The General Rapporteur of the Autorité de la concurrence indicates that unannounced inspections have been carried out in the food retail sector

Following authorisation from the liberty and custody judge, the investigation services of the Autorité de la concurrence have raided yesterday the premises of several companies as well as homes of some of their employees suspected of having engaged in possible anticompetitive practices in the food retail sector.

Such interventions do not, of course, pre-suppose the existence of a breach of the law which could be imputed to the companies involved in the alleged practices, which only a full investigation into the merits of the case could establish, if appropriate.

The Autorité will not comment on the identity of the companies nor on the practices implemented.