Acquisition of OCS and Orange Studio by Canal Plus Group: the Autorité makes the transaction subject to commitments

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On 11 July 2023, Canal Plus Group notified the Autorité de la concurrence of its plan to acquire exclusive control of OCS and Orange Studio. During its investigation, the Autorité held many discussions with Canal Plus Group. It also conducted extensive market consultation, sending out questionnaires to dozens of operators in the sector and holding

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Appointment of Bertrand Dumont as Director General of the Treasury

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12/01/2024 Bertrand Dumont est nommé directeur général du Trésor à compter du 12 janvier. Il succède à Emmanuel Moulin, nommé directeur de cabinet du Premier ministre Gabriel Attal. © Mesfin - Hamilton de Oliveira Précédemment directeur de cabinet de Bruno Le Maire, ministre de l’Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, Bertrand

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Electronic payment: the CNIL imposes a fine of €105,000 on NS CARDS FRANCE

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Le 29 décembre 2023, la CNIL a prononcé une sanction de 105 000 euros à l’encontre de la société NS CARDS FRANCE pour le non-respect des règles sur les cookies et traceurs ainsi que pour plusieurs manquements au RGPD, concernant la durée de conservation des données, l’information des personnes et la sécurité des données.

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Takeover of Casino stores by Intermarché: the Autorité de la concurrence clears the transaction subject to the divestiture of three stores

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On 13 July 2023, Intermarché notified the Autorité de la concurrence of its plan to acquire 61 food retail stores operated under the Casino group banner. To take account of the stores’ difficult economic situations, the Autorité granted the Intermarché group, at its request, a derogation from the suspensive effect of merger control[1] . In

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Bisphenol A in food containers: almost €20 million in fines

The Autorité de la concurrence has fined three professional canning associations (the FIAC, the ADEPALE and the ANIA) and the can manufacturers’ trade union SNFBM for having implemented a collective strategy intended to prevent manufacturers in the sector from competing on the presence, or absence, of Bisphenol A in food containers (cans, tins, etc.). 11

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