French Competition Authority

Potentially infectious medical waste in the French overseas territories: the General Rapporteur announces that an objection concerning an anticompetitive agreement has been notified

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The General Rapporteur of the Autorité de la concurrence indicates that an objection has been notified concerning an anticompetitive agreement in one of the French overseas territories, which is likely to have had effects on the market for the treatment of potentially infectious medical waste and the related market for the collection and transport of

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As the CNIL publishes the final version of its recommendations on mobile applications, the Autorité publishes the opinion issued to the CNIL

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As the French data protection authority (Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés – CNIL) publishes the final version of its recommendations on mobile applications (hereafter “mobile apps”), the Autorité publishes the opinion issued to the CNIL in December 2023 as part of the preparation of its recommendations. For the first time, the CNIL asked

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Lawyers at the French Administrative Supreme Court (Conseil d’État) and the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) – The Autorité de la concurrence launches a public consultation

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The Autorité is today launching the procedure provided for in Article L. 462-4-2 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce) with a view to preparing a new opinion on the freedom of establishment of lawyers at the French Administrative Supreme Court (Conseil d’État) and the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) and revising its

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Acquisition of Kindred (Unibet) by La Française des Jeux cleared subject to conditions

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On 14 May 2024, La Française des Jeux notified the Autorité de la concurrence of its plan to acquire sole control of Kindred Group. After examining the transaction, the Autorité has cleared the acquisition subject to conditions. To address the risks of harm to competition identified, FDJ has entered into behavioural remedies. Press release of

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Joint statement by the European Competition Network (ECN) on the European Commission’s initiative to adopt Guidelines on the application of Article 102 TFEU to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings

The ECN welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to adopt guidelines on the application of Article 102 TFEU to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings (the “Guidelines”).   The ECN has actively contributed to the development of the draft Guidelines. The ECN considers the draft Guidelines as an important step in the direction of a workable

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