Competition and commercial practices

Next steps

Which elements belong together before the next step?

Competitor exchanges: document contacts and information
France and Switzerland assess competitor coordination under their own competition frameworks.
Distribution: prices, territories and online sales
France and Switzerland assess vertical distribution restrictions under distinct frameworks.
Merger control: prepare the notification perimeter
France and Switzerland use distinct merger-control tests and procedures.
Market power: prepare evidence of alleged abuse
France and Switzerland distinguish market position, challenged conduct and supported effects.
Competition inspection: organise records and requests
France and Switzerland use distinct competition-investigation powers and procedures.
Corporate leniency: prepare cooperation records
France and Switzerland provide distinct leniency or self-reporting procedures for potentially involved businesses.
Competition interim measures: prepare urgency evidence
France and Switzerland require separate examination of urgent competition intervention.
Competition commitments: track implementation
France and Switzerland use distinct negotiated competition instruments.
Promotional prize game: prepare participation rules
France and Switzerland distinguish promotional prize arrangements through their own rules.
Advertised discount: substantiate the campaign
France and Switzerland apply different price-comparison conditions.

Frequent questions

What other questions arise in this file?

Switzerland: what supports a claimed public-data source ?

Preserve provenance and access conditions. Public availability should remain verifiable.

Code de commerce — L420-1 Autorité de la concurrence — compétence contentieuse Document-cadre du 24 mai 2022 — programmes de conformité LCart — art.4, définition des accords LCart — art.5, accords illicites COMCO — Les règles de la concurrence, en bref

Switzerland: what belongs in the participating-business map ?

Connect structure, activities and relevant control links rather than only the signing entity.

Autorité — contrôle des concentrations commerce : art. L430-1 commerce : art. L430-3 COMCO — note explicative et formulaire d'une concentration LCart / KG / LCart — official operative consolidation

Switzerland: why preserve earlier authority contacts ?

They support procedural chronology. Keep references and actual responses.

Autorité — demander la clémence commerce : art. L464-2 LCart — art.49a al.2, coopération et renonciation à sanction COMCO — programme de clémence, note et formulaire

Switzerland: is a free-access route always interchangeable ?

Examine the conditions for the actual category. Do not assume one formula fits every game.

DGCCRF — loterie, pratiques commerciales réglementées conso : art. L121-20 LJAr — art.1 al.2 let.d–e, promotions exclues du champ Gespa — promotional sales games

Sources

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
Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/720 — original Official Journal French operative bodypublications.europa.eu
Code de commerce — L420-1legifrance.gouv.fr
Autorité de la concurrence — compétence contentieuseautoritedelaconcurrence.fr
COMCO — Communication sur les accords verticaux du 12 décembre 2022weko.admin.ch
LCart / KG / LCart — official operative consolidationfedlex.admin.ch
Autorité — contrôle des concentrationsautoritedelaconcurrence.fr
commerce : art. L430-1legifrance.gouv.fr
commerce : art. L430-3legifrance.gouv.fr
COMCO — note explicative et formulaire d'une concentrationweko.admin.ch
LCart / KG / LCart — official operative consolidationfedlex.admin.ch
Code de commerce — L420-2legifrance.gouv.fr
commerce : art. L420-1legifrance.gouv.fr
COMCO — pouvoir de marché relatif, note explicative et formulaireweko.admin.ch
LCart / KG / LCart — official operative consolidationfedlex.admin.ch
Code de commerce, article L450-4legifrance.gouv.fr
Autorité de la concurrence — compétence contentieuseautoritedelaconcurrence.fr
COMCO — sélection d'instruments d'enquête, note du 6 janvier 2016weko.admin.ch
LCart / KG / LCart — official operative consolidationfedlex.admin.ch
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
Code de commerce : article L462-5legifrance.gouv.fr
Code de commerce — L464-1legifrance.gouv.fr
LCart — art.39, droit procédural applicablefedlex.admin.ch
COMCO — accords amiables, note du 28 février 2018weko.admin.ch
Tribunal fédéral — ATF130II149, Sellita/ETA, consid.2.1–2.4relevancy.bger.ch
Autorité — communiqué de procédure du 21 décembre 2018 relatif à la transactionautoritedelaconcurrence.fr
Autorité — communiqué du 2 mars 2009 relatif aux engagementsautoritedelaconcurrence.fr
COMCO — accords amiables, note du 28 février 2018weko.admin.ch
LCart / KG / LCart — official operative consolidationfedlex.admin.ch
DGCCRF — loterie, pratiques commerciales réglementéeseconomie.gouv.fr
conso : art. L121-20legifrance.gouv.fr
LJAr — art.1 al.2 let.d–e, promotions exclues du champfedlex.admin.ch
Gespa — promotional sales gamesgespa.ch
DGCCRF — annonces de réduction de prixeconomie.gouv.fr
Code de la consommation — L112-1-1legifrance.gouv.fr
conso : art. L112-1-1legifrance.gouv.fr
OIP — art.16, indication de prix comparatifsfedlex.admin.ch
OIP — art.17, réductions de prixfedlex.admin.ch
SECO — FAQ relatives à l'indication des prixseco.admin.ch

Texts cited last checked: 2 November 2026