On February 6, 2024, the French Competition Authority ("l'Autorité") fined chocolate producer De Neuville 4 million euros for vertical agreements. This decision is interesting in several respects...more
5/23/2024
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Corporate Branding ,
Corporate Fines ,
Distributors ,
France ,
Franchises ,
Franchisors ,
French Competition Authority ,
Operating Agreements ,
Vertical Agreement
On 18 October 2023, the Commercial Division of the French Supreme Court (Court of Cassation) issued a noteworthy ruling, in which it judged its own case law on restrictive competition practices to be "complex", a source of...more
2/15/2024
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Commercial Court ,
Competition ,
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Contract Disputes ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Distributors ,
Email ,
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French Commercial Code ,
French Competition Authority ,
French Supreme Court ,
Internet Retailers ,
Jurisdiction ,
Online Platforms ,
Sales & Distribution Agreements ,
Terms and Conditions ,
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The following articles present a brief summary of topics of interest specific to French law which apply to French and foreign companies in the food, beverage and agriculture sector, when products are marketed in France....more
This newsletter focuses on two recent legal updates in the agri-food sector:
..The Egalim 2 Law, adopted on 19 October 2021, is aimed to grant guaranties to the French food sector. More specifically, this law intends to...more
12/15/2021
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Distributors ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Supply ,
France ,
New Legislation ,
Remuneration ,
Sales & Distribution Agreements ,
Supply Chain ,
Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER)
The Competition and Distribution team of BCLP's Paris office reviews some key news from the end of 2020, in particular:
..The “Dammann Frères” decision of 3 December 2020 concerning the tea manufacturer's online sales...more
2/2/2021
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Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Competition Authorities ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Distributors ,
EU ,
France ,
French Competition Authority ,
French Supreme Court ,
Online Marketplace ,
Price-Fixing ,
Vertical Agreement