CASE COMMENTS: PUBLIC ACTION - INCUMBENT OPERATOR – DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY – SUBSIDIARISATION

Incumbent operators : The French Competition Authority recalls the principles applying to the diversification of incumbent operators (SNCF)

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Aut. conc., déc. n° 15-D-05 du 15 avr. 2015 relative à des pratiques mises en œuvre par le groupe SNCF dans le secteur du transport de personnes

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. (See also, chronicles "Unilateral practices". and "Procedures"No. Concurrences3-2015, pp. 81 and 156, obs. F.M. and C. L.) The Competition Authority had received a complaint from the company Transdev, alleging abuse of the dominant position held by SNCF on the national rail passenger transport market in connection with a call for tenders for the award of a public contract for the provision of technical assistance services organised by the semi-public company which holds the concession for the public transport service of the Strasbourg Urban Community network (Compagnie des transports strasbourgeois - CTS).

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