Organization
Autorité de la concurrence
France’s competition authority.
- Also known as
- French Competition Authority
Connections 6
sanctioned
- Chanel 22 Jul 2021 fined €130,000 for a clause in its licence with Luxottica banning online sales of sunglasses and frames by opticians Primary record 12
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Luxottica
22 Jul 2021
limiting opticians’ freedom to set prices (2005 to 2014); fine of about €125 million
Primary record
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Luxottica was fined €125,174,000 in all, almost all for the pricing; LVMH €500,000 and Chanel €130,000 for banning online sales. The authority said retaliation included delaying deliveries, withdrawing approval and blocking accounts. In English, the company’s 22 July 2021 statement called the fine highly disproportionate and without foundation and said it would appeal.
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Essilor
6 Oct 2022
discrimination of online players and protection of brick-and-mortar retailers for certain prescription lenses; fine of €81 million
Primary record
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A separate case about prescription lenses, not sunglasses. Upheld by the Paris Court of Appeal on 12 December 2024; EssilorLuxottica has appealed.
involved in
- The French fine on Essilor (2022) fined Essilor Primary record 3
- The French eyewear decision (21-D-20, 2021) found the damage from the online-sales bans very limited Primary record 1
- The French personal-care price decision (14-D-19, 2014) decided on 18 December 2014 Primary record 5
Timeline 3 dates
- 22 Jul 2021 Chanel sanctioned by Autorité de la concurrence
- 22 Jul 2021 Luxottica sanctioned by Autorité de la concurrence
- 6 Oct 2022 Essilor sanctioned by Autorité de la concurrence
Proof 5 sources
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Several eyewear brands and manufacturers fined for imposing selling prices and restrictions on online sales (press release on decision 21-D-20), Autorité de la concurrence, 23 Jul 2021.
Primary record
Chanel, Luxottica and LVMH banned opticians from selling their sunglasses and glass frames online
With regard to Luxottica, the Autorité noted that, between 2005 and 2014, it had distributed so-called "recommended" prices to its retailers and encouraged them to maintain a certain retail price point for its products.
the damage to the economy caused by these measures was very limited
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Décision 21-D-20 du 22 juillet 2021 relative à des pratiques mises en œuvre dans le secteur des lunettes et montures de lunettes, Autorité de la concurrence, 22 Jul 2021.
Primary record
Elle a, en revanche, sanctionné les sociétés Chanel, Luxottica et LVMH
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Interim Financial Report 2025, EssilorLuxottica, 2025.
Primary record
the Group was sentenced to a €125 million fine by the French Competition Authority on July 22, 2021 on the account of cartel practices.
the Group was sentenced by the French Competition Authority to a €81 million fine on October 6, 2022 for discrimination of online players and protection of brick-and-mortar retailers in connection with the distribution of certain specific prescription lenses.
for discrimination of online players and protection of brick-and-mortar retailers
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EssilorLuxottica conteste la décision de l’Autorité française de la concurrence contre Luxottica, EssilorLuxottica, 22 Jul 2021.
Primary record
la Société conteste vivement la décision rendue par l’Autorité et estime que la sanction est hautement disproportionnée et sans fondement.
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The Autorité de la concurrence fines concerted practices between manufacturers a total of 345,2 € millions and 605,9 € millions on each market concerned (decision 14-D-19), Autorité de la concurrence, 18 Dec 2014.
Primary record
Between 2003 and 2006, on both markets, they coordinated their commercial policy towards supermarkets, and in particular their price increases.
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