27 April 2020
Competition Law strengthening the failure of the new publishers’ rights: is it fair?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/france/competition-law-strengthening-the-failure-of-the-new

In October 2019 France became the first EU country to implement and apply article 15 of the DSM Directive. If the goal of article 15 was to make “the licensing and enforcement of rights in press publications” less ...

17 June 2020
E-commerce: the FCA publishes a study on the application of competition law in the sector
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/france/e-commerce-l-adlc-publie-une-etude-sur-l-application-du-droit-de-la-concurrence-dans-le-secteur

E-commerce is an essential distribution channel with specific features to which the competition authorities had to adapt. The French Competition Authority (the FCA) has therefore deemed it useful to publish a study ...

13 October 2020
Ban of sales through marketplaces: further clarifications would be welcome
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/ban-of-sales-through-marketplaces-further-clarifications-would-be-welcome

At a time when competition authorities are increasingly concerned about the growing importance of platforms in the digital economy, the possibility for suppliers to prevent distributors from reselling goods through ...

16 February 2021
New FCA’s study on professional bodies in the run-up to ECN+ Directive transposition
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/france/new-fcas-study-on-professional-bodies-in-the-run-up-to-ecn-directive-transposition

While the ECN+ Directive is about to be transposed into French law, which will result in exposing professional bodies to potentially much heavier sanctions than under the current legal framework, the French Competition ...

20 January 2021
The FCA publishes its roadmap for 2021
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/france/the-fca-publishes-its-roadmap-for-2021

After a year strongly marked by the unprecedented COVID-19 health and economic crisis, the French Competition Authority ("FCA") recently published its roadmap for 2021. Continuity and novelty are the two words that can ...

15 September 2020
Merger control: first-ever FCA’s decision to block a transaction
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/france/merger-control-first-ever-fcas-decision-to-block-a-transaction

Nearly a month after issuing its new merger control guidelines, the French Competition Authority (FCA) broke new ground in merger control by issuing a blocking decision on 28 August 2020, against the joint takeover of a ...

14 July 2020
Publication of a study on e-commerce and competition law
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/france/publication-of-a-study-on-ecommerce-and-competition-law

The French Competition Authority (FCA) has recently published a study on competition law and e-commerce which presents the competition dynamics as well as the anti-competitive practices that may arise in the e-commerce ...

16 November 2020
The FCA rejects Sony’s commitments in an abuse of dominance case
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/france/the-fca-rejects-sonys-commitments-in-an-abuse-of-dominance-case

2020 proves to be a busy year for the French Competition Authority (FCA) as far as tech giants are concerned. After Google and Apple, it's now Sony's turn to be under the FCA’s spotlight. While the Japanese company is ...

18 August 2020
Publication of the new French merger control guidelines
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/france/publication-of-the-new-french-merger-control-guidelines

The French Competition Authority (FCA) recently published its new merger control guidelines. The adoption of these new guidelines follows a series of public consultations and is part of the FCA’s efforts to simplify and ...

11 June 2020
The FCA’s contribution to the fight against climate change
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/france/the-fcas-contribution-to-the-fight-against-climate-change

At the time where the Covid-19 outbreak has resulted in a significant drop in greenhouse gas emissions, the French Competition Authority ("FCA") recently published a working paper, together with seven other French ...