French Competition Law
Auteur : Louis Vogel
Sommaire de l’ouvrage
Introduction
Part 1: General Introduction
Part 2: Unfair Competition
Part 3: Commercial negotiation
Part 4: Restrictive Agreements and Abuse of Dominance
Title 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: Rules common to all investigations
Chapter 2: Basic investigation (Enquête simple)
Chapter 3: Court-ordered investigation (Enquête lourde)
Title 3: Competition Authority Procedure
Title 4: Appeals
Title 5: Civil sanctions
Part 6: Merger Control
384. Obstructing the investigation
1 minute de lecture
Failure on the part of companies or private individuals to cooperate with the investigating authorities is considered a criminal offense. Persons who obstruct the investigation in any way may be sentenced to two years' imprisonment and/or a fine of EUR 300,000 (Art. L. 450-8 Commercial Code). The concept of obstruction is interpreted broadly and includes any behavior that may have a negative effec …
