Renaud Christol

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Vérification publicitaire sur Internet : l’Autorité de la concurrence anticipe l’entrée en vigueur du DMA à l’encontre de Meta

L’Autorité de la concurrence (ci-après « l’Autorité) a été saisie en octobre 2022 par la société Adloox qui reprochait aux sociétés Meta Platforms Inc, Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd et Facebook France (ci-après « Meta ») leur refus de l’accepter dans leur système de partenariats relatif aux vérifications publicitaires. Dans sa décision 23-MC-01 du 4 mai 2023, l’Autorité prononce des mesures conservatoires à l’encontre de Meta.

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Mergers that do not meet the thresholds can be controlled, after their completion, on the basis of abuse of dominant position

Mergers that do not meet the thresholds can be controlled, after their completion, on the basis of abuse of dominant position On 16 March 2023, the Cour

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August Debouzy advises Cameco on French law aspects of acquisition of Westinghouse Electric Company

August Debouzy, in coordination with Covington & Burling, is advising Cameco Corporation, the world’s largest publicly traded uranium company and a cornerstone of the Canadian nuclear industry, on the French aspects of a contemplated acquisition of Westinghouse Electric Company, one of the world’s largest nuclear services businesses, for an enterprise value of $7.875 billion and an estimated $4.5 billion equity cost. Covington & Burling assisted Cameco with the general coordination of the transaction and the US law aspects.

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Mergers below thresholds can indeed be controlled

On September 11, 2020, the European Commission (the "Commission") had announced its new approach to Article 22 of the Merger Regulation 139/2004 ("Article

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August Debouzy has advised TotalEnergies on its capital partnership with La Compagnie des Bois du Gabon aimed at developing a new forest management model

August Debouzy has advised TotalEnergies on its acquisition from Criterion Africa Partners of a 49% stake in Compagnie des Bois du Gabon (CBG), a key playe

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New Vertical Block Exemption Regulation - Act II

Act II – Focus on the distribution networks In addition to the new provisions relating to online commerce and the digital economy[1], the new Vertical B

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New Vertical Block Exemption Regulation - Act I

• Focus on online sales[1] Following a public consultation process conducted over several months[2], the European Commission (the "Commission") adopted

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« Gun jumping » et absence de notification : l’Autorité de la concurrence sanctionne pour la première fois

Dans sa décision n°22-D-10 du 12 avril 2022 (la « Décision »)[1], l’Autorité de la concurrence (« l’Autorité ») a prononcé une amende de 7 millions d’euros à l’encontre de la société Compagnie Financière Européenne de Prises de Participation (« COFEPP ») pour avoir réalisé une opération de concentration[2] sans l’avoir notifiée à l’Autorité, et sans attendre son autorisation. C’est la première fois que l’Autorité sanctionne ces deux infractions dans une même décision.

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War in Ukraine and economic sanctions: antitrust law is adapting to the circumstances but continues to apply

On March 21st, 2022, the European Competition Network (“ECN”), which brings together the European Commission, the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) and the national competition authorities of the EU/EEA, including the French Competition Authority, published a joint statement on the application of competition law in the context of the war in Ukraine (the “Statement”).

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August Debouzy advised Recommerce Group on its cooperation with major French industrial groups

August Debouzy advised Recommerce Group, a forerunner in refurbishment since 2009, on its cooperation with United.b (Boulanger, Electro Dépôt, Hifi, Krëfel, etc.) and other leading industrial actors. This cooperation is the subject of an exclusive negotiation subject to approval by the French Competition Authority.