Existence of a concerted practice: The Paris Court of Appeal confirms the existence of a concerted practice and the amount of fines (Temporary work)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. – CA Paris, ch. 5-7, 26 January 2010, Adecco, ADIA, Manpower and others.against Cons. conc., Dec. no. 09-D-05 of 2 February 2009 on practices in the temporary work sector Appeals by temporary employment agencies against the Competition Council's decision did not flourish before the Paris Court of Appeal. It will be recalled that five companies had been heavily sanctioned for concerted action to avoid price competition. Apart from Manpower, the companies had not contested the vertical cartel grievances and had offered commitments (see Concurrences No. 2-2009, Agreements Chronicle and Procedures Messageries informatiques : Le Conseil de la concurrence