Funeral services: The French Competition Council sanctions an abuse of dominant position in funeral services sector(Funeral services)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. – Cons. conc. dec. no. 08-D-09 of 6 May 2008 relating to practices implemented in the funeral sector in Lyon and its suburbs The funeral industry has been the source of a large number of disputes before the Competition Council since the entry into force of the Act of 8 January 1993 abolishing the municipal monopoly on the external service of funeral directors, which covers, in particular, the transport of bodies, the organisation of funerals and the management of funeral homes. Henceforth, these services, which are part of the industrial and commercial public service, may be provided by the municipalities directly or through an agent and by any authorised