France: Competition Authority investigation into Rolex for allegedly prohibiting its authorised distributors from selling its goods online
Progress
Current status
in force
19 Dec 2023 in force
25 Jan 2017 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
France
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
other service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued Competition Authority fine on Rolex for prohibiting its authorised distributors from selling its goods online
On 19 December 2023, the Competition Authority fined Rolex EUR 91.6 million for prohibiting its authorised distributors from selling its watches online. More specifically, Rolex prohibited the sale of its watches by mail and, therefore, via the Inte…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Opened Competition Authority investigation into Rolex for allegedly prohibiting its authorised distributors from selling its goods online
On 30 April 2018, the Competition Authority opened an investigation into Rolex over allegations that it prohibited its authorised distributors from selling its watches online. The competition authority investigates if Rolex is engaging in actions t…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority