The French Competition Authority fines national incumbent railway for abusing its dominant position in the context of the opening up to competition of the rail transport sector (SNCF)

Vogel, Joseph

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18 Dec 2012

The French Competition Authority fines national incumbent railway for abusing its dominant position in the context of the opening up to competition of the rail transport sector (SNCF)

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French Competition Authority, SNCF, Decision n°12-D-25, Press release, 18 December 2012 (French)

Further to an ex-officio investigation in 2008 and a complaint filed by Euro Cargo Rail in 2009, the French Competition Authority has found the SNCF guilty of several instances of abuse of dominant position in the context of the opening up to competition of the rail transport sector. After defining the relevant markets - rail freight in full train-loads and commodities - on which the incumbent operator is in a dominant position, the Authority found five abusive practices among the thirteen

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Joseph Vogel
Vogel & Vogel (Paris)

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Joseph Vogel, The French Competition Authority fines national incumbent railway for abusing its dominant position in the context of the opening up to competition of the rail transport sector (SNCF), 18 décembre 2012, e-Competitions December 2012, Art. N° 51096

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