Leniency and settlement procedures: The Paris Court of Appeal explains the leniency and settlement procedures in the steel and iron trade case but leaves many questions unanswered (AMD Sud-Ouest)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. – CA Paris, ch. 5-7, 19 January 2010, AMD Sud-Ouest and others. against Cons. conc., Dec. no. 08-D-32 of 16 December 2008 on practices in the steel products trading sector The decision of the Paris Court of Appeal of 19 January 2010 in the steel products trading case, which is commented on elsewhere, should still be noted in this column for its developments relating to leniency and the non-contestation of the grievances. The Court of Appeals has posted its reading of these proceedings, thereby raising new questions. The Court of Appeal considers leniency to be an "agreement" over which it exercises only limited control Before the Court of Appeal, one of