France: Competition Authority announced inquiry into competitive functioning of conversational agent sector
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Competition Authority announced inquiry into competitive functioning of conversational agent sector
On 9 January 2026, the Competition Authority of France announced an inquiry into the competitive functioning of the conversational agent sector. The inquiry concerns providers of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) conversational agents and down…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce, ML and AI development, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
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2026-01-09
under deliberation
2026-01-29
in consultation