Competition Law

Criminal repression of competition law: establishing institutional links between the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office and the French Competition Authority

New stage in the criminal repression of competition law: establishing institutional links between the French National Financial Prosecutor's Office and the French Competition Authority[...]

Competition law

Competition Law

Adoption of the French Decree extending by one year the application of the French special COVID-19 foreign investment control provisions

The European Court of Justice upheld the support schemes of the Member States of the European Union for cogeneration units being or not high-efficiency facilities[...]

#COVID-19Competition lawTransfers & Acquisitions

Competition Law

French veto to the acquisition of Photonis par Teledyne

The European Court of Justice upheld the support schemes of the Member States of the European Union for cogeneration units being or not high-efficiency facilities[...]

Competition lawTransfers & Acquisitions

Competition Law

One-year extension of the French special COVID-19 foreign investment control provisions

The European Court of Justice upheld the support schemes of the Member States of the European Union for cogeneration units being or not high-efficiency facilities[...]

#COVID-19Competition law

Competition Law

Strengthening the control of the European Commission on “killer acquisitions”

The European Court of Justice upheld the support schemes of the Member States of the European Union for cogeneration units being or not high-efficiency facilities[...]

Competition law

Competition Law

The European Court of Justice upheld the support schemes of the Member States of the European Union for cogeneration units being or not high-efficiency facilities

The European Court of Justice upheld the support schemes of the Member States of the European Union for cogeneration units being or not high-efficiency facilities[...]

Competition law

Competition Law

#COVID-19 : Confirmation by the Court of Appeals of Paris of the orders imposing on EDF to suspend the performance of the contracts for the sale of ARENH power due to force majeure

Confirmation by the Court of Appeals of Paris of the orders imposing on EDF to suspend the performance of the contracts for the sale of ARENH power due to force[...]

Competition law

Competition Law

#COVID-19 : Adoption of the temporary reduction from 25% to 10% of the capital holding threshold, triggering the control of foreign investments

Adoption of the temporary reduction from 25% to 10% of the capital holding threshold, triggering the control of foreign investments[...]

Competition law

Competition Law

Draft Guidelines on agreements allowing to achieving sustainable objectives of the Dutch competition authority

On 9 July 2020, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (Autoriteit Consument & Markt) released their draft Guidelines “Sustainability agreements” for a public consultation. As per this draft,[...]

Competition law

Competition Law

#COVID-19 : Regulated Access to Historic Nuclear Electricity and Force Majeure

Following a summary proceedings, the Commercial Court of Paris ruled that Total Direct Energie is allowed to suspend the purchase of electricity from EDF under the ARENH mechanism based on[...]

Competition law