The French Competition Authority rules that an over-general exclusivity clause to the benefit of an undertaking in a dominant position prevents access to the market for other potential operators (Titres Cadeaux / Kadéos)

Vogel, Joseph

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2 Mar 2010

The French Competition Authority rules that an over-general exclusivity clause to the benefit of an undertaking in a dominant position prevents access to the market for other potential operators (Titres Cadeaux / Kadéos)

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French Competition Authority, Titres Cadeaux / Kadéos, Case n° 10-D-07, 2 March 2010 (French)

The company Titres Cadeaux complained that the company Kadéos was foreclosing the markets for the distribution and redeeming of multi-store gift cards by systematically including exclusivity clauses in its contracts with traders. It therefore filed a complaint with the Competition Authority for those practices, and also requested that interim measures be ordered. In defining the market at issue, the Authority

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Joseph Vogel
Vogel & Vogel (Paris)

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Joseph Vogel, The French Competition Authority rules that an over-general exclusivity clause to the benefit of an undertaking in a dominant position prevents access to the market for other potential operators (Titres Cadeaux / Kadéos), 2 mars 2010, e-Competitions March 2010, Art. N° 30919

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