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9 janv. 2019

Les accords de report d’entrée Introduction

W. Chaiehloudj – Les accords de report d’entrée 1 INTRODUCTION Le champ magnétique de la concurrence. Dans un article publié en 1995, le professeur Pirovano faisait remarquer que la concurrence produit un champ magnétique qui, écrivait-il, « attire à lui des domaines qui naguère lui échappaient : les (...)

9 janv. 2019

Les accords de report d’entrée Chapitre 2. Le contrôle des accords de report d’entrée au moyen du droit de l’abus de position dominante

Walid Chaiehloudj

W. Chaiehloudj – Les accords de report d’entrée 351 Chapitre 2 Le contrôle des accords de report d’entrée au moyen du droit de l’abus de position dominante La question de la qualification des accords de report d’entrée en abus de monopole. Dans l’Union européenne, une entreprise en monopole peut adopter (...)

19 déc. 2018

Pratiques de prédation : Pratiques de prédation : La Cour d’appel de Paris confirme l’absence d’abus de position dominante, le seul exercice des droits de propriété intellectuelle tiré d’un brevet annulé un an plus tard ne pouvant pas caractériser celui-ci (Coyote System)

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2018

Le 19 décembre 2018, la Chambre 5-4 de la Cour d’appel de Paris a rendu un fort intéressant arrêt, dans une affaire concernant la commercialisation, à l’origine de boîtiers avertisseurs radars, puis sous la pression des pouvoirs publics, à partir de 2011, de simple « outil d’assistance à la conduite (...)

7 Dec 2018

The EU Commission accepts commitments from a company to settle an investigation into conduct affecting the German and Danish electricity markets (TenneT)

Tim Kasten • January 2019

On 7 December 2018, the European Commission (“Commission”) adopted a decision accepting a number of commitments from TenneT to address the Commission’s competition concerns regarding TenneT’s conduct that allegedly limited southward capacity at the electricity interconnector between Western Denmark (...)

29 Nov 2018

Dominance in the pharmaceutical sector: An overview of EU and national case law

Marion Provost, Mélanie Thill-Tayara • Pharma & Dominance

The pharmaceutical sector stands out as being regularly on the radar of competition authorities throughout Europe, with no less than 7 decisions adopted within the last 18 months and multiple on-going investigations, covering a wide range of practices, from excessive pricing to pay for delay, (...)

29 Nov 2018

The German Competition Authority initiates an abuse of dominance proceeding against a major e-commerce company (Amazon)

German Competition Authority • November 2018

Bundeskartellamt initiates abuse proceeding against Amazon* The Bundeskartellamt has today initiated an abuse proceeding against Amazon to examine its terms of business and practices towards sellers on its German marketplace amazon.de. Andreas Mundt, President of the Bundeskartellamt: “Amazon (...)

29 Nov 2018

The Italian Competition Authority fines a Big Tech Company 10 Million euros for unfair commercial practices using its subscribers data for commercial purposes (Facebook)

Italian Competition Authority • January 2019

Facebook fined 10 million Euros by the ICA for unfair commercial practices for using its subscribers’ data for commercial purposes On 29 November 2018 the Italian Competition Authority (ICA), closed the investigation opened last April for alleged violations of the Consumer Code by Facebook (...)

28 Nov 2018

The Egyptian Economic Court fines the President and the Secretary General of a sport association for abuse of dominance regarding an exclusive licensing agreement (Confederation of African Football)

Egyptian Competition Authority • January 2019

Economic Court has Fined Mr. Isaa Hayatou (President of CAF) and Mr. Hicham El Amrani (Secretary General of CAF) 500 Million EGP Each*  Background of the case:  January 3rd 2017, the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) requested the Prosecutor’s Office to press criminal charges pursuant to (...)

23 Nov 2018

The Turkish Competition Authority holds that online sales channels exerts competitive pressure in traditional sales channels in the market of sales of books (Doğan Müzik Kitap Mağazacılık ve Pazarlama A.Ş.)

Bahadır Balkı • January 2019

Should Traditional and Online Sales Channels Constitute Separate Relevant Markets? (The TCA’s D&R Decision) On November 23, 2018, the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) published its reasoned decision (“D&R Decision”) concerning the investigation conducted against Doğan Müzik Kitap (...)

22 Nov 2018

Standard-Essential Patents and Competition Law: An Overview of EU and national case law

Emily Luken, Jay Jurata • Standard Essential Patents

The extent to which competition law has shaped developments and understandings of standard-essential patents (SEPs) has increased substantially over the past fifteen years. When e-Competitions began publishing, there were very few cases and agency enforcement actions on the topic. The (...)

22 Nov 2018

Excessive pricing in the pharmaceutical sector

Frédéric Jenny, Ingrid Vandenborre, James Killick, John Davies, Paul Csiszar, Robert O’Donoghue

Law & Economics workshop organised by Concurrences Review with Paul Csiszar (DG COMP), in partnership with Skadden, White & Case and Compass Lexecon.

22 Nov 2018

Excessive pricing in the pharmaceutical sector

Frédéric Jenny, Ingrid Vandenborre, James Killick, John Davies, Paul Csiszar, Robert O’Donoghue

Law & Economics workshop organised by Concurrences Review with Paul Csiszar (DG COMP), in partnership with Skadden, White & Case and Compass Lexecon.

22 Nov 2018

The Turkish Competition Authority fines a consumer electronics company for resale price maintenance in online sales (Sony)

Bahadır Balkı • January 2019

On 22 November 2018 the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) completed its investigation and decided to sanction Sony Eurasia Pazarlama A.Ş. (“Sony”) for its involvement in imposition of fixed or minimum resale prices maintenance (“RPM”) on online retailers. Sony should be faced with an (...)

21 Nov 2018

Opening remarks (10 years of the Anti-Monopoly Law in China - Beijing, 14 July 2018)

Hanhong Wu • N° 4-2018

This paper reviews the major achievements since the implementation of China’s antimonopoly policy. The paper demonstrates that the implementation of antimonopoly law promoted the formation of a market system and improvement of market system. The role of China’s anti-monopoly policy in building a (...)

21 Nov 2018

Patent Settlements in the Pharmaceutical Industry under US Antitrust and EU Competition Law, Amalia ATHANASIADOU

Stéphane Rodrigues • N° 4-2018 • p. 247

This section selects books on themes related to competition laws and economics. This compilation does not attempt to be exhaustive but rather a survey of themes important in the area. The survey usually covers publication over the last three months after publication of the latest issue of (...)

15 Nov 2018

The US DoJ settles a lawsuit regarding a hospital system anti-steering provisions againts health plans (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority)

David R. Garcia, Nadezhda Nikonova • January 2019

U.S. Department of Justice Settles Anti-Steering Suit Against Hospital System; First Such Settlement After Amex SCOTUS Decision* On November 15, 2018, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice settled a two-and-a-half year long lawsuit against Atrium Health, a North Carolina (...)

15 Nov 2018

The US DoJ reaches a settlement with a healthcare system related to provisions in a contract between the health system and commercial insurers (Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority)

Ashley Fischer, Ashley L. McMahon , Jeffrey Brennan, Michelle S. Lowery, Stephen Wu • January 2019

THE LATEST: DOJ Announces Settlement with Carolinas Health System (Atrium Health) After Two Years of Litigation* The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week that it and the State of North Carolina have reached a settlement with Carolinas Healthcare System / Atrium Health relating to (...)

1 Nov 2018

Connecting competition law standards to the Internet of things

Aymeric de Moncuit • N° 4-2018 • pp. 85-94

The advent of the Internet of Things will entail a new Internet revolution and bring about profound changes that will rival the first wave of Internet innovation. This paper explores the competition law implications raised by this upcoming revolution. Starting by discussing the merits of open (...)

1^er nov. 2018

EU Competition Law. An Analytical Guide to the Leading Cases, Ariel EZRACHI

Stéphane Rodrigues • N° 4-2018 • P. 247

Cette rubrique recense et commente les ouvrages et autres publications en droit de la concurrence, droit & économie de la concurrence et en droit de la régulation. Une telle recension ne peut par nature être exhaustive et se limite donc à présenter quelques publications récentes dans ces (...)

1 Nov 2018

Introduction (10 years of the Anti-Monopoly Law in China - Beijing, 14 July 2018)

Hanhong Wu, Wei Tan • N° 4-2018

The article below introduces 9 articles related to the conference "10 years of Anti-Monopoly Law in China" held in Beijing on July 14, 2018 and published in this issue of Concurrences N°4-2018. Introduction Wei Tan Managing Director, Mingde Economic Research Inc., Washington, D.C Hanhong Wu (...)

31 Oct 2018

Dinner in honor of Judge da Cruz Vilaça

John Davies, Jorge Padilla, José Luís da Cruz Vilaça, Marc Israel, Mark Powell

Dinner organised by Concurrences Review with keynote speaker José Luis da Cruz Vilaça (European Court of Justice), in partnership with White & Case and Compass Lexecon.

24 Oct 2018

The French Competition Authority fines a manufacturer for preventing its authorized distributors from selling its products online implementing ECJ Coty ruling (Stihl)

French Competition Authority • October 2018

Online retail of outdoor power equipment* The Autorité de la concurrence fines the manufacturer Stihl 7 million euros for having prevented its authorized distributors from selling its products online Background Following an investigative report from the DGCCRF, the Autorité de la (...)

23 Oct 2018

The UK Court of Appeal upholds a decision qualifying an essential patent offer to be FRAND (Huawei / Unwired Planet International)

Natasha Nayak • January 2019

UK COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS FRAND INJUNCTION* Last week, the UK Court of Appeal upheld the findings of the High Court in an important case regarding standard essential patents (SEPs). Of particular significance, the Court of Appeal upheld the finding that the defendant, an implementer of SEPs, (...)

8 oct. 2018

Distribution exclusive : L’Autorité de la concurrence sanctionne pour la 5e fois après l’entrée en vigueur de la loi Lurel, des pratiques d’importations exclusives en outre-mer (Secteur des produits de grande consommation)

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2018

Le 8 octobre 2018, l’Autorité de la concurrence a rend u une décision n° 18-D-21 aux termes de laquelle elle sanctionne, pour la cinquième fois, le maintien, après l’entrée en vigueur de la loi Lurel, d’accords comportant des droits exclusifs d’importation dans les collectivités d’outre-mer. Au cas (...)

5 oct. 2018

Notion d’abus : L’Autorité de la concurrence rejette la saisine d’une association d’éditeurs de logiciels agricoles dénonçant un abus de position dominante des chambres d’agriculture (Secteur de l’édition et de la commercialisation de solutions informatiques de gestion à destination de la profession agricole)

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2018

Le 26 octobre 2018, l’Autorité de la concurrence a également rendu publique une décision n° 18-D-20 du 5 octobre 2018 dans laquelle était en cause un éventuel abus de position dominante que détiendraient les chambres d’agriculture et leur Assemblée permanente (APCA). Au cas d’espèce, l’Association (...)

1^er oct. 2018

Petit manuel (irrévérencieux) d’économie Chapitre 4. Low cost, numérique... Les nouveaux « business models » sont là !

Emmanuel Combe

95 Chapitre 4 Low cost, numérique... Les nouveaux « business models » sont là ! Tous les secteurs de l’économie sont aujourd’hui exposés à la menace de nouveaux « business models », qui viennent redessiner en profondeur les contours et contenus d’un secteur, en prenant souvent appui sur les technologies (...)

1 Oct 2018

The Turkish Competition Authority fines an online platform service provider for excessive pricing (Sahibinden)

Ertuğrul Can Canbolat, Hanna Stakheyeva • October 2018

The Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) fined Sahibinden.com (online platform service provider) approx. EUR 1,525,801 for excessive pricing. The TCA initiated two full-fledged investigations against Sahibinden.com back in 2017. Consequently, the TCA concluded on 1 October 2018 that (...)

27 Sep 2018

The Turkish Competition Authority publishes a decision on export bans in the pharmaceutical sector (Roche)

Bahadır Balkı • September 2018

Introduction On 27 September 2018, Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) published its decision concerning the allegations that Roche Müstahzarları A.Ş. (“Roche”) had violated articles 4 and 6 of the Law on the Protection of Competition (“Competition Act”). Within this scope, the TCA re-evaluated (...)

27 sept. 2018

Réitération : La Cour d’appel de Paris juge proportionnée la majoration de la sanction pour réitération dans l’affaire des pratiques mises en œuvre dans le secteur des services destinés à la production d’électricité photovoltaïque (EDF)

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2018

Le 27 septembre 2018, la Cour d’appel de Paris a rendu son arrêt dans l’affaire des pratiques mises en œuvre par EDF dans le secteur des services destinés à la production d’électricité photovoltaïque. Le présent arrêt intervient après que la Chambre commerciale de la Cour de cassation a censuré, par arrêt (...)

25 Sep 2018

The Italian Competition Authority fines the Italian Authors’ and Publishers’ Association for abuse of dominant position (SIAE)

Tim Kasten • September 2018

On 25 September 2018, the Italian Competition Authority (the “ICA”) imposed a symbolic fine of € 1,000 on the Italian Authors’ and Publishers’ Association (the “SIAE”) for abusing its dominant position. The SIAE is a collective management organisation under Directive 2014/26/EU on collective (...)

25 Sep 2018

The Italian Competition Authority fines the Italian Authors’ and Publishers’ Association for abuse of dominant position (SIAE)

Tim Kasten • September 2018

On 25 September 2018, the Italian Competition Authority (the “ICA”) imposed a symbolic fine of € 1,000 on the Italian Authors’ and Publishers’ Association (the “SIAE”) for abusing its dominant position. The SIAE is a collective management organisation under Directive 2014/26/EU on collective (...)

24 Sep 2018

The Cypriot Competition Authority sends a statement of objection to a community council over possible excessive pricing on the market of water supply (Community Council of Kouklia)

Cypriot Competition Authority • September 2018

The Commission for the Protection of Competition announces that it has notified a Statement of Objections to the Community Council of Kouklia regarding a prima facie infringement of Section 6(1)(a) of the Protection of Competition Laws of 2008 and 2014.* The Commission for the Protection of (...)

21 Sep 2018

The French Competition Authority closes the case regarding practices carried out by a local Bar Association (AGN Avocats)

French Competition Authority • September 2018

Registering to the Limoges Bar Association* The Autorité de la concurrence closes the case referred to it by AGN Avocats. The company AGN Avocats lodged a complaint with the Autorité relating to a set of practices that is alleged to have been adopted by the Limoges Bar Association Council and (...)

20 Sep 2018

The French Competition Authority fines an undertaking for excessive pricing in the market of waste disposal for hospitals and clinics in Corsica (Sanicorse)

French Competition Authority • September 2018

Management of infectious medical waste generated by healthcare activities* The Autorité de la concurrence has fined the company Sanicorse for increasing abruptly, significantly, durably and in an unjustified manner the waste disposal prices it charged hospitals and clinics in Corsica. The (...)

20 sept. 2018

Ordre professionnel : L’Autorité de la concurrence rejette la saisine concernant les pratiques similaires du barreau de Limoges et de Toulouse pour absence d’éléments suffisamment probants (AGN Avocats / Barreau de Limoges)

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2018

On se souvient que le 18 juillet 2018, saisie par AGN Avocats de pratiques d’exclusion qui auraient été mises en œuvre par le barreau de Toulouse, l’Autorité de la concurrence avait rendu une décision n° 18-D-12 au terme de laquelle elle avait rejeté une demande de mesures conservatoires, mais estimé (...)

20 sept. 2018

Prix excessifs : L’Autorité de la concurrence sanctionne une pratique de prix excessif emportant non seulement abus d’exploitation, mais aussi abus d’éviction (Secteur de l’élimination des déchets d’activités de soins)

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2018

À la faveur d’une décision n° 18-D-17 rendue le 20 septembre 2018 dans le secteur de l’élimination des déchets d’activités de soins à risque infectieux en Corse, l’Autorité de la concurrence sanctionne une pratique de prix excessifs. À la suite d’une enquête réalisée par la DGCCRF, dont l’Autorité n’a pas (...)

19 Sep 2018

The Turkish Competition Authority follows the European Commission’s footsteps in the search engines’ battles (Google / Yandex)

Bahadır Balkı • September 2018

The tech giant Google has been under the Turkish Competition Authority’s (“TCA”) scrutiny due to its practices in the market for licensable mobile operating systems and under the judicial review since July 2015. In September 2018, the TCA has finally released its short decision and imposed a fine (...)

18 Sep 2018

The Belgian Competition Authority imposes interim measures on a manufacturer of lids for electricity meter boxes for possible abuse of dominance (ABB)

Belgian Competition Authority • September 2018

The Competition College of the BCA imposes interim measures on ABB Industrial Solutions regarding lids for electricity meter boxes* On 3 September 2018, the Competition College of the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) imposed interim measures, at the request of TECO NV, on ABB Industrial (...)

10 Sep 2018

The Romanian Competition Authority opens an investigation regarding an alleged dominant position on the market of energy production and trading (Hidroelectrica)

Romanian Competition Authority • September 2018

THE COMPETITION COUNCIL INVESTIGATES A POSSIBLE ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION OF HIDROELECTRICA SA* The Competition Council opened an investigation concerning an alleged dominant possition of Hidroelectrica SA on the market of Romanian market energy production and trading. The Competition (...)

1 Sep 2018

The availability of injunctive relief under EU and US law for FRAND-encumbered patents

Lara Rachidi • N° 3-2018 • pp. 205-210

Although seeking an injunction might be a legitimate tool, threatening a willing licensee with an injunction to extract excessive royalties can be abusive under competition law. In these cases, patentees abuse their market power by using injunctive remedies to avoid their FRAND commitment. Even (...)

1 Sep 2018

The intricate tale of demand and supply of personal data

Paul Belleflamme, Wouter Vergote • N° 3-2018 • pp. 45-52

In this article, we develop some of the economics of the intricate relationship between the demand and the supply of personalized data. We first focus on one heavily debated use of personal data: differential pricing (price discrimination). This allows us to highlight the role played by privacy (...)

1 Sep 2018

Dominance and monopolization: EU vs. US? (New Frontiers of Antitrust - Paris, 11 June 2018)

Alan Ryan, Jorge Padilla • N° 3-2018

These notes discuss why competition law enforcement differs across jurisdictions and consider whether such a divergence is justified. They conclude that it is insofar as differences in policy reflect differences in the underlying economy or differences in policy preferences. But they should be (...)

1^er sept. 2018

Les accords de report d’entrée. Contribution à l’étude de la relation du droit de la concurrence et du droit des brevets, Walid CHAIEHLOUDJ

Perrine Perez • N° 3-2018 • p. 216

Cette rubrique recense et commente les ouvrages et autres publications en droit de la concurrence, droit & économie de la concurrence et en droit de la régulation. Une telle recension ne peut par nature être exhaustive et se limite donc à présenter quelques publications récentes dans ces (...)

1 Sep 2018

The intricate tale of demand and supply of personal data

Paul Belleflamme, Wouter Vergote • N° 3-2018 • pp. 45-52

In this article, we develop some of the economics of the intricate relationship between the demand and the supply of personalized data. We first focus on one heavily debated use of personal data: differential pricing (price discrimination). This allows us to highlight the role played by privacy (...)

1^er sept. 2018

Les accords de report d’entrée. Contribution à l’étude de la relation du droit de la concurrence et du droit des brevets, Walid CHAIEHLOUDJ

Perrine Perez • N° 3-2018 • p. 216

Cette rubrique recense et commente les ouvrages et autres publications en droit de la concurrence, droit & économie de la concurrence et en droit de la régulation. Une telle recension ne peut par nature être exhaustive et se limite donc à présenter quelques publications récentes dans ces (...)

29 Aug 2018

The Slovenian Administrative Court confirms a substantial part of a decision in a case related to abuse of dominant position (Telekom Slovenije)

Andrej Fatur • August 2018

INTRODUCTION On 9 January 2018, the Administrative Court of the Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter referred to as the Court) ruled in case I U 423/2015-48, brought by Telekom Slovenije against the Slovenian Competition Protection Agency’s (hereinafter referred to as SCPA) decision no. (...)

29 Aug 2018

The Danish Competition Authority finds that a payment cards company has abused of its dominance by using conditional rebates and provisions regarding exclusivity (Teller)

Danish Competition Authority • August 2018

Teller has abused its dominant position by using rebates conditional on exclusivity and provisions regarding exclusivity* On the 29th of August 2018 the Danish Competition Council (“DCC”) ruled in a case concerning Teller’s (a merchant acquirer) abuse of dominant position by use of rebates (...)

25 juil. 2018

Accès au marché : La Cour de Justice de l’Union européenne confirme l’arrêt du Tribunal dans l’affaire d’un abus de position dominante sur le marché de l’accès à internet en Pologne (Orange Polska)

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2018

Le 25 juillet 2018, la Cour de justice de l’Union a rendu son arrêt dans l’affaire C-123/16 (Orange Polska SA contre Commission européenne) à la suite du pourvoi formé par Orange Polska SA contre l’arrêt du Tribunal de l’Union européenne rendu le 17 décembre 2015 dans l’affaire T-486/11 (Orange Polska SA (...)

24 Jul 2018

The French Competition Authority renders legally binding a set of remedies of a media company leaving its subscribers free to choose their TV decoder to watch its programmes (Canal Plus)

French Competition Authority • July 2018

Satellite Pay TV* The Autorité de la concurrence makes the commitments of Groupe Canal Plus binding, leaving its subscribers free to choose their TV decoder to watch its programmes. The complaint A satellite decoder manufacturer lodged a complaint with the Autorité de la concurrence relating (...)

24 juil. 2018

Pratiques unilatérales : L’Autorité de la concurrence rend les engagements obligatoires dans l’affaire de la disparition de la diffusion satellitaire via un décodeur « carte seule » (Groupe Canal Plus)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2018

Le 24 juillet 2018, l’Autorité de la concurrence a rendu sa décision n° 18-D-14 relative à des pratiques mises en œuvre dans le secteur de la commercialisation des décodeurs de signaux de télévision par satellite. On se souvient qu’à la suite d’une saisine déposée par un fabricant de décodeurs (...)

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