Competition and commercial practices · France / Switzerland
Competitor exchanges: document contacts and information
France and Switzerland assess competitor coordination under their own competition frameworks. Record independent businesses, information exchanged and the actual context. A trade-association setting does not automatically make every exchange safe. This register supports prevention and contact evidence; it is separate from a potentially involved company’s leniency application and does not determine an exemption.
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France: why preserve the meeting agenda and actual notes ?
They allow comparison between proposed topic and actual exchange.
Read the referencesYour question concerns “Competitor exchanges: document contacts and information”. Which document should we examine, and does your matter concern France or Switzerland?
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France: which competitors belong in the contact record ?
Describe independent businesses and relevant activities. A discussion-group name is not sufficient.
Code de commerce — L420-1Autorité de la concurrence — compétence contentieuseDocument-cadre du 24 mai 2022 — programmes de conformité
Which elements belong together before the next step?
| Preparation question | Point to verify |
|---|---|
| France: which competitors belong in the contact record ? | Describe independent businesses and relevant activities. A discussion-group name is not sufficient. |
| France: why preserve the meeting agenda and actual notes ? | They allow comparison between proposed topic and actual exchange. |
| France: what information detail should be recorded ? | Identify content, currency and recipients. Avoid classifying an exchange without describing its data. |
| France: does an association setting make exchanges lawful ? | No. Examine actual content and conditions independently of the association. |
Code de commerce — L420-1Autorité de la concurrence — compétence contentieuseDocument-cadre du 24 mai 2022 — programmes de conformitéLCart — art.4, définition des accordsLCart — art.5, accords illicitesCOMCO — Les règles de la concurrence, en bref
France: why preserve the meeting agenda and actual notes ?
They allow comparison between proposed topic and actual exchange.
Code de commerce — L420-1Autorité de la concurrence — compétence contentieuseDocument-cadre du 24 mai 2022 — programmes de conformité
France: what information detail should be recorded ?
Identify content, currency and recipients. Avoid classifying an exchange without describing its data.
Code de commerce — L420-1Autorité de la concurrence — compétence contentieuseDocument-cadre du 24 mai 2022 — programmes de conformité
How can you connect the facts and records in your file?
Complete the file references. The initial values illustrate a fictional case; they are not observed product results.
Fictional example · Competitor contact and information register
- Contact
- Meeting A
- Participants
- Independent businesses
- Information
- Subject to document
- Safeguard
- Retained procedure
This worksheet organises records; it does not establish admissibility, entitlement or a procedural outcome.
France: does an association setting make exchanges lawful ?
No. Examine actual content and conditions independently of the association.
Code de commerce — L420-1Autorité de la concurrence — compétence contentieuseDocument-cadre du 24 mai 2022 — programmes de conformité
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
Describe independent businesses and relevant activities. A discussion-group name is not sufficient.
Switzerland: which agreement framework should be used ?
Apply the Swiss cartel-law analysis rather than importing a French exemption conclusion.
LCart — art.4, définition des accordsLCart — art.5, accords illicitesCOMCO — Les règles de la concurrence, en bref
Switzerland: what supports a claimed public-data source ?
Preserve provenance and access conditions. Public availability should remain verifiable.
LCart — art.4, définition des accordsLCart — art.5, accords illicitesCOMCO — Les règles de la concurrence, en bref
Switzerland: how should safeguards be evidenced ?
Record procedures, reservations and actions actually performed. A policy alone does not prove implementation.
LCart — art.4, définition des accordsLCart — art.5, accords illicitesCOMCO — Les règles de la concurrence, en bref
Switzerland: is this a corporate leniency application ?
No. It prepares preventive contact evidence, not self-reporting or immunity.
LCart — art.4, définition des accordsLCart — art.5, accords illicitesCOMCO — Les règles de la concurrence, en bref
What other questions arise in this file?
France: why preserve the meeting agenda and actual notes ?
They allow comparison between proposed topic and actual exchange.
Code de commerce — L420-1Autorité de la concurrence — compétence contentieuseDocument-cadre du 24 mai 2022 — programmes de conformitéLCart — art.4, définition des accordsLCart — art.5, accords illicitesCOMCO — Les règles de la concurrence, en bref
France: does an association setting make exchanges lawful ?
No. Examine actual content and conditions independently of the association.
Code de commerce — L420-1Autorité de la concurrence — compétence contentieuseDocument-cadre du 24 mai 2022 — programmes de conformitéLCart — art.4, définition des accordsLCart — art.5, accords illicitesCOMCO — Les règles de la concurrence, en bref
Switzerland: what supports a claimed public-data source ?
Preserve provenance and access conditions. Public availability should remain verifiable.
Code de commerce — L420-1Autorité de la concurrence — compétence contentieuseDocument-cadre du 24 mai 2022 — programmes de conformitéLCart — art.4, définition des accordsLCart — art.5, accords illicitesCOMCO — Les règles de la concurrence, en bref
Switzerland: is this a corporate leniency application ?
No. It prepares preventive contact evidence, not self-reporting or immunity.
Code de commerce — L420-1Autorité de la concurrence — compétence contentieuseDocument-cadre du 24 mai 2022 — programmes de conformitéLCart — art.4, définition des accordsLCart — art.5, accords illicitesCOMCO — Les règles de la concurrence, en bref
Which official references should you consult?
- Code de commerce — L420-1legifrance.gouv.fr
- Autorité de la concurrence — compétence contentieuseautoritedelaconcurrence.fr
- Document-cadre du 24 mai 2022 — programmes de conformitéautoritedelaconcurrence.fr
- LCart — art.4, définition des accordsfedlex.admin.ch
- LCart — art.5, accords illicitesfedlex.admin.ch
- COMCO — Les règles de la concurrence, en brefweko.admin.ch
Texts cited last checked: 2 November 2026