Franklin is pleased to share the second edition of its newsletter dedicated to key developments in competition, distribution and consumer law, as well as foreign direct investment (FDI) control and foreign subsidies control, including:
- Air cargo cartel: The ECJ confirms the Commission’s extraterritorial jurisdiction and clarifies the concept of a single and continuous infringement.
- Towercast case law: The Paris Court of Appeal further develops the interaction between merger control and abuse of dominance.
- Distribution law: The French Supreme Court clarifies both the notion of significant imbalance and the absence of automatic transfer of selective distribution agreements following a business transfer.
- Regulatory developments: Adoption of the law protecting the confidentiality of in-house lawyers’ legal advice and the reinstatement of higher merger control thresholds.
- Enforcement: The French consumer authority (DGCCRF) imposes a €33.5m fine on Eurelec, highlighting the extraterritorial reach of French commercial law.
- French Competition Authority: Two notable opinions on the cost of living in Martinique and the online video content sector.
