Abuse of economic dependence: The French Competition Authority underlines that the economic dependence must be evaluated in concreto (Carrefour)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. The Competition Authority has made a strange decision on 3 March 2010 on practices implemented by Carrefour in the local general food retail sector. This is an investigation initiated following the referral to the Council by the Syndicat de l'épicerie française et de l'alimentation générale (SEFAG), the French grocery and general food union (SEFAG), this last estimating that Carrefour would dissuade its franchisees from leaving their network and would hinder their commercial