Non-compliance with commitments : The Paris Court of Appeal confirms the principle of a strict interpretation of the commitments made binding by the French Competition Authority and the serious sanctions applicable in case of breach (GIE “Les Indépendants”)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. The decision-making practice of the French Competition Authority with respect to breaches of the commitments is still not well developed (Aut. conc., dec. no. 11-D-10 of July 6, 2011 relating to compliance by the city of Marseille with the commitments made in Competition Council Decision no. 08-D-43 of December 22, 2008). (Aut. conc., dec. no. 11-D-12 of September 20, 2011 relating to compliance with the commitments contained in the decision authorizing the acquisition of TPS and CanalSatellite by Vivendi Universal and Canal Plus Group; and Aut. conc., dec. no. 12-D-15 of July 9, 2012 relating to compliance with the commitments contained in the decision