Exclusive control: The French Competition Authority unconditionally clears the acquisition of exclusive control by a major automotive group of a company specializing in the retail sale of tires on the Internet (Allopneus, Michelin)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. In the last few days, the French Competition Authority has posted 18 new merger clearance decisions online, including 16 simplified decisions. Among these decisions is decision n° 21-DCC-268 of December 28, 2021 in which the French Competition Authority authorized the Michelin group, which is present throughout the tire value chain, to acquire sole control of Allopneus, a company specializing in the retail sale of tires on the Internet, over which it already had joint control. In this respect, the Authority considers that the change from joint to sole control is likely to significantly alter the conditions of competition on the markets concerned. As