Digital Policy Alert logo

France: Competition Authority released report on competition in the AI agents sector

Policy overview

Description

Competition Authority released report on competition in the AI agents sector

On 17 July 2026, the Competition Authority released a report on competition in the artificial intelligence (AI) agents sector. The report examines the practices of AI agent developers, including OpenAI, Google and Anthropic, which together accounted…

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

Complete timeline of this policy change

Hide details
2026-01-08
under deliberation

On 8 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…

2026-07-17
concluded

On 17 July 2026, the Competition Authority released a report on competition in the artificial intel…