Legal news - Competition and distribution
Appointment of Jérémy Bernard, partner at DELCADE, as a non-permanent Commissioner of the Competition Authority of New Caledonia (ACNC)
DELCADE is pleased to announce the appointment of Jérémy Bernard as a non-permanent Commissioner of the Competition Authority of New Caledonia (ACNC). This appointment follows the selection of his application by the ACNC Commissioners, its nomination by the New Caledonia Government, and its unanimous appointment by the Congress of New Caledonia. Jérémy Bernard, a lawyer […]
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International Comparative Legal Guide Class and Group Actions 2024 – Chapter France by Jérémy Bernard
DELCADE partner Jérémy Bernard co-authored with Leyla Djavadi and Jean-Louis Fourgoux Chapter France of the 2024 issue of the International Comparative Legal Guide Class and Group Actions, published by Global Legal Group.
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Download the White Paper – Master Franchise and International Development
Master franchising is a common business development strategy in international business. What is the Master Franchise? A franchisor grants sub-franchising rights for a specific territory to a sub-franchisor (the “master franchisee”). The master franchisee is then responsible for creating and managing additional franchises in the designated region. One of the main advantages of the master […]
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Distribution Contracts in France: New mandatory rules under EGALIM3 Law
French lawmakers have enacted measures to tackle the strategies employed by some distributors that have bypassed regulations through the establishment of overseas purchasing hubs. These hubs have been found to engage with French-based suppliers in a manner that undermines the French distribution agreement and contract laws. To address this, the French legislators have now clearly […]
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Two important information to remember from the Annual report on the control of foreign investments in France in 2022
Published on 9 May 2023, the Annual Report on the Control of Foreign Investments in France in 2022 mentions two important information. First, it presents the sanction procedure in the event of a breach of the rules on controlling foreign investments in France, which would suggest that the French Treasury could consider opening investigations in […]
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News in the field of restrictive competition practices
In an article published in L’Actu Concurrence in French, Jérémy Bernard, partner at DELCADE, decrypts the ruling of the French Judicial Supreme Court of January 11th, 2023, regarding the application of the French prohibition of obtaining an advantage without consideration or a disproportionate advantage to subcontracting relationships and the recovery by the Employer authority of […]
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The challenges of the new case law on anti-competitive practices in subcontracting and recovery of the CICE
Latest development in French case law on competition restrictive practices (pratiques restrictives de concurrence): the enforcement of the prohibition on obtaining an advantage without consideration or a disproportionate one to subcontracting relationships and to the claw back by the client of a part of the CICE French tax credit received by its subcontractors Decision of […]
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Publishing of the first French Guidelines relating to the Control of Foreign Investments in France
Published on 8 September 2022, the French Guidelines on the Control of Foreign Investment in France sadly are an unfinished work
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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
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Dictionary of Competition Law – Protection of legal privileges
Jérémy Bernard drafted the entry regarding the protection of legal privileges in the French version of the Dictionary of Competition Law displayed on the web site of Concurrences.
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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
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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
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