Competition and commercial practices · France / Switzerland
Corporate leniency: prepare cooperation records
France and Switzerland provide distinct leniency or self-reporting procedures for potentially involved businesses. Prepare participation chronology, existing evidence, earlier authority contacts and cooperation records with competent legal support. This differs from an anonymous report or a competitor’s complaint. The organiser does not secure priority, promise immunity or transmit evidence to an authority.
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France: what participation evidence should be retained ?
Connect period, actors and existing records, distinguishing documented facts from hypotheses.
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France: which undertaking prepares the leniency enquiry ?
Identify the relevant business perimeter and alleged participation. Keep third-party complaints separate.
Which elements belong together before the next step?
| Preparation question | Point to verify |
|---|---|
| France: which undertaking prepares the leniency enquiry ? | Identify the relevant business perimeter and alleged participation. Keep third-party complaints separate. |
| France: what participation evidence should be retained ? | Connect period, actors and existing records, distinguishing documented facts from hypotheses. |
| France: does leniency guarantee immunity ? | No. Applicable conditions and authority assessment remain necessary. |
| France: how should ongoing cooperation be documented ? | Link requests, responsible owner, response and submitted records. Intention alone does not show performance. |
Autorité — demander la clémencecommerce : art. L464-2LCart — art.49a al.2, coopération et renonciation à sanctionCOMCO — programme de clémence, note et formulaire
France: what participation evidence should be retained ?
Connect period, actors and existing records, distinguishing documented facts from hypotheses.
France: does leniency guarantee immunity ?
No. Applicable conditions and authority assessment remain necessary.
France: how should ongoing cooperation be documented ?
Link requests, responsible owner, response and submitted records. Intention alone does not show performance.
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 · Participation and cooperation chronology
- Business
- Company A
- Participation
- Period to examine
- Evidence
- Identified records
- Cooperation
- Documented follow-up
This worksheet organises records; it does not establish admissibility, entitlement or a procedural outcome.
Switzerland: is self-reporting identical to anonymous whistleblowing ?
No. The potentially involved company’s route has its own requirements and purpose.
LCart — art.49a al.2, coopération et renonciation à sanctionCOMCO — programme de clémence, note et formulaire
Switzerland: why preserve earlier authority contacts ?
They support procedural chronology. Keep references and actual responses.
LCart — art.49a al.2, coopération et renonciation à sanctionCOMCO — programme de clémence, note et formulaire
Switzerland: what should the evidence inventory describe ?
Record existing material and provenance. Do not fabricate contemporaneous documents.
LCart — art.49a al.2, coopération et renonciation à sanctionCOMCO — programme de clémence, note et formulaire
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
Identify the relevant business perimeter and alleged participation. Keep third-party complaints separate.
Switzerland: what does the cooperation tool transmit ?
Nothing. It organises chronology and records without establishing immunity or priority.
LCart — art.49a al.2, coopération et renonciation à sanctionCOMCO — programme de clémence, note et formulaire
What other questions arise in this file?
France: what participation evidence should be retained ?
Connect period, actors and existing records, distinguishing documented facts from hypotheses.
Autorité — demander la clémencecommerce : art. L464-2LCart — art.49a al.2, coopération et renonciation à sanctionCOMCO — programme de clémence, note et formulaire
France: how should ongoing cooperation be documented ?
Link requests, responsible owner, response and submitted records. Intention alone does not show performance.
Autorité — demander la clémencecommerce : art. L464-2LCart — art.49a al.2, coopération et renonciation à sanctionCOMCO — programme de clémence, note et formulaire
Switzerland: why preserve earlier authority contacts ?
They support procedural chronology. Keep references and actual responses.
Autorité — demander la clémencecommerce : art. L464-2LCart — art.49a al.2, coopération et renonciation à sanctionCOMCO — programme de clémence, note et formulaire
Switzerland: what does the cooperation tool transmit ?
Nothing. It organises chronology and records without establishing immunity or priority.
Autorité — demander la clémencecommerce : art. L464-2LCart — art.49a al.2, coopération et renonciation à sanctionCOMCO — programme de clémence, note et formulaire
Which official references should you consult?
- Autorité — demander la clémenceautoritedelaconcurrence.fr
- commerce : art. L464-2legifrance.gouv.fr
- LCart — art.49a al.2, coopération et renonciation à sanctionfedlex.admin.ch
- COMCO — programme de clémence, note et formulaireweko.admin.ch
Texts cited last checked: 2 November 2026