Appointment of Vivien Terrien as Vice-President of the Autorité and re-appointment of several members of the Board

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By decree of the President of the French Republic, Vivien Terrien has been appointed Vice-President of the Autorité de la concurrence, succeeding Henri Piffaut. The Autorité would like to express its thanks, once again, to Henri Piffaut for all his work during his term of office. Press release of 10 May 2024 Appointment of Vivien

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Takeover of assets belonging to Ludendo by the JouéClub group: public consultation opened

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The JouéClub group has notified the Autorité de la concurrence of the acquisition of exclusive control of assets belonging to the Ludendo group concerning, in France, 120 stores operated under the La Grande Récré or Starjouet banners. The notification follows on from the decision of the Paris Commercial Court on 9 June 2023, as part

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Thomas Guerin is appointed Deputy Head of the Legal Department

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With effect from 15 April 2024, Thomas Guerin is appointed Deputy to the Head of the Legal Department, Mathias Pigeat. He succeeds Julien Neto, who was appointed Deputy General Rapporteur with effect from 18 March 2024, and will work alongside Gaëlle le Breton, who is also Deputy Head of the Legal Department. Press release of

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The Autorité publishes an opinion on inter-branch reserves in the wine sector

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Inter-branch reserves in the wine sector: the Autorité de la concurrence considers that the inter-branch organisations may introduce a price tunnel principle, provided that the minimum and maximum price limits are freely determined by each contracting operator The Autorité de la concurrence was asked by the French Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industrial and

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Rating systems: the Autorité launches a public consultation until 15 May as part of the preparation of an opinion

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  In February , the Autorité de la concurrence decided to start inquiries ex officio to analyse the competitive functioning of the rating systems sector, which aims to provide consumers with information on the sustainability-related characteristics of consumer products and services. As part of the preparation of the opinion, the Autorité is launching a public

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