA") published a notice clarifying the FCA's settlement procedure in competition cases ("Notice").

On 7 January 2011, the French Court of Cassation (the "Court") quashed a judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal which had admitted secret recordings as valid evidence on the basis of which the French Competition Authority (formerly the French Competition Council, or the "Council") pursued Sony and Philips for breaches of antitrust law.

On 2 November 2010, the Paris Court of Appeal (the 'Court') issued three orders objecting to the seizure of the whole content of email boxes by the French Competition Authority (the 'Authority').

However, the scope of this article remained uncertain, despite a definition of FMCG as single-use, fast-moving and widely consumed goods.