France, 1953

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Governed by: Decree 53-704 of August 9, 1953. The decree amends Ordonnance 45-1485 of June 30, 1945. [1][2]

Category Subcategory Score Comment
Scope Extraterritoriality 0
Remedies Fines 1
Prison Sentences 1
Divestitures 0
Private Enforcement 3rd Party Initiation 0
Remedies Available to 3rd Parties 0
3rd Party Rights in Proceedings 0
Merger Notification Voluntary 0 The law does not address mergers.
Mandatory 0
Pre-merger 0
Post-merger 0
Merger Assessment Dominance 0
Restriction of Competition 0
Public Interest (Pro D) 0
Public Interest (Pro Authority) 0
Other 0
Efficiency 0
Dominance Limits Access 0
Abusive Acts 0
Price Setting
Discriminatory Pricing
Resale Price Maintenance
Obstacles to Entry 0
Efficiency Defense
Restrictive Trade Practices Price Fixing 1 Article 59 bis prohibits price fixing.
Tying 1 Article 8 prohibits tying arrangements.
Market Division 1 Article 7(4) prohibits allocating markets or sources of supply.
Output Restraint 1 Article 7(3) prohibits limiting or controlling production.
Market Sharing 1 Article 7(4) prohibits allocating markets or sources of supply.
Eliminating Competitors 1 Article 7(1) prohibits agreements that limits access to the market or free exercise of competition by other enterprises.
Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging 0
Supply Refusal 1 Article 8 prohibits refusing to sell.
Efficiency Defense 1 Article 59 ter allows otherwise prohibited practices if they increase efficiency.

References

  1. Business Regulation in the Common Market Nations, (Harlan M. Blake, ed., 1969), at 105-126.
  2. Stefan A. Rosenfeld, The Legal Protection of Competition in France, 48 Cal. L. Rev 574, 580-95 (1960). pp. 593-95 contain an English translation of the relevant portions of the statute.