On 15 May 2023, the JouéClub group notified the Autorité de la concurrence of the acquisition of assets belonging to the Ludendo group, of which 89 business assets operated under the La Grande Récré banner in France and 48 store franchise and commercial concession contracts operated under the La Grande Récré and Starjouet banners. Following
At a time when the European Union has set itself the objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, the transport sector must evolve to reduce its impact on the environment. Accordingly, the deployment and pricing of electric vehicle charging infrastructure (“EVCI”) and the creation of associated services are key to the decarbonisation of the transport
Pre-cast concrete products: the Autorité sanctions four cartels and imposes a total fine of €76,645,000 on 11 companies The Autorité de la concurrence has fined four cartels in the pre-cast concrete products sector. Eleven companies have been fined a total of €76,645,000. While the Autorité has fined cartel practices for periods ranging from seven to
The Autorité publishes its notice on the provision of informal guidance to companies with questions on the compatibility of their projects with a sustainability objective with competition rules Consistent with its commitment to sustainability, the Autorité wants to support undertakings that wish to pursue projects in the area of sustainability. To that end and after
Meat-cutting sector: for the first time, the Autorité examines, under antitrust law, mergers below the national notification thresholds, and dismisses the case For the first time, the Autorité de la concurrence examined, under antitrust law, mergers below the national notification thresholds that had not been subject to an ex ante review. The Autorité applied the
