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French Competition Authority Fines Canal Plus Group for Breach of Merger Commitments and Requires Unwinding or Re-Notifying Merger
Eric Morgan de Rivery, September 29, 2011
In an unprecedented decision, on September 20, 2011, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence) withdrew the authorization granted in 2006 for Canal Plus to merge with TPS, on the ground that Canal Plus Group subsequently breached some of the conditions of the merger...

EC Announces Reforms to EU Antitrust Procedures - Welcome Changes, But "Too Little"
Vincent P. Brophy,Scott G. McInnes, June 15, 2011
In a 30 May 2011 speech, the EU Commissioner for competition policy, Joaquín Almunia, announced a series of changes to EU antitrust procedures, with a view to providing parties under investigation with more transparency into European Commission (EC) investigations. These changes follow...

EU Court Restricts Member State Freedom to Impose "Must Carry" Obligations on Network Operators
Serge Clerckx, March 22, 2011
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that Belgian must-carry rules are incompatible with EU law, as they lack clearly defined, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria for awarding must-carry status to broadcast content. Must-carry rules obligate network operators...

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