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ARTICLE · 17 FEBRUARY 2020

The French Competition Authority Publishes Its Roadmap For 2020

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In 2019, the French Competition Authority (hereinafter the "Authority") focused in particular on digital issues, the distribution sector and competition in French overseas territories.

FranceAntitrust/Competition Law
Renaud Christol
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Marc-Antoine Picquier
Marc-Antoine Picquier

In 2019, the French Competition Authority (hereinafter the "Authority") focused in particular on digital issues, the distribution sector and competition in French overseas territories. In its press release of January 9, 20201, in which it announced its "priorities for the year 2020", it indicated that these subjects would remain at the forefront for the year 2020 and others would also be on its agenda.

Digital

Digital will remain at the core of the reflections and actions that the Authority wants to carry out in 2020.

It aims to better assess the "economic changes brought about by the digital revolution (particularly in the distribution sector)", to take into account economic developments such as the impact of the digital revolution in the financial sector (dematerialised financial services, fintechs, blockchains, etc.) and "to be able to prevent and punish new forms of agreements or abuse of dominant position". In particular, the sectors of collection and

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