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France: Implemented order establishing minimum pricing amount for the book delivery service

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Implemented order establishing minimum pricing amount for the book delivery service

On 7 October 2023, the order establishing a minimum pricing amount for the book delivery service came into force. The order establishes a minimum fee of EUR 3, VAT included, per parcel on all orders of less than EUR 35. The minimum rate applies to t…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2022-04-28
in consultation

On 28 April 2022, Arcep, the French Electronic Communications, Postal and Print Media Distribution …

2022-05-27
processing consultation

On 27 May 2022, Arcep, the French Electronic Communications, Postal and Print Media Distribution Re…

2022-09-23
adopted

On 23 September 2022, the French Ministers of Economy and of Culture accepted the proposal on a min…

2023-04-04
adopted

On 4 April 2023, the Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty and t…

2023-10-07
in force

On 7 October 2023, the order establishing a minimum pricing amount for the book delivery service ca…