40th anniversary of the Ordinance of 1 December 1986
On 1 December 1986, an ordinance fundamentally changed competition law in France.
Forty years on, the Autorité de la concurrence and the Directorate General for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) are holding a conference on 5 November to look back on four decades of developments in competition law and explore the challenges that lie ahead.
On the programme:
Welcome and opening remarks
Sarah Lacoche, Director General of the DGCCRF
and Benoît Cœuré, President of the Autorité de la concurrence
Opening remarks by Benoît Cœuré
The 1986 Ordinance: its origins and legacy
A discussion between Benoît Cœuré and Jacques Attali, Special Adviser to the President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1991
Restrictive and anticompetitive practices: yesterday, today and tomorrow?
- Umberto Berkani, General Rapporteur at the Autorité de la concurrence
- Loraine Donnedieu de Vabres, lawyer (avocate à la Cour)
- Léa Le Galiard, Deputy Head of the Competition Law Department at the DGCCRF
- Irène Luc, First Advocate General of the Commercial Chamber at the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) and former Vice-President of the Autorité de la concurrence
Moderator: Walid Chaiehloudj, Professor of Law
Competition: a collective endeavour
- Laure de La Raudière, President of the French electronic communication, post and print media distribution regulator (ARCEP)
- Thomas Pillot, Head of the Consumer Protection and Market Regulation Department at the DGCCRF
- Pascal Prache, Public Prosecutor at the French Financial Prosecutor’s Office
Moderator: Isabelle Fenayrou, Vice-President of the Autorité de la concurrence
Women in competition law: on an equal footing?
Anne Perrot, Senior Adviser at Analysis Group and former Vice-President of the Autorité de la concurrence
Competition law in 2036: what does the future hold?
- Clément Beaune, High Commissioner for Strategy and Planning
- Jean Pisani-Ferry, Economist, Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow at Bruegel
- Anthony Whelan, Director-General for Competition at the European Commission
- Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Member of the European Parliament
Moderator: Anne Wachsmann-Guigon, Vice-President of the Autorité de la concurrence
Closing remarks
Sarah Lacoche and Benoît Cœuré