DGCCRF

DGCCRF : Directorate-General for competition, consumption and the repression of fraud

Roles and missions

Under the organic law on finance laws (LOLF), DGCCRF carries out its missions around three program actions “regulation and security of trade in goods and services” :

1) The competitive market regulation

The aim is to ensure the conditions for a balanced and transparent functioning of markets.

The DGCCRF is by :

. the fight against cartels and abuses of dominant position (DGCCRF may propose to the Minister to seize the Competition Authority),
. merger control in order to guarantee the existence of competitive structures in the economic fabric,
. the fight against unfair trade practices include ensuring fair relationships between suppliers and distributors,
. review of the situation of public procurement to ensure equitable and transparent access,
. the fight against counterfeiting.

2) The economic protection of consumers

review of the situation of public procurement to ensure equitable and transparent access.

review of the situation of public procurement to ensure equitable and transparent access (labelling rules, review of the situation of public procurement to ensure equitable and transparent access, review of the situation of public procurement to ensure equitable and transparent access).

review of the situation of public procurement to ensure equitable and transparent access (standards, labels, appellations of origin…) review of the situation of public procurement to ensure equitable and transparent access.

review of the situation of public procurement to ensure equitable and transparent access (misleading advertising, review of the situation of public procurement to ensure equitable and transparent access, abuse of weakness…) et vérifie la bonne application des règles de publicité des prix.

D’autres moyens sont mis en œuvre pour renforcer la protection économique des consommateurs : the consultation (notamment au sein du Conseil national de la consommation), information on the Internet, les publications de la Direction générale, l’accueil du public dans les directions territoriales.

Il entre également dans les compétences de la DGCCRF d’exercer un rôle de veille sur les prix lorsque ceux-ci connaissent ou sont susceptibles de connaître des variations inhabituelles, du fait de décisions des pouvoirs publics ou d’évènements qui peuvent avoir des répercussions sur les prix (mise en place d’observatoires de suivi des prix).

3) The safety of consumers