Competition Law and European Community Regulations

Our firm provides advice on all aspects of French and European Community competition law and regulations, as well as other areas of European Community law, in particular as to their impact on transactions involving non-European companies, and represents clients in dealing with the European Commission..

Examples of Matters Relating to Competition Law and European Community Regulations :

• Analysis of French and EC Competition Regulations applicable to various clients’ acquisitions involving France and/or other European countries, together with handling any necessary requests for administrative approval.
• Coordination of antitrust review and requests for administrative approval in connection with representation of a U.S.-based multinational industrial chemical company’s acquisition and divestiture activities involving countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas.
• Audit of EC Regulations potentially applicable to a U. S. corporation manufacturing electronics components for the defense industry.
• Organization of EC Commission interviews in Brussels for top managers of a U.S. company.
• Legal Opinion for a non-profit association of companies in the space industry on the applicability of EC Law to commercial activities in outer space.
• Legal feasibility study for a cosmetics company to form a distribution network in Europe in accordance with EC laws.
• Legal Opinion on EC rules applicable to a joint venture agreement between an Italian company and a French company to produce and market citywide billboards in Europe. Negotiation of an exemption with the EC Commission.
• Legal Opinion as to compatibility with EC Law of an exclusive distribution right to be granted to a French company by a U. S. company for a U. S. product in a high-technology industry.
• Legal opinion as to the compatibility of a proposed merger between a French, an Italian and a Canadian company with EC Regulations on Merger Control and as to the merits of a potential case to be submitted to the European Court of Justice.
• Monitoring EC Regulations and standards of optical protection devices for an association of members of the sunglass industry.
• Legal opinion on EC law regarding telemarketing of telecommunications accessories to European consumers.