The Autorité sanctions the French National Confederation of Tobacconists (Confédération nationale des buralistes de France)

Following the transmission by the Directorate General for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control of a report prepared by the local network of the Minister of the Economy, the Autorité de la Concurrence has imposed a penalty of 750,000 euros on the French National Confederation of Tobacconists (CNBF) for cartel practices in the games of chance distribution sector.

These practices involved organising boycott operations to hinder the opening of alternative distribution points for games of chance, planned as part of a partnership between FDJ and Réseau Fleuri (Florajet florists).