Commitments – Level playing field: The French Competition Auhtority makes a funeral operator’s commitments mandatory in order to prevent competition distortions resulting from vertical integration (Funeral services)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. Aut. conc. dec. no. 11-D-14 of 20 October 2011 relating to practices implemented in the funeral sector in the Manche department The French Competition Authority's decision no. 11-D-14 of 20 October 2011 relating to practices implemented in the funeral sector in the Manche department comes on top of a long series of disputes relating to the distortions of competition that may arise as a result of a given operator's control of funeral chambers or crematoria. Law No. 92-23 of 8 January 1993 liberalised the French funeral market by allowing any authorised company or association to provide external services (services