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3 weeks ago | 
concurrences.com | Frédéric Jenny |David Sevy |Compass Lexecon |Olivier Guersent
*Interview conducted by David Sevy, Executive Vice President, Compass Lexecon, Paris and BrusselsPresiding over the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Competition Committee for more than three decades, you have been a relentless promoter and a key enabler of convergence between competition agencies and policies across the world. In retrospect, what have been the key milestones and main achievements of this convergence process? There are at least six areas where the...
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2 months ago | 
concurrences.com | Reiko AOKI |Koren Wong-Ervin |Olivier Guersent |Frédéric Jenny
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Guillaume Loriot |Nicholas Banasevic |Laurence Bary |Frédéric Jenny
The Autorité de la concurrence clears, subject to the divestiture of stores, the takeover of 71 former Chauss’expo stores by the Chaussea group* On 6 March 2024, Chaussea notified the Autorité de la concurrence of its plan to take over 71 stores formerly operated under the Chauss’expo banner. The parties to the transactionChaussea operates stores offering affordable footwear for men, women and children, primarily in France.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Frédéric Jenny |Christophe Lemaire |Jeffrey Tassey
Previous article Next article Share on | The Commerce Commission today published its 2024-25 priorities for its compliance and enforcement activities, spotlighting the practices and sectors that will garner the most scrutiny.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Frédéric Jenny |Christophe Lemaire |David Sevy |Jeffrey Tassey
– Audios: Available for Concurrences+ subscribers (to be published soon)– Key Takeaways: Available for Concurrences+ subscribers (to be published soon)– Transcript: Available for Concurrences+ subscribers (to be published soon)Check the Upcoming Events section for the next events.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Guillaume Loriot |Nicholas Banasevic |Laurence Bary |Frédéric Jenny
AdC warns of competition risks regarding access to generative AI models* The AdC has published a short paper on access to AI models and competition. This is the second in a Short Paper Series expanding on the Issues Paper on Generative AI from November 2023. The generative AI models used by consumers and businesses – specialised models – are built from other AI models – foundation models – which were adapted to specific use cases. Building specialised models requires access to foundation mo...
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Frédéric Jenny |Christophe Lemaire |Jeffrey Tassey
Commitments from fuel companies improve conditions for price competition* The Swedish Competition Authority has investigated suspicions that the regular, public publication of recommended prices for petrol and diesel by Circle K, OKQ8, and Preem on their websites might constitute coordination in violation of the competition rules. The fuel companies have now voluntarily committed to ceasing the public publication of these prices. According to the Swedish Competition Authority’s assessment, ...
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Frédéric Jenny |Christophe Lemaire |Jeffrey Tassey
Previous article Next article Share on | The Belgian Competition Authority approves the merger of a number of Flemish inter-municipal organisations* On 29 November 2024, the Belgian Competition Authority (‘BCA’) approved the merger of several Flemish intermunicipal organisations.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Australian Competition |Frédéric Jenny |Christophe Lemaire |Jeffrey Tassey
The ACCC has granted interim authorisation to Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways, allowing them to engage in cooperative conduct under an integrated alliance. The ACCC has also accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways in relation to the conduct. Under the interim authorisation, Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways can commence marketing and selling 28 weekly scheduled return flights between Doha and Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Frédéric Jenny
*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. In recent years, competition law in both the United States and Europe has given rise to a number of questions concerning its purpose, raison d’être and effectiveness. Various aspects of competition law have given rise to controversy. Some felt that competition law had lost sight of what its purpose should be; others argued that the growing role of economics in th...
