The Autorité de la concurrence has published a new procedural notice on the leniency programme. This notice consolidates and details the applicable legal framework in order to encourage undertakings to use the leniency procedure by providing greater clarity and predictability about the processing of applications. It replaces the procedural notice of 3 April 2015 to take
The French Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission de régulation de l’énergie – CRE) and the Autorité de la concurrence publish their letter to the French government containing proposals to ensure fair competition in the implementation of the electricity market reform The two independent authorities welcome the French government’s objective of creating an efficient French electricity market
On 11 July 2023, Canal Plus Group notified the Autorité de la concurrence of its plan to acquire exclusive control of OCS and Orange Studio. During its investigation, the Autorité held many discussions with Canal Plus Group. It also conducted extensive market consultation, sending out questionnaires to dozens of operators in the sector and holding
On 13 July 2023, Intermarché notified the Autorité de la concurrence of its plan to acquire 61 food retail stores operated under the Casino group banner. To take account of the stores’ difficult economic situations, the Autorité granted the Intermarché group, at its request, a derogation from the suspensive effect of merger control[1] . In
The Autorité de la concurrence has fined three professional canning associations (the FIAC, the ADEPALE and the ANIA) and the can manufacturers’ trade union SNFBM for having implemented a collective strategy intended to prevent manufacturers in the sector from competing on the presence, or absence, of Bisphenol A in food containers (cans, tins, etc.). 11
