On 17 December 2018, the EC fined the clothing company Guess €39,821,000 on for restricting its distributors from online advertising and selling cross-border to consumers in other Member States...

Ten years after its initial publication, and following a public consultation at the end of last year, the French Competition Authority ("FCA") on 24 May 2022 published a largely overhauled version of its...

The French Competition Authority ("FCA") has recently published its annual report for 2020. The study provides a summary of the 2020's major cases and...

Following its decision to investigate the mass retail food distribution sector (see issue 461 and issue 464 of Community Week), the French Competition Authority (the 'Authority') has, on 7 December 2010, issued two opinions.

Something interesting happened before Christmas, marking a first among the big European competition regulators...

Le 17 décembre 2018, la Commission Européenne a infligé une amende de 39 821 000 € à la société de prêt-à-porter Guess pour avoir restreint la publicité en ligne de ses distributeurs ...

In 2019, the European Commission and the European Council jointly approved a regulation that will require new safety measures in motor vehicles starting July 2022, including the installation of so-called "Event Data Recorders,"...

In a recent preliminary reference judgment dated October 4, 2024 in the names Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, AE v EE, Société Éditrice du Monde SA (CJEU C-633/2022), the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

By a ruling dated 13 December 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union rejected the appeal made by Telefónica and confirmed the decision of the European Commission sanctioning Telefónica ...

Le jury d'un tribunal californien vient de donner raison à EPIC Games (créateur jeu FORTNITE notamment) dans son procès contre Google, estimant que ce dernier détient un monopole illégal dans...

The European Commission has intensified its investigation into alleged price coordination within the construction chemicals sector across France, Germany, and Spain. Following unannounced inspections in October 2023...

The French administration has criticized many imbalanced provisions in fast food and theme catering franchise agreements.

On June 17, 2020, in response to calls from the European Council and certain Member States, the European Commission published a White Paper setting out its proposals for a comprehensive set...

Les Enhanced Games, prévus pour mai 2026 à Las Vegas, constituent un projet de compétition multisports qui autorise l'utilisation de substances dopantes, sous encadrement médical.

On 14 October 2011, the French Competition Authority launched a two-month public consultation on two new draft guidelines, namely a framework document on competition law compliance programmes and a procedural notice on the French settlement procedure.

As Brits bemoan higher prices for French wines, it emerges that the higher prices may be due to more than the sterling exchange rate following the Brexit vote.

Orange and SFR sought the annulment of the FCA's decision. One of their claims was that the FCA did not find any below-cost sales.