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Cases : Anti-competitive practices
In recent years, Thibault has been involved in the following cases in particular:
2026
Representing a trade association in connection with Decision 26-D-05 of 16 April 2026 concerning practices in the distribution sector for organically farmed food products – Appeal currently pending before the Paris Court of Appeal
2025
Representing a company in connection with Decision 23-D-04 of 12 April 2023 concerning practices in the sector of subscription sales for business intelligence and corporate information products
Joint counsel for a food retail group in connection with the challenge to investigations carried out by the European Commission
Judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 9 March 2023
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/PDF/?uri=ecli:ECLI%3AEU%3AT%3A2020%3A458
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:62020CJ0690
2024
Representing a company in connection with obstruction proceedings – Awaiting the French Competition Authority’s decision
Representing an animal health laboratory in connection with Opinion 25-A-12 of 13 October 2025 concerning the conditions for setting the prices of veterinary medicines and the evolution of the cost of veterinary care
Representing a company in connection with Decision 25-D-04 of 11 September 2025 concerning practices implemented in the short-sea freight transport sector
Securing the client’s discharge after a five-year investigation following a complaint by a third party
2023
Representing a company in connection with Decision 24-D-10 of 4 December 2024 concerning practices in the inter-island passenger air transport sector
Representing a consultancy firm subject to an investigate by the European Commission (June 2024) – Investigation ongoing
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/fr/ip_24_3365
Co-advising a human health laboratory in the so-called Perindopril case before the European Commission and subsequently before the courts of appeal
Case pending before the General Court of the European Union, following the referral by the Court of Justice of the European Union in its judgment of 27 June 2024 (Case C-201/19)
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:62019CJ0201
2022
Representing a group of private healthcare establishments in connection with Decision 22-D-25 of 19 December 2022 concerning practices in the radiotherapy sector
Secured the client’s discharge and the dismissal of the application for interim measures
Representing a company in relation to Decision 22-D-08 of 3 March 2022 concerning practices in the waste collection and management sector in Haute-Savoie
Other high-profile cases
involving anti-competitive
Advising the Casino Group in connection with the joint acquisition of 28 retail outlets operating under the Franprix and Monop’ brands by FZCO and SMD (Decision 26-DCC-184 of 15 September 2026)
Representing a group of flour mills in connection with Decision 12-D-09 of 13 March 2012 concerning practices in the food flour sector
Representing a company in connection with Decision 15-D-03 of 11 March 2015 concerning practices in the fresh dairy products sector
Representing a milling group in connection with Decision 15-D-04 of 26 March 2015 concerning practices in the artisan bakery sector – Securing the client’s discharge
https://www.autoritedelaconcurrence.fr/fr/communiques-de-presse/26-mars-2015-farine-boulangere
Representing an airport in connection with Decision No. 17-D-03 of 27 February 2017 concerning practices identified in the car hire sector – Securing the client’s discharge
Representing a company in connection with Decision 11-D-02 of 26 January 2011 concerning practices in the restoration of historic monuments sector
Joint counsel to a company in connection with Decision 07-D-15 of 9 May 2007 concerning practices implemented in public procurement relating to secondary schools in the Île-de-France region
https://www.autoritedelaconcurrence.fr/fr/communiques-de-presse/9-mai-2007-lycees-dile-de-france