*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. Competition law is no exception to the trend that consumer law, health law, environmental law, financial market law or, much older, labour law experienced before it: that of developing its own concepts, its original practice, its dedicated institutions, its exclusive cenacles and its specialised professions. The movement is all the stronger as the source of inspiration is European before being national. However, European procedural law, business law and civil law, which are incomplete or even embryonic, would be hard pressed to provide convincing frameworks. Competition law is unlikely to develop in their wake and must find its way. Moreover,
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FOREWORD : FRENCH COMPETITION LAW - AUTONOMY - JUDICIAL SCOPE OF COMPETENCES - JUDICIAL CASE LAW - PARIS COURT OF APPEALS - CIVIL/COMMERCIAL/CRIMINAL/PROCEDURAL CASELAWS - REVIEW OF FRENCH COMPETITION AUTHORITY DECISIONS - INTERACTIONS BETWEEN GENERAL / SPECIAL LAWS
The Paris Court of appeal competition case law: A line between common law and specialized law
Competition law developed very independently on both European and national sides. However the French Parliament decided to create a scope of competences dedicated to the judicial power. Judges then have to enrich competition-focused debates with references to civil, commercial, criminal and procedural law. The case law of the Paris Court of appeal - Court of review of the French competition authority decisions - often illustrates this interaction between general and special law, which is most welcomed, since it represents a good will sign.
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