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The relationships between retailers and suppliers
[Les relations entre la grande distribution et ses fournisseurs : bilan et limites de trente ans de régulation]

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  • Marie-Laure Allain

    (CREST - Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique - ENSAI - Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Analyse de l'Information [Bruz] - X - École polytechnique - ENSAE Paris - École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Économique - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Claire Chambolle

    (ALISS - Alimentation et sciences sociales - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique)

Abstract

The paper aims at assessing the French regulation of the retailing sector, focusing on the relationships between retailers and suppliers, from the Royer law in 1973 to the 2001 law on the "new economic regulation". We distinguish between the control of firms behaviors, relying on both standard competition law and specific sectorial regulation, and the control of market structures, in particular concentration and shops' setting-up. We bring to light an important gap between the objectives and the effects of the different laws. Even if the recent modifications due to the "new economic regulation" improve the law, we show that many inefficiencies remain.

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  • Marie-Laure Allain & Claire Chambolle, 2003. "The relationships between retailers and suppliers [Les relations entre la grande distribution et ses fournisseurs : bilan et limites de trente ans de régulation]," Post-Print hal-03346317, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03346317
    DOI: 10.3406/rfeco.2003.1475
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