The French Competition Authority accepts Google's binding commitments to act in good faith when negotiating payment for the use of the protected contents of press agencies and publishers.

These new guidelines further harmonise the method for calculating fines amongst European Competition authorities.

On 15 April 2010, the Paris Court of Appeal (the "Court") confirmed the reduction of fines imposed on two French cement manufacturers for unlawful vertical agreements in the sector of cement supply and distribution in Corsica.

On 18 January 2010, the French Competition Authority (the 'Authority') issued a decision fining four companies for anticompetitive practices in the context of procurement contracts relating to painting services for naval equipment and engineering structures.

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

On 1 October 2010, the French Competition Authority (the 'Authority') opened an in-depth investigation into the acquisition of Eurochem by Univar, following an initial investigation into the acquisition's impact on the French market.

At the end of 2017, the Lons-le-Saunier Criminal Court pronounced a conditional sentence for the first time in the context of the application of the anti-gifts law.

Read the interview given by Paris Antitrust & Competition Partner Nathalie Jalabert-Doury to ActuEL Direction Juridique,

On June 17, 2025, the French Supreme Court handed down a ruling that clarified the French Competition Authority's power to conduct investigations and initiate search-and-seizure operations in regulated sectors.

On 12 December 2012, the French Competition Authority issued its decision fining Danish high-end electronics manufacturer Bang & Olufsen and its French subsidiary € 900,000 for imposing a de facto prohibition on online sales of its hi-fi and audio products, thereby weakening competition between distributors.

Nathalie Jalabert-Doury was interviewed by Marie-Astrid d'Evry on the LexisNexis Interview program on a highly topical issue in competition law: new risks on mergers below thresholds.

Saisie sur le fondement de l'article 210 bis, paragraphe 6, du règlement (UE) n°1308/2013 portant organisation commune des marchés des produits agricoles (dit « OMC »).

In a decision dated March 9, 2022 (No. 19/19747), the Paris Court of Appeal ruled on a competition damage claim action for abuse of dominant position brought against Schneider Electric France...

The French Competition Authority ("FCA") recently fined the three main French manufacturers of sandwiches for mass retail distribution for having implemented a volume and customer allocation plan...

On 2 April 2015, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that two dawn raids carried out by the French Competition Authority in 2007 infringed Articles 6(1) and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

On 8 October 2012, the French Competition Authority ("FCA") published the results of its sector inquiry concerning motor vehicle maintenance and repair.

New French legislation, the so-called "Sapin II" Law will have a significant impact on distribution agreements signed by suppliers, wholesalers, or retailers in the marketing of products...

On 30 January 2014, the Paris Court of Appeal confirmed a decision of the French Competition Authority imposing fines totalling € 367.95 million.

Since 17 May 2021 the Bouygues and Bertelsmann groups have been trying to finalise their agreement to sell M6 group to TF1. The merger, which concerns two main actors of the French Media, was closely watched.