Remuneration of related rights for press publishers and agencies: the Autorité fines Google up to 500 million euros for non-compliance with several injunctions
on compliance with the injunctions issued against Google in Decision 20-MC-01 of 9 April 2020
Presentation of the decision
Under the terms of the present decision, the Autoritéde la concurrence (hereinafter the "Autorité") sanctions the companies Google LLC, Google Ireland Limited and Google France (hereinafter "Google") for failing to comply with the interim measures issued in its Decision 20-MC-01 of 9 April 2020 on requests for interim measures by the Syndicat des éditeurs de la presse magazine, the Alliance de la presse d'information générale and others and Agence France-Presse (hereinafter the "Decision on in
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Remuneration of related rights for press publishers and agencies: the Autorité fines Google up to 500 million euros for non-compliance with several injunctions
regarding practices implemented by the Ligue de Football Professionnel in the sector of the sale of television broadcasting rights for sports competitions
Presentation of the decision
Aux termes de la présente décision, l’Autorité de la concurrence rejette la saisine au fond de la société groupe Canal Plus (ci-après « GCP ») pour défaut d’éléments suffisamment probants et, par voie de conséquence, la demande de mesures conservatoires accessoire à cette saisine.
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Reawarding of the football Ligue 1’s TV rights: The Autorité de la concurrence rejects Canal + Group's complaint against the LFP, for lack of sufficient evidence
regarding practices implemented in the online advertising sector
Presentation of the decision
By the terms of the present decision, the Autorité de la concurrence fines Google for having abused its dominant position in the market for ad servers for publishers of websites and mobile apps, in violation of Articles L. 420-2 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce) and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (“TFEU”).
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The Autorité de la concurrence hands out a €220 millions fine to Google for favouring its own services in the online advertising sector
