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4 Jan 2021 R

Competition policy: The New Caledonian Competition Authority draws up an initial assessment of its activity in 2020 and sets its priorities for 2021

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2021

At a meeting on 4 January 2020, the College of the New Caledonian Competition Authority drew up an initial assessment of the year 2020 and defined, with the support of the General Rapporteur, its priorities for action for the year 2021. The ACNC, which distinguishes between its sectoral and (...)

23 Dec 2020 R

Competition policy: The French Competition Authority makes a first summary assessment of its activity and delivers its priorities for 2021

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2020

Under the terms of a press release issued on 23 December 2020, the Authority draws up an initial summary report on its activities and sets out its priorities for 2021. On the balance sheet, sustained activity despite the health crisis, with a record amount of sanctions with nearly €1.8 billion, (...)

19 Nov 2020 R

European Competition Network: The European Court of Auditors calls on the European Commission to increase the detection of infringements of competition rules, to make enforcement more effective and to strengthen cooperation within the ECN

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2020

On 19 November 2020, the European Court of Auditors made public a special reportentitled "EU Merger Control and Commission Antitrust Procedures: Market Surveillance Needs to be Reinforced", which cannot be overly recommendable as it offers a cold look at the activity of DG Competition from an (...)

13 Nov 2020 R

Healthcare: The French Competition Authority approves a draft decree aimed at extending the existing collection and treatment chain to certain self-treatment medical devices used by diabetics or for the screening of transmissible infectious diseases

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2020

On 17 November 2020, the Competition Authority made public an opinion No 20-A-10 of 13 November 2020 delivered at the request of the Director General for Solidarity and Health, via the Minister for the Economy, concerning a draft decree in the Council of State relating to the management of (...)

6 Nov 2020 R

Reform: The French National Assembly adopts in a new reading the bill on various provisions for adapting to European Union law on economic and financial matters (DDADUE)

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2020

On November 6, 2020, the National Assembly adopted in a public session, during a new reading after the failure of the Joint Joint Committee, the draft law laying down various provisions for adapting to European Union law on economic and financial matters (DDADUE). Only seven amendments were (...)

23 Oct 2020 R

Competition policy: The European Commission discloses its main avenues for the revision of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and its guidelines, as well as the policy options open to it

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2020

In view of the expiry of the Block Exemption Regulation applicable to vertical agreements, which will expire on 31 May 2022, and the accompanying Guidelines on Vertical Restraints, the Commission launched in October 2018 a review of the Block Exemption Regulation in order to decide whether it (...)

13 Oct 2020 R

Competition policy: The European Commission is calling for contributions on how competition policy could support the Green Deal

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2020

Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager announced this on 22 September 2020, during a webinar organised by MEP Stephanie Yon-Courtin, it is now done! On 13 October 2020, the Commission launched a call for contributions. on how competition policy could contribute to achieving the objectives (...)

29 Sep 2020 R

Competition policy: The European Commission publishes a report seeking to measure the phenomenon of ordinary shareholding in Europe and its implications for competition

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2020

On 29 September 2020, DG Competition published on the Commission’s website a report entitled "Common Shareholding in Europe".commissioned by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). The authors of the study seek to measure the phenomenon of ordinary shareholding in Europe and its (...)

22 Sep 2020 R

Reform: The European Commission launches debate on how EU competition policy can support the Green Deal

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2020

On 22 September 2020, the Executive Vice-President of the Commission, Margrethe Vestager, participated in a webinar organised by the parliamentary group Renew and moderated by MEP Stéphanie Yon-Courtin on the theme "How can competition rules support the Green Deal? On this occasion, the (...)

2 Sep 2020 R

Competence: The French Competition Authority declares itself incompetent to know about the practices of the Rhône Departmental Medical Doctors Council inviting ophthalmologists not to practice on behalf of a laser surgery centre which has not been approved by the regional health agency (Optical Center)

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2020

After age-related macular degeneration (AMD), here is refractive surgery, which consists of correcting abnormalities in the optical power of the eye (myopia, astigmatism, hyperopia or presbyopia) through laser eye surgery under local anesthesia. Or rather before, since Decision No. 20-D-10 (...)

29 Jul 2020 R

COVID-19: The French Competition Authority will develop new map proposals for the establishment of court bailiffs and judicial auctioneers to take into account the short, medium and long term impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the activity of these two professions

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2020

By press release dated 29 July 2020The Competition Authority announced that, following the two opinions it issued in December 2019 on the freedom of establishment of bailiffs and auctioneers, the Government had asked it to review its copy and to draw up new proposals for cards, in order to take (...)

9 Jul 2020 R

Competition policy: The French Competition Authority presents to the press its annual report for 2019

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2020

9 Jul 2020 R

Competition policy: The European Commission publishes its annual report on competition policy for 2019

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2020

On 9 July 2020, the European Commission put online the Annual Report on Competition Policy for 2019. As in previous years, the 2020 issue is presented in the form of a relatively synthetic 35-page main document.The Commission’s new competition policy guidelines, available in all the official (...)

9 Jul 2020 R

Competition policy: The French Senate issues a report for a rapid and pragmatic modernisation of European competition policy and makes twelve proposals in this sense

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2020

On 8 July, the Senate’s Economic Affairs Committee and the European Affairs Committee adopted a report by their joint monitoring group on the European Union’s industrial strategy, presented by Alain Chatillon and Olivier Henno, which calls for a rapid reform of European competition policy to (...)

9 Jul 2020 R

European competition policy: The European Commission publishes its annual report on European competition policy

Godefroy de Moncuit de Boiscuillé • N° 4-2020 • pp. 114-116

The Commission has decided to continue to improve the effectiveness of the European Union’s competition policy. Strengthening the effectiveness of competition policy First of all, the Commission has carried out several consultations mainly in the field of State aid. Secondly, it examined the (...)

9 Jul 2020 R

Report: The French Competition Authority publishes its 2019 annual activity report

Godefroy de Moncuit de Boiscuillé • N° 4-2020 • pp. 117-118

In 2019, the Competition Authority issued 316 decisions and opinions, including 270 merger control decisions and 27 contentious decisions on anti-competitive practices. One leniency opinion was issued. Total fines imposed by the Authority amounted to EUR 632 million, the third most profitable (...)

8 Jul 2020 R

European competition policy: The French Senate contributes to the current debates on the nature and aims of the European competition policy, and put forward some proposals of reform

Michel Debroux • N° 4-2020 • pp. 120-121

These are great times. Admittedly, the statement may come as a surprise or even a shock in these troubled times in terms of health and the economy, but for those who are interested in the foundations and aims of European competition law, these are exciting times. There is no shortage of works (...)

30 Jun 2020 R

International competition policy: The International Competition Network presents a scoping paper on "Big Data and Agreements", which analyses the impact of digitalization in cartel enforcement

Godefroy de Moncuit de Boiscuillé • N° 4-2020 • p. 116

TheInternational Competition Network recently presented a scoping paper on the impact of digitisation in the fight against cartels. There is currently a debate on the use of big data in the training of predictive algorithms to form new forms of cartels (algorithmic cartels) to facilitate price (...)

26 Jun 2020 R

Relevant markets: The European Commission continues consultations on the definition of relevant markets

Marie Cartapanis, Frédéric Marty • N° 3-2020 • pp. 84-85

Following the announcements made by the European Commissioner for Competition in December 2019 (see this column, volume 1-2020, pp. 87-88), the Commission has initiated a reflection on the evolution of the definition of relevant markets. These are currently defined on the basis of a Commission (...)

24 Jun 2020 R

Digital: The Economic Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly publishes an information report on digital platforms

Frédéric Marty • N° 3-2020 • pp. 86-87

The information report presented by Valéria Faure-Muntian and Daniel Fasquelle on behalf of the Committee on Economic Affairs of the National Assembly makes a significant contribution to the debate on the framework for digital markets and in this sense echoes the initiatives taken by the (...)

24 Jun 2020 R

Digital platforms: The Commission for Economic Affairs analyses a parliamentary report submitted by MPs Faure-Muntian and Fasquelle, containing certain proposals aiming at strengthening the regulatory framework applicable to digital platforms

Anne-Sophie Choné-Grimaldi • N° 4-2020 • pp. 119-120

The parliamentary report presented by MEPs Faure-Muntian and Fasquelle is devoted to the regulation of economic activity and the power of digital platforms. Platform" is defined by reference to the current article L. 111-7, I C. conso. which refers to "any natural or legal person offering, on a (...)

18 Jun 2020 R

Competition policy: The European Parliament adopts own-initiative report by Stéphanie Yon-Courtin on competition policy

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2020

On 18 June 2020, the own-initiative report by Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Renew Europe, FR) on competition policy - Annual Report 2019 was adopted by the European Parliament, meeting in plenary session. It was adopted by 521 votes to 41, with 126 abstentions. This annual exercise - which is (...)

5 Jun 2020 R

E-commerce: The French Competition Authority publishes a report on e-commerce and antitrust issues

Godefroy de Moncuit de Boiscuillé • N° 4-2020 • pp. 118-119

The development of e-commerce has radically changed the distribution landscape. The physical distribution model is being challenged by digital solutions, which may be provided by "pure players" (specialised companies) or multi-channel strategies of operators already present in physical (...)

2 Jun 2020 R

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

Marie Cartapanis, Frédéric Marty • N° 3-2020 • pp. 78-84

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 (...)

2 Jun 2020 R

European competition policy: The European Commission launches two preliminary impact studies prior to a competitive framework for digital platforms

Godefroy de Moncuit de Boiscuillé • N° 4-2020 • pp. 112-113

The Commission’s impact assessment sets out a reflection on the future competitive regulation of digital platforms. Background On 2 June 2020, coinciding with the adoption of the Digital Services Act, the European Commission launched two impact studies on the regulation of digital platforms. (...)

2 Jun 2020 R

The European Commission releases the outcome of the first public consultation on a possible new competition tool

Christophe Carugati • N° 4-2020

The European Commission (hereinafter “the Commission”) is seeking views on how to adapt EU competition law to the digital economy. Against this background, on June 2, 2020, the Commission published two public consultations on a potential New Competition Tool (NCT) and a potential ex ante (...)

3 Apr 2020 R

Definition of the relevant market: The European Commission publishes a roadmap explaining the steps that should lead it to revise the Notice on the definition of the relevant market

Anne-Sophie Choné-Grimaldi • N° 3-2020 • p. 78

In a roadmap published on 3 April 2020, the European Commission officially launched the process of revising the Notice on the definition of the relevant market, which had not been amended since its publication on 9 December 1997. As a first step, the Commission invited interested parties to (...)

19 Feb 2020 R

Market power: The French Competition Authority publishes its contribution to the debate on competition policy and digital issues

Marie Cartapanis • N° 2-2020 • pp. 93-95

On 19 February 2020, two months after the publication of its Google/Gibmedia decision, the Competition Authority put online its contribution to the debate on competition policy and digital issues. The Authority’s thinking is rooted in a context of a flurry of doctrinal, decision-making and case (...)

19 Feb 2020 R

Competition policy: The French Competition Authority publishes its contribution to the debate on competition policy and the challenges raised by the digital economy

David Tayar, Emily Xueref-Poviac • N° 2-2020 • pp. 125-127

In recent months, the competition authorities’ reflections on the issues raised by the digital economy have been particularly nourished at various levels. The issues raised by the digital economy and the role that competition law must play in this respect have been addressed at the national (...)

24 Jan 2020 R

Transposition: The German Ministry of Economic Affairs publishes the draft law on the 10th amendment to the German law against restrictions of competition

Godefroy de Moncuit de Boiscuillé • N° 4-2020 • pp. 113-114

The German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs recently published its draft law on the 10th amendment of the German Act on Restraints of Competition. The bill proposes major changes to competition policy in Germany and aims in particular at the implementation of the (EU) 2019/1 Directive (ECN+ (...)

9 Dec 2019 R

Relevant market: The European Commissioner for Competition announces the revision of the 1997 Guidelines on the definition of the relevant markets

Frédéric Marty • N° 1-2020 • pp. 87-88

The phenomena of digital convergence and the structuring of many industries into ecosystems are leading to increasing difficulties in defining relevant markets. This definition is crucial in competitive disputes, particularly in the digital sector where ultra-dominance phenomena are very (...)

9 Dec 2019 R

Relevant market: The European Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, announces a revision of the 1997 Guidelines on the definition of relevant markets

Anne-Sophie Choné-Grimaldi • N° 1-2020 • pp. 76-77

While French parliamentarians have just published a report on European competition law in which they advocate the disappearance of the notion of "relevant market" (P. Anato and C. The Grip, "Information report made on behalf of the European Affairs Commission on European competition law in the (...)

6 Nov 2019 R

Market power: The French Competition Authority and the Bundeskartellamt publish a joint study on algorithms and competition

Marie Cartapanis • N° 1-2020 • pp. 90-91

Following the study on Big Data, the Competition Authority and the Bundeskartellamt published a joint study on algorithms and their implications for competition law enforcement on 6 November. The 88-page study is accompanied by a summary and a press release. It presents algorithms both as key (...)

2 Sep 2019 R

Judicial activity: The Court of Justice of the European Union publishes its 2018 Annual Report witnessing a strong judicial activity and offering valuable source of information for European legal practitioners (2018 Annual report)

Michel Debroux • N° 3-2019 • pp. 82-83

The Court of Justice has published its Annual Report for the year 2018, which since 2015 has taken the form of three documents : Activity Report, Panorama of the Year and Management Report. These documents all share the same cover photograph, which highlights the towers which house the Court’s (...)

28 Jan 2019 R

Report: The Commission publishes a report on the application of competition law in the pharmaceutical sector and recommends to implement a cooperation between national competition authorities in order to deliver more affordable medicines and promote innovation (Pharmaceutical)

Michel Debroux • N° 2-2019 • p. 72

On 28 January 2019, the European Commission published its report on the application of competition law in the pharmaceutical sector, in which it calls for better collaboration between European competition authorities to promote access to affordable and innovative medicines. As luck would have (...)

6 Mar 2018 R

Opinion: The French Competition Authority publishes its opinion on the competitive equilibrium of the online advertising market (Online advertising sector)

Frédéric Marty • N° 2-2018 • pp. 80 - 82

The Competition Authority, as part of a self-referral, carried out the equivalent of a sector inquiry for the online advertising market. This has updated the conclusions of a first opinion published in 2010 (opinion of 14 December 2010, No 10-A-29) in the light of developments in competition (...)

20 Nov 2017 R

Sector inquiry: The French Competition Authority launches a sector inquiry into competition in medicine and biology markets (Sector inquiry into competition in medicine and biology markets)

Ludovic Bernardeau • N° 1-2018 • p. 86

In the exercise of its advisory competence, the Competition Authority decided, on the basis of Article L. 462-4 C. com., to launch a broad sector inquiry into competition in the pharmaceutical and medical biology sector. The Authority has announced that it will focus in particular on the (...)

30 Jun 2007 R

Report : The French DGCCRF releases its annual report for 2006

Dominique Ferré • N° 4-2007

DGCCRF activity report for 2006 The DGCCRF’s activity report for 2006 provides very interesting information of a statistical and strategic nature for companies. It will first be noted that a major change has taken place in the organisation of this administration with the increased role of its (...)

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