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Essilor

French maker of prescription lenses; combined with Luxottica in 2018.

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Also known as
Essilor International
Legal records

Prescription lenses, 2022

  1. 6 Oct 2022 Sanctioned by Autorité de la concurrence: discrimination of online players and protection of brick-and-mortar retailers for certain prescription lenses; fine of €81 million 1A separate case about prescription lenses, not sunglasses. Upheld by the Paris Court of Appeal on 12 December 2024; EssilorLuxottica has appealed.
  2. 12 Dec 2024 Sanctioned by Paris Court of Appeal: appeal rejected; the €81 million decision stands 1EssilorLuxottica appealed to the Court of Cassation on 13 January 2025.

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  • Autorité de la concurrence 6 Oct 2022 discrimination of online players and protection of brick-and-mortar retailers for certain prescription lenses; fine of €81 million Primary record 1

    A separate case about prescription lenses, not sunglasses. Upheld by the Paris Court of Appeal on 12 December 2024; EssilorLuxottica has appealed.

  • Paris Court of Appeal 12 Dec 2024 appeal rejected; the €81 million decision stands Primary record 1

    EssilorLuxottica appealed to the Court of Cassation on 13 January 2025.

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  • Foster Grant 2019 Scholarship & press 4

    As Yankee magazine described the ownership in 2019, through FGX International.

Timeline 4 dates
  1. 2018 Essilor part of EssilorLuxottica
  2. 2019 Foster Grant part of Essilor
  3. 6 Oct 2022 Essilor sanctioned by Autorité de la concurrence
  4. 12 Dec 2024 Essilor sanctioned by Paris Court of Appeal
Proof 4 sources
  1. Interim Financial Report 2025, EssilorLuxottica, 2025. Primary record
    the Group was sentenced by the French Competition Authority to a €81 million fine on October 6, 2022 for discrimination of online players and protection of brick-and-mortar retailers in connection with the distribution of certain specific prescription lenses.
    The decision was upheld by the Paris Court of Appeal on December 12, 2024.
  2. Mergers: Commission clears merger between Essilor and Luxottica (IP/18/1442), European Commission, 1 Mar 2018. Primary record
    Essilor is the largest supplier of ophthalmic lenses, both worldwide and in Europe.
  3. Essilor and Delfin successfully complete the combination of Essilor and Luxottica by creating EssilorLuxottica, EssilorLuxottica. Primary record
    Essilor and Delfin successfully complete the combination of Essilor and Luxottica by creating EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in the eyecare and eyewear industry
  4. Shades of Greatness: Foster Grant Sunglasses, Yankee Magazine, 31 May 2019. Scholarship & press
    Today the Foster Grant brand is owned by Rhode Island–based FGX International, which in turn is owned by the French company Essilor.
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