The French Competition Authority applies for the first time merger rules specific to the retail distribution sector (Pellier Metz, Bailly)

Vogel, Joseph

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8 Apr 2009

The French Competition Authority applies for the first time merger rules specific to the retail distribution sector (Pellier Metz, Bailly)

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French Competition Authority (Autorité de la Concurrence), 8 April 2009, Decision n° 09-DCC-01, Takeover of Pellier Metz S.A.S. by Bailly S.A.S.

The decision rendered on 8 April 2009 by the Competition Authority concerning the takeover of the company Pellier Metz SAS by the group Bailly SAS constitutes the first application of the new merger control provisions applicable to the distribution sector under the LME law of 4 August 2008 [1] and the Order of 13 November 2008 [2]. Under article L. 430-2 of the French commercial code, a concentration may be controlled where at least two of the parties to

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Joseph Vogel
Vogel & Vogel (Paris)

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Joseph Vogel, The French Competition Authority applies for the first time merger rules specific to the retail distribution sector (Pellier Metz, Bailly), 8 avril 2009, e-Competitions April 2009, Art. N° 26554

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