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Competition Authority opened consultation as part of inquiry into competitive functioning of conversational agent sector

On 29 January 2026, the Competition Authority opened a public consultation on the ex officio inquiry into the competitive functioning of the chatbot sector until 6 March 2026. The consultation seeks information from industry stakeholders, including …

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

On 9 January 2026, the Competition Authority of France announced an inquiry into the competitive fu…

2026-01-29
in consultation

On 29 January 2026, the Competition Authority opened a public consultation on the ex officio inquir…

2026-03-06
processing consultation

On 6 March 2026, the Competition Authority closes the consultation on the ex officio inquiry into t…