Phase 2 - Risk of significant impediment: The French Competition Authority approves, for the second time, a concentration in the pay-tv sector, subject to remedies that it considered would partially address the concentration’s anticompetitive effects (TPS, CanalSatellite, Vivendi, Groupe Canal Plus)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. Aut. Concord, dec. 12-DCC-100 of July 23, 2012 relating to the acquisition of exclusive control of TPS and CanalSatellite by Vivendi and Canal Plus Group On 23 July 2012, the Competition Authority (hereinafter 'the Authority') issued two decisions concerning the Canal Plus Group (hereinafter 'GCP'), including the decision under comment. This decision comes in a particular procedural context. The Minister for Economic Affairs, Finance and Industry had authorised GCP's takeover of TPS for the first time by letter C2006-02 of 30 August 2006 (BOCCRF of 15 September 2006). However, this authorisation was conditional on the fulfilment of 59 commitments. By