Tag: France
France Hits Google & Facebook With Fine Over Cookies
According to Reuters, France's data privacy watchdog CNIL has fined Alphabet's Google a record 150 million euros ($169 million) for making it difficult for internet...
Pass-Through and Competition in the Food Sector: New Data, New Insights,...
Current pressures on food supply chains are associated with higher food prices but the extent of the pass-through to consumers will depend on how...
Benoît Coeuré To Be Named Head Of Frances Competition Authority
Benoît Coeuré about to be appointed head of the French Competition Authority, reported Les Echos. The economist, who worked for the European Central Bank...
Dassault Denies Plans To Sell Le Figaro Newspaper
The Dassault group on Saturday denied having any plans to sell Le Figaro newspaper after French media website Mediapart reported that French tycoon Vincent...
Frances’ Orange Says Merger Is “Inevitable”
France will "inevitably" see the number of telecom operators fall from four to three, Orange's CFO said on Wednesday, adding that recent take-private deals...
Designing a Compliance Policy, the French Approach
Compliance is the outcome of interactions between firms and competition authorities. For a competition authority to design compliance policy instruments requires understanding the origins...
French Watchdog Says Companies Colluded To Not Disclose Chemicals Packaging
France has accused more than 100 companies, including units of Nestlé, of colluding to not disclose information to consumers about the presence of a...
French Antitrust Chief Was “Surprised” To Be Removed From Post
France’s antitrust chief has expressed her “surprise” and “disappointment” at President Emmanuel Macron’s decision not to renew her mandate in the middle of a...
French TV Group M6 Partners With Snapchat
French TV group M6 has set up a partnership with Snap messaging app Snapchat to make extracts of its programmes available on the social...
Netherlands, France & Germany Present Digital Markets Act Amendments
The Netherlands, France, and Germany have jointly developed amendments to the Digital Markets Act (DMA): the introduction of a tailor-made remediation provision and the...
