Time limits and procedures in times of health emergency

The Autorité specifies to businesses how the rules regarding deadlines and procedures will be adapted due to the state of health emergency.

Following the adoption of the law of 23 March 2020 on the state of health emergency and the ordinance of 25 March 2020, the deadlines relating to the procedures before the Autorité de la concurrence are adapted. This includes:

• merger cases
• establishment of regulated legal professions
• filing of observations and briefs
• leniency applications
• transmission of procedural documents
• prescription
• appeals
• execution of commitments and injunctions