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☆ How Reuters measured the impact of French police fines
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Layli Foroudi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

For its national analysis, Reuters used department-level immigrant population figures from France’s official statistics agency. This data counts as an immigrant any person born abroad with foreign nationality even if they have since been naturalized. Reuters compared this data with the interior ministry’s counts of pandemic-related fines issued in each department between mid-March and mid-May 2020. There were notable anomalies: Paris’ 8th district, home to the famous Champs Elysees shopping avenue, had the highest rate of fines despite having a relatively small minority population. He said the higher concentration of COVID-related fines in areas with larger populations of immigrant origins could be explained by various factors.

☆ Top Swiss court rules against Swisscom in fibre-optic case
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ZURICH, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Switzerland's highest court has rejected Swisscom's (SCMN.S) appeal over the standards it has to use in expanding fibre-optic networks to consumers, the court said on Tuesday. The Federal Administrative Court had ruled against Swisscom last year, and the Federal Supreme Court upheld that ruling in a verdict released on Tuesday. "The Federal Supreme Court rejects Swisscom's appeal in connection with the precautionary measure imposed by the Competition Commission (WEKO) for the expansion of the fibre-optic network. The decision of the Federal Administrative Court, in which it confirmed the provisional WEKO ban, is not arbitrary," the court said in a statement accompanying the verdict. In a statement following the verdict, Swisscom said it acknowledges the judgement.

☆ Italy court rejects Google's appeal against watchdog fine, accepts Apple's one
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

MILAN, Nov 18 (Reuters) - An Italian administrative court on Friday rejected an appeal by Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) against a decision by Italy's antitrust authority to fine the group, but accepted iPhone maker Apple's (AAPL.O) appeal against the watchdog's ruling. Last year, Italy's antitrust regulator fined Google and Apple 10 million euros ($10.36 million) each, claiming that the two tech groups had not provided "clear and immediate information" on how they collect and use the data of those who access their services. Both Google and Apple had no immediate comment. ($1 = 0.9655 euros)Andrea Mandalà and Elvira Pollina, editing Federico MaccioniOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

[1/2] The iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are displayed at the Apple Fifth Avenue store, in Manhattan, New York City U.S. September 16, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File PhotoNov 9 (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) were accused in an antitrust lawsuit on Wednesday of conspiring to drive up iPhone and iPad prices by removing nearly all other resellers of new Apple products from Amazon's website. Prices rose more than 10%, while Apple stabilized the prices it charged in retail stores, the complaint said. The combined product revenue of Cupertino, California-based Apple and Seattle-based Amazon topped $125 billion in this year's third quarter. Last month, an Italian administrative court scrapped a 173.3 million euro ($173.6 million) fine against Apple and Amazon by Italy's antitrust regulator for alleged price collusion.

☆ Supreme Court Hears Challenges to FTC and SEC In-House Courts
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Jan Wolfe | Dave Michaels | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Federal Trade Commission is one of the agencies that use administrative courts in which judges rule on the legality of mergers and make other decisions. WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments over the Federal Trade Commission’s authority, the latest case before the high court that seeks to rein in federal agency power. The justices will hold an oral argument in Axon Enterprise Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, a lawsuit brought by the maker of Tasers and other police equipment against the antitrust enforcement agency.

☆ Italian court suspends decision on Amazon's record fine appeal
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ROME, Oct 28 (Reuters) - An Italian court has suspended a decision on a request by e-commerce giant Amazon (AMZN.O) to annul a record 1.13 billion euro ($1.12 billion) fine imposed by Italy's antitrust watchdog for alleged abuse of market dominance, a court ruling showed on Friday. Italian administrative court TAR del Lazio said it had suspended judgment pending a ruling by the European Union Court of Justice over the case. Last year Italy's competition watchdog ruled that Amazon had used its dominant position in the Italian market for intermediation services on marketplaces to favour the adoption of its own logistics service by sellers active on Amazon.it. Amazon said at the time it "strongly disagreed" with the Italian regulator's decision and would appeal. ($1 = 1.0054 euros)Reporting by Marco Carta, writing by Elvira Pollina Editing by Federico Maccioni and Keith WeirOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Fake meat challenges name ban in Paris restaurant debut
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Chefs walk past the logo of Israeli start-up Redefine Meat which produces 3D printed plant-based vegan meat, at SIAL food and innovation exhibition in Villepinte, near Paris, France October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit TessierPARIS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The arrival of veggie meat dishes on Parisian steakhouse menus with names such as "tenderloin" and "flank" poses a challenge to French government efforts to ban meat names for plant-based products. The products of Redefine Meat made their debut in a Parisian restaurant this week after the Israeli startup firm struck a deal with importer Giraudi Meats to drive European distribution of its "New Meat" steak cuts produced on 3D printers. Beyond Meat (BYND.O), one of the world's leading plant-based meat producers, cut its revenue forecast last week. Redefine Meat sells its New Meat in almost 1,000 restaurants in Israel, Britain, the Netherlands and Germany, and they currently pay about $40 per kilo for its steak cuts.

☆ Factbox: How France is forcing striking fuel staff back to work
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

HOW CAN THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT ORDER STRIKING FUEL STAFF BACK TO WORK? Once employees are notified of a requisition order, they have to comply, or they could face up to six months in prison and a 10,000-euro ($9,700) fine. "Requisition orders are very rare, very exceptional," said labour lawyer Zoran Illic, who often represents workers' unions. "I don't know one lawyer who would advise an employee to refuse to comply with a requisition order, because the consequences would be too serious." When nationwide strikes paralysed France’s oil refining industry back in 2010, then-Prime Minister Francois Fillon's conservative government used requisition orders to bring back TotalEnergies' refinery staff back to work.

☆ A wrecked Russian tank can be put in front of Moscow's embassy in Germany, court rules
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A German group can put a wrecked Russian tank outside the Russian embassy in Berlin, a court said. Project organizer Enno Lenze said he would pick up a tank himself from Ukraine for the display. The road just outside the embassy likely can't support the weight of a massive tank, the court release said, so the which suggested a nearby crossroads for the display. The Russian Embassy in Berlin on September 3, 2022. On Monday, following intense Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure, Germany announced it would send air defense systems, as Reuters reported.

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