The French Civil Supreme Court invalidates the restrictive interpretation of the concept of the effect on trade between Member States (Orange Caraïbe)

Vogel, Joseph

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31 Jan 2012

The French Civil Supreme Court invalidates the restrictive interpretation of the concept of the effect on trade between Member States (Orange Caraïbe)

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French Civil Supreme Court, Orange Caraïbe, n° 10-25.772; 10-25.775, 10-25.882, 31 January 2012 (French)

In 2004, Orange Caraïbe was subject to protective measures in order to put an end to anticompetitive practices on the mobile phone market in the French Caribbean [1]. Five years later, the Competition Authority (AdlC) handed down a 63 million euro fine to Groupe France Telecom [2]. On 23 September 2010, the Paris Court of Appeal overturned the Authority’s decision because it had applied EU law [3]. Using its power to review a decision de novo (evocation power), it nevertheless

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Joseph Vogel
Vogel & Vogel (Paris)

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Joseph Vogel, The French Civil Supreme Court invalidates the restrictive interpretation of the concept of the effect on trade between Member States (Orange Caraïbe), 31 janvier 2012, e-Competitions January 2012, Art. N° 44140

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