University of Aix-Marseille

Marie Cartapanis

University of Aix-Marseille
Lecturer

Marie Cartapanis has been a lecturer at Aix-Marseille University since 2019. She obtained a PhD in competition law in December 2017 and her thesis received the Prize from the Varenne University Institute, the Prize for the best thesis from the Faculty of Law of Aix-Marseille and the Vogel Prize in Economic Law. She has notably published “Innovation and Competition Law” (Institut Universitaire Varenne, LGDJ, Paris, 2019).

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Marie Cartapanis Interim measures: The French Competition Authority issues interim measures to put an end to practices likely to constitute an abuse of a dominant position in the online advertising sector (Meta)

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A few months after committing to change its intermediation practices in the French non-search advertising market (Aut. conc., 16 juin 2022, déc. n° 22-D-12 relative à des pratiques mises en œuvre dans le secteur de la publicité sur internet, v. not. F. Marty, Engagements : L’Autorité de la (...)

Marie Cartapanis Notification thresholds: The Court of Justice of the European Union restores the Continental Can judgment and holds that Article 102 TFEU is capable of applying to a non-notifiable merger (Towercast)

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In a judgment of March 16, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union restored the 1973 Continental Can case law, according to which "itis liable to constitute an abuse if an undertaking in a dominant position strengthens that position to such an extent that the degree of dominance thus (...)

Marie Cartapanis Essential infrastructure: The Court of Justice of the European Union rejects the Bronner test when the abusive conduct manifests itself in the dismantling of a railway infrastructure (Lietuvos geležinkeliai)

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On January 12, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down a judgment in which it reduced the scope of application of the conditions of the Bronner judgment and retained an autonomous form of abuse of a dominant position. The case concerned Lietuvos geležinkeliai ("LG"), the (...)

Marie Cartapanis Equal access: The European Commission accepts commitments offered by an operator consisting of preventing it from using the data of active sellers and ensuring equal access to its market place and subscription program (Amazon)

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On December 20, 2023, the European Commission accepted the commitments proposed by Amazon, which followed two formal proceedings opened against the online retail giant. Two distinct behaviors were at issue. The first behavior was related to Amazon’s use of the non-public data it collected on (...)

Marie Cartapanis Food distribution: The French Competition Authority rejects the referral made by a company for abusively low prices in the bakery-pastry sector due to a lack of evidence (Fournil Nice Gambetta / Leclerc)

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On December 1, 2022, the French Competition Authority rejected, for lack of evidence, the referral made by a company against the Leclerc group for abusively low prices. The company, which operates a bakery, pastry and fast-food store in Nice, France, known to everyone as "Paul", accused the (...)

Marie Cartapanis Restrictions on online sales: The French Competition Authority sanctions a company and its subsidiary in the public health sector for unfair business practices aimed at restricting online sales in the French market (Essilor)

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Following an ex officio referral (decision 15-SO-07 of June 16, 2015), the French Competition Authority, after carrying out visits and seizures, jointly and severally sanctioned Essilor International SAS and Essilor Luxottica SA [hereinafter "Essilor"] for having implemented, for more than 11 (...)

Marie Cartapanis Abuse of economic dependence: The Paris Court of Appeal partially reverses the decision of the French Competition Authority sanctioning a smartphone manufacturer for abuse of economic dependence (Apple)

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In a decision dated October 6, 2022, the Paris Court of Appeal partially overturned Decision No. 20-D-04 of March 16, 2020, by which the French Competition Authority had sanctioned Apple and two of its wholesalers for various practices that had affected intra-brand competition. Let us (...)

Marie Cartapanis, Frédéric Marty Relevant market: The General Court of the European Union upholds the Commission’s decision imposing a record fine on the dominant operator for strengthening its dominant position in the markets for general internet search services and intelligent mobile operating systems (Google / Android)

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In a judgment of September 22, 2022, the General Court of the European Union largely confirmed the Commission’s decision that Google had imposed illegal restrictions on Android mobile device manufacturers and mobile network operators in order to consolidate the dominant position of its search (...)

Marie Cartapanis Admissibility: The Paris Court of Appeal rejects an immediate appeal against a decision to refer the case back to the investigation and to reject the commitments (Sony)

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The success of the commitments procedure in the digital economy is growing. But in some cases, it is not enough. This is one of the lessons that can be drawn from the "Sony" case, in which the French Competition Authority launched a market test following a proposal of commitments made by the (...)

Marie Cartapanis Big Tech: The Paris Court of Appeal confirms a decision of the French Competition Authority but reforms certain injunctions following an abuse of dominant position in the online search advertising sector (Google)

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The Paris Court of Appeal has just confirmed, for the most part, the decision of the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) and reversed certain injunctions following an abuse of dominant position in the online search advertising sector(Google). On December 19, 2019, the (...)

Marie Cartapanis Settlement: The French Competition Authority sanctions the incumbent operator for abuse of a dominant position in the energy sector, but considerably reduces the fine following a procedure of non-contestation of grievances with commitments (EDF)

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On February 22, 2022, the French Competition Authority sanctioned EDF and its subsidiaries(Dalkia Smart Building, Citelum and CHAM) for having implemented practices of abuse of dominant position contrary to Articles L. 420-2 C. com. and 102 TFEU, following a complaint filed by the company (...)

Marie Cartapanis Countervailing Buyer Power: The French Competition Authority sanctions a company for foreclosing the molasses supply market for Réunion’s distilleries (Tereos Océan Indien)

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On Reunion Island, Tereos Océan Indien [hereafter "TOI"], a subsidiary of the Tereos group, owns the only two sugar factories on Reunion Island, namely the Sucrière de La Réunion, also known as the "Sucrerie du Gol", and the Sucrerie de Bois Rouge. The company is also the only supplier of (...)

Marie Cartapanis Evidence: The French Competition Authority rejects referral for lack of evidence in the unsold press sector (Earta / France messagerie, Messageries Lyonnaises de Presse)

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In a decision dated July 15, 2021, the French Competition Authority rejected a referral for lack of sufficient evidence regarding practices implemented in the sector of the management of unsold newspapers. The company Earta is a so-called "adapted" company within the meaning of Article L. (...)

Marie Cartapanis Precautionary measures: The French Competition Authority rejects a request for interim measures in the sector of notarial real estate advertisements (Notariat services / ADSN)

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While notaries are prohibited from engaging in any stock market speculation or trading, banking, discounting and brokerage operations, the exercise, on a purely ancillary basis, of real estate negotiation activities practised on the occasion of or with a view to the receipt of a deed remains (...)

Marie Cartapanis Private enforcement: The French Supreme Court confirms the existence of a civil fault attached to a dominant operator which did not separate its stakes into physical and online points of sale (PMU)

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On October 14, 2020, the Court of Cassation rejected the appeal brought by the economic interest group Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) in the case between it and the company Betclic (see Alain Ronzano, Civil fault: The Court of Cassation confirms the existence of a civil fault attributable to the (...)

Marie Cartapanis Discrimination: The Paris Court of Appeal upholds essential part of the decision requiring a search engine to negotiate with press publishers as interim measures (Google)

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It will be recalled that in a decision dated April 9, 2019, the Competition Authority had issued protective measures against Google in the context of a potential abuse of a dominant position (see our previous column, Discrimination : The French Competition Authority orders protective measures (...)

Marie Cartapanis, Frédéric Marty Antitrust : The Subcommittee on Antitrust of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee releases its report on its investigation of competition in digital markets and lays out prospects for radical changes in U.S. competition policy

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The report prepared by the Antitrust Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives Law Committee was made public in October 2020 and appears dated in view of the dramatic changes in the competitive environment in the US in the autumn of 2020. This is not only related to the change of (...)

Marie Cartapanis, Frédéric Marty Digital platforms: The European Commission launches two preliminary impact studies on the competitive and regulatory framework for electronic intermediation platforms

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The competitive treatment of digital platforms is the subject of much reflection not only in the economic literature but also in the sphere of public policy. For example, on 1 July 2020, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) proposed to the Government to implement a specific (...)

Marie Cartapanis Discrimination: The French Competition Authority orders protective measures in favour of press agencies and publishers against an undertaking likely to have abused its dominant position on the French market for general search services (Google / Syndicat des éditeurs de la presse magazine, Alliance de la presse d’information générale and Agence France-Presse)

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On 9 April 2020, the Competition Authority issued a first decision granting interim measures in a new Google case which is already attracting a great deal of interest in the press, online communication services to the public and online advertising sectors. The case begins with the adoption (...)

Marie Cartapanis, Frédéric Marty Critical infrastructures: The Commissioner for Competition clarifies, in response to a parliamentary question, the implementation conditions of the essential facilities doctrine to online platforms

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The theory of critical infrastructure, which stems from the decision-making practice of the American Supreme Court with the Terminal Railroad Association decision of 1912 (United States v. Terminal Railroad Ass’n, 224 U.S. 383 (1912)), has been adopted by European case law, even though the (...)

Marie Cartapanis Abuse of economic dependence: The French Competition Authority fines a big tech company and its wholesalers for abuse of economic dependence in the distribution of computer products and consumer electronic equipment (Apple / Tech Data / Ingram Micro)

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On 16 March 2020, after seven years of investigation, the French Competition Authority fined Apple and two wholesalers, Tech Data and Ingram Micro, a record amount of nearly €1.14 billion for practices implemented in the distribution of Apple-branded products. Text The publication of this (...)

Marie Cartapanis Essential facilities: The French Competition Authority rejects for lack of convincing evidence the request for provisional measures related to an alleged refusal to access to an essential facility (OATA / Orange)

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On 23 January 2020, the Competition Authority rejected the request for interim measures ancillary to a referral on the merits of the case by OATA, the Association of Alternative Telecommunications Operators. The association, which represents 40 regional telecom operators, denounced an abuse of (...)

Marie Cartapanis Fines: The French Competition Authority imposes a EUR 150 Million fine to an undertaking for an abuse of dominant position on the online search advertising market (Google)

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On 19 December 2019, the Competition Authority imposed a fine of €150 million on Google for abusing its dominant position in the market for search-related online advertising. This decision is part of a general climate of mistrust towards the digital giant. In addition to the sanctions (...)

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