The French Competition Authority issues its first ex officio opinion on competition in the railway sector

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4 Nov 2009

The French Competition Authority issues its first ex officio opinion on competition in the railway sector

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French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence), 4 November 2009, Avis n° 09-A-55, Sur le secteur du transport public terrestre de voyageurs

France: Autorité de la concurrence issues its first ex-officio Opinion on Competition in the Railway Sector and an Opinion on the Dairy Sector Pursuant to the 2009 competition law reform, the Autorité de la concurrence was entrusted with the power to issue ex officio opinions on any competition related matter. This includes the power to carry out market studies sector inquiries. This power was used for the first time in May 2009 with the initiation of a study in the railway sector, making competition

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European Competition Network Brief, The French Competition Authority issues its first ex officio opinion on competition in the railway sector, 4 November 2009, e-Competitions November 2009, Art. N° 33424

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