Maria-Olga is a case handler in the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition. Prior to joining the European Commission, she was a lawyer at the Paris and Brussels bars and a law clerk specialized in competition law and economic regulation at the Paris Court of Appeal.
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On 1 July 2021, the Paris Court of Appeal largely confirmed an earlier decision of the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) finding that French endive producers’ organisations and associations had infringed Article 101 TFEU, but significantly reduced the amount of the fines imposed on them due to (...)
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In a decision of 7 June 2021, the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) accepted a proposed settlement by Google LLC and Google Ireland Ltd (“Google”) with respect to certain online advertising practices. The decision also imposed a € 220 million fine on Google as it concluded that Google’s (...)
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In a judgment delivered on 3 June 2021, the European Court of Justice (the “ECJ”) dismissed the appeal brought by Recylex against the judgment of the General Court which had upheld the European Commission’s (“Commission”) decision finding it and three other companies to have infringed Article 101 (...)
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On 26 March 2021, the French Conseil constitutionnel (the “Constitutional Council”) declared Article L. 464-2, paragraph V-2 of the French Commercial Code unconstitutional on the ground that the provision violated the ne bis in idem principle. Article L. 464-2, paragraph V-2 of the Commercial (...)
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In two judgments delivered on 25 March 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) dismissed the appeals brought by Deutsche Telekom and Slovak Telekom against the judgments of the General Court which had partially annulled the European Commission’s decision finding them to have (...)
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On 10 February 2021, the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) ruled that an undertaking continues to be involved in a cartel if it keeps receiving invitations to participate without clearly distancing itself and when other participants interpret that this undertaking shares their (...)
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On 27 January 2021, the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) accepted the commitments offered by Lego France (“Lego”) after an investigation into the alleged bias towards brick-and-mortar stores resulting from Lego’s functional discount scheme. In order to resolve the case, the toy manufacturer (...)
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On 14 January 2021, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) handed down a judgment on a reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finnish Supreme Administrative Court (“FSAC”), in which it provides guidance on the duration of a company’s participation in a bid-rigging infringement. According to the (...)
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On 15 December 2020, the European Commission (the “Commission”) presented a legislative package consisting of a proposed Regulation on a Single Market for Digital Services (“Digital Services Act” or “DSA”), which creates new rules applicable to providers of online intermediary services, as well as a (...)
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On 9 December 2020, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) upheld Canal +’s appeal against the General Court’s (“GC”) judgment that had upheld the Commission’s commitments decision in the Paramount case, and annulled the GC’s judgment as well as the Commission decision (Case C-132/19 P). The ECJ, (...)
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In a decision published on 3 December 2020, the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) fined tea producer Dammann Frères (“Dammann”) € 226,000 for violating Article 101 TFEU and its French law equivalent by restricting the ability of its retailers to set online prices. The FCA found that Dammann (...)
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On 3 December 2020, the French Parliament adopted Law no. 2020-1508 containing various provisions adapting national law to European Union law on economic and financial matters (the “Law”). The Law transposes several EU directives and regulations. With respect to competition law, it authorises the (...)
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On 24 November 2020, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice (the “ECJ”) ruled that the special jurisdiction rule for tort disputes under Regulation 1215/2012 (the “Brussels I bis Regulation”) applies to actions based on a breach of competition law, even within the context of a contractual (...)
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In a decision published on 29 October 2020, the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) fined champagne supplier Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte and two importer-distributors € 642,800 for having concluded exclusive import agreements in the French Antilles (i.e., Saint-Martin, Saint- Barthélemy and (...)
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On 28 October 2020, the Court of Justice (the “ECJ”) dismissed an appeal brought by Pirelli & C. SpA (“Pirelli”) against the judgment of the General Court (“GC”) which had upheld the Commission’s decision against Pirelli in the Power Cables cartel case. On 2 April 2014, the Commission imposed (...)
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