On 16 November 2010, the French Competition Authority (the 'Authority') issued a decision in its investigation on exclusivity clauses in the Pay TV sector.

First, the new procedure on structural injunctions in the retail sector was found to be in breach of both the right of property and the freedom to pursue commercial activities.

On 27 February 2014, the Paris Court of Appeal awarded the poultry breeder Doux € 1.66 million in damages against Ajinomoto Eurolysine.

The Versailles Court of Appeal upheld the global seizure by the French Competition Authority of electronic mailboxes during dawn raids.

The Court of Justice of the European Union introduces, for the first time, the concept of a supplier's parallel obligation in the context of exclusive distribution agreements.

The French Competition Authority announced that Nespresso has offered commitments to end an investigation into allegedly abusive and exclusive practices.

The case started in January 2014 with a leniency application by Coroos, a Dutch fruit and vegetable manufacturer.

On 18 December 2017, the Paris Tribunal of Commerce condemned Orange (formerly known as ‘France Telecom') to pay € 346 million to Digicel (formerly ‘Bouygues Telecom Caraïbe') ...

Today, every competition authorities belonging to the European Competition Network (the European Commission, the European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority and EU/EEA ...

A subsequent appeal by Janssen-Cilag was dismissed by the French Supreme Court.

Le concentrazioni che soddisfano le condizioni di cui all'articolo L. 430-2 del Codice di commercio francese devono essere notificate all'Autorità francese della concorrenza...

The French Competition Authority has recently imposed a fine of € 40.6 million on the pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis for having abused its dominant position on the market for the active ingredient clopidogrel.

New tools for the French watchdog as ECN+ Directive is now fully implemented.

On 16 June 2015, the Paris Commercial Court rejected a claim for damages brought by Siac, a former member of Renault's selective distribution system, against Renault.

The Paris Court of Appeal recently ruled on a follow-on damages case further to the so-called "dairy products" cartel that was sanctioned by the French Competition Authority (FCA) in 2015.

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

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