Anti-competitive exclusion: The French Competition Authority rejects a complaint against referencing practices of professional opticians by a complementary social security organism (Carte Blanche Partenaires)

Marty, Frédéric

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CASE COMMENTS: UNILATERAL PRACTICES – FRANCE – COMPLEMENTARY SOCIAL SECURITY ORGANISM

9 Jun 2016

Anti-competitive exclusion: The French Competition Authority rejects a complaint against referencing practices of professional opticians by a complementary social security organism (Carte Blanche Partenaires)

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Aut. conc., déc. n° 16-D-12 du 9 juin 2016 relative à des pratiques mises en œuvre par Carte Blanche Partenaires dans le secteur de l’optique

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. The Authority rejects in substance - and at the same time rejects the related request for precautionary measures - the joint referral by the Centrale des Opticiens (CDO), a referral centre for independent opticians, and two opticians from Le Mans and Carignan, alleging predatory practices implemented by Carte Blanche Partenaires, a healthcare network, through its new policy of referencing opticians and lens and frame

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Frédéric Marty
Côte d’Azur University, GREDEG (Nice)

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Frédéric Marty, Anti-competitive exclusion: The French Competition Authority rejects a complaint against referencing practices of professional opticians by a complementary social security organism (Carte Blanche Partenaires), 9 June 2016, Concurrences Nº 4-2016, Art. N° 82050, p. 106

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