The French Economic and Finance minister authorises a merger in the food sector, after using his power of re-examination for the first time (Cofigéo / Agripole)

Bentley, Philip; Buhart, Jacques; Muto, Mai

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19 Jul 2018

The French Economic and Finance minister authorises a merger in the food sector, after using his power of re-examination for the first time (Cofigéo / Agripole)

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Minister of Economy and Finance, NOR: ECOC1822241S, Agripole / Cofigeo, 19 July 2018

Article L. 430-7-1, II of the French Commercial Code provides that the French Minister of Economy and Finance has the power to re-examine a merger within 25 working days after receiving the French Competition Authority (FCA) decision, for reasons of public interest other than safeguarding competition, including considerations linked to industrial development, the international competitiveness of the undertakings concerned, and the creation or

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Philip Bentley
McDermott Will & Emery (Brussels)

Belgium 42 contributions 6995 visits
Jacques Buhart
McDermott Will & Emery (Paris)

France 120 contributions 61724 visits
Mai Muto
Norton Rose Fulbright (Brussels)

Belgium 37 contributions 6617 visits

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Philip Bentley, Jacques Buhart, Mai Muto, The French Economic and Finance minister authorises a merger in the food sector, after using his power of re-examination for the first time (Cofigéo / Agripole), 19 July 2018, e-Competitions State intervention, Art. N° 89769

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