Following a fourteen year long battle, and one of the most significant judgements in antitrust history, Google's abuse of its dominance through self-preferencing has been confirmed, opening the way to furt…
By a communiqué dated 19 October 2017, the French Competition Authority annonced the withdrawal of its 10 February 2012 Framework document under which companies choosing to benefit from the provisions of non-contestation of grievances could obtain a 10% reduction of the penalty incurred upon commiting to implement or improve a competition law compliance program.
Marie Hindré, Partner, and Caroline Diot, Senior Associate at Altana, comment on this decision in an interview published on 9 November 2017 by Le Monde du Droit.