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French Supreme Court: Google did not abuse dominant position

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • June 3 2013

On 16 April 2013, the French Supreme Court upheld the Paris Court of Appeals decision of 16 November 2011, thus confirming that Google did not abuse

Selective distribution for cosmetics and EU competition rules on online sales

  • Portolano Cavallo Studio Legale
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • March 16 2011

On March 3 2011 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Advocate General Ján Mazák issued a nonbinding opinion on Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmétique SAS v Président de l'Autorité de la Concurrence and Ministre de l'Économie, de l'Industrie et de l'Emploi (Case C-43909

CJEU sends clear message that luxury brands cannot prevent retailers selling online

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • October 28 2011

On 13 October 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down a judgment which makes it clear that a clause in a selective distribution agreement which operates as an absolute ban on internet sales has as its object the restriction of competition, and is therefore presumed to be unlawful

Opinion of the French Competition Authority on the competitive functioning of e-commerce

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • October 31 2012

On 18 September 2012, the French Competition Authority published its Opinion No. 12-A-20 on the competitive functioning of the e-commerce sector

Opening up of the French online gambling market

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • June 30 2010

The law on the opening up to competition and regulation of the online gambling market in France entered into force on 13 May 2010, following its publication in the French Official Journal (Law N2010-476 of 12 May 2010

Douai Court of Appeal condemns company for abusive indexing

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • January 19 2012

A company, Saveur Bière, created numerous websites whose sole purpose was to link to the main website of the company

French Competition Authority issues recommendations to warrant a real competition on the online gambling market

  • Ichay & Mullenex Avocats
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • January 20 2011

On January 20, 2011 the French Competition Authority issued its opinion on the potential competition issues likely to arise following the enactment of the law of May 12, 2010 which opened the online gambling sector to competition

The Internet neutrality debate in progress (2): ARCEP’s report

  • CMS Cameron McKenna
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • October 31 2012

On 20 September 2012, ARCEP submitted its report on net neutrality to Parliament and the Government

Cosmetic company’s indirect ban on online selling ruled illegal

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • December 1 2011

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has confirmed that a contractual ban on internet sales in a selective distribution arrangement will generally infringe EU law in the absence of good objective justification

Google facing new antitrust complaints in France and Germany, following action in Italy

  • Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
  • -
  • France, Germany
  • -
  • February 2 2010

Google has been the subject of scrutiny in a number of EU Member States recently, raising the prospect of an EU-wide investigation at some point in the near future