AFEC - Association française d'étude de la concurrence

What AFEC - Association française d'étude de la concurrence does

AFEC (Association Française d'Étude de la Concurrence) is a French non-profit professional association founded in 1964 and headquartered in Paris (76 avenue de Wagram, 75017 Paris). It functions as the principal French convening forum for competition law practitioners and scholars, bringing together lawyers, magistrates (judges), jurists, and economists to discuss the legal and economic dimensions of competition law and its impact on economic activity. The association operates under French association law (loi 1901) and is administered through a Bureau and a Comité de direction (CODIR), with a separate Comité scientifique for academic oversight.

AFEC's core products and services consist of (i) Réactus — recurring updates on the case law and decisions of the Autorité de la Concurrence, the CJEU, and other competition authorities; (ii) Groupes de Travail — member-only working groups that respond to national and European consultations and produce reports; (iii) annual conferences and colloquia (notably the annual conference traditionally held on 1 December and the regular Bilan de l'activité de l'Autorité de la Concurrence with the Authority's Président, e.g., Benoît Coeuré on 9 April 2026); (iv) the Concours de plaidoiries, an annual moot-court competition for Master 2 students, École d'avocats participants, and IEP students; (v) the AFEC Jeunes youth section for professionals under 40 (created December 2004); and (vi) the institutional website and a member newsletter, supported by LinkedIn and X (Twitter) channels. Recurring venue partners include UGGC Avocats, the Maison des Avocats auditorium, and White & Case offices in Paris.

Revenue mechanics rely primarily on annual membership dues (€100 per year for regular members, €25 per year for students with AFEC Jeunes benefits), supplemented by per-event fees for non-members (€20–€90 depending on the event) and in-kind or sponsorship support from law and economics firms (UGGC, Addleshaw Goddard, CMS Francis Lefebvre, White & Case, Accuracy, Brattle, Fréget Glaser & Associés, RBB Economics). AFEC carries no disclosed apps, APIs, AI/ML products, or proprietary technology stack, consistent with its community-led, content- and convening-driven business model. International reach is delivered through an ongoing affiliation with LIDC (Ligue Internationale de Droit de la Concurrence), enabling member access to the annual international competition law congress.

Name

AFEC - Association française d'étude de la concurrence

Legal name

Association Française d'Étude de la Concurrence

Website

https://afec.asso.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AFEC is the leading French non-profit professional association for competition law, convening lawyers, judges, jurists, and economists through working groups, Réactus updates, annual colloquia, a moot-court competition, and AFEC Jeunes (under-40 section), funded mainly by membership dues and event fees in Paris.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services — Competition and Antitrust Law

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal & Compliance (CLE, Paralegal CE) (EDAAALAB)

Keywords

• Competition law association
• Antitrust professional network
• Legal working groups
• Competition law conferences
• Moot court competition

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership dues (Cotisations): Annual membership fees that fund the association's activities including conferences, working groups, publications, and events. Reduced rate for students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AFEC is a French non-profit professional association that brings together competition law practitioners (lawyers, magistrates, jurists, economists, academics, in-house counsel) to exchange ideas and experiences on competition law in its legal and economic dimensions. It delivers its mission through member-only working groups that respond to national and European consultations, Réactus sessions providing updates on Autorité de la concurrence and CJEU decisions, annual conferences and colloquia, the Concours de Plaidoiries moot court competition for students, and the AFEC Jeunes youth section.

Product overview

AFEC (Association Française d'Étude de la Concurrence) est une association professionnelle de droit de la concurrence qui propose un ensemble de services à ses membres, incluant des groupes de travail collaboratifs, des événements (colloques, conférences, réactus), un concours de plaidoiries pour étudiants, la section AFEC Jeunes pour les professionnels de moins de 40 ans, et une newsletter. L'organisation entretient des liens avec la LIDC internationale. Le site web institutionnel sert de plateforme centrale pour l'ensemble de ces activités.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AFEC Jeunes: Youth section of AFEC for members under 40 years old, including lawyers, jurists, academics, economists, and students specialized in competition law.

Products and services

• AFEC Membership (Cotisation annuelle)
• AFEC Jeunes Membership
• Groupes de Travail (Working Groups)
• Réactus
• Colloques et Conférences (Annual conferences and colloquia)
• Concours de Plaidoiries (Moot Court Competition)

Quantifiable outcome

• Regular contributions to French and European competition law consultations and policy development
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LIDC (Ligue Internationale de Droit de la Concurrence)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFEC is affiliated with LIDC and participates in its annual congresses. AFEC members have access to international events organized by LIDC, and AFEC contributes to LIDC working groups and reports for the annual international competition law congress.
• UGGC AvocatscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUGGC Avocats serves as a primary venue partner for AFEC events, Réactus, and working group meetings. Located at 47 rue de Monceau, 75008 Paris.
• White & CaseminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWhite & Case provides venue space for AFEC events, including the annual cocktail de rentrée. Located at 19 Place Vendôme, Paris.
• AccuracyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAccuracy (expert economic and financial consulting firm) co-hosted a conference on reparation of damages from anticompetitive practices at their Paris office.
• BrattleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBrattle (economic consulting firm) is listed as a partner for AFEC annual conferences, providing support for events.
• Addleshaw GoddardminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAddleshaw Goddard (law firm) is listed as a partner for AFEC annual conferences, providing support for events.
• Fréget Glaser & AssociésminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFréget Glaser & Associés (law firm) is listed as a partner for AFEC annual conferences, providing support for events.
• RBB EconomicsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRBB Economics is listed as a partner for AFEC events, supporting conferences and knowledge exchange.
• Université Paris-Saclay (M2 concurrence contrats)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFEC partners with the M2 concurrence contrats program at Université Paris-Saclay for joint events and academic collaboration.
• AFJE (Association Française des Juristes d'Entreprise)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFEC collaborated with AFJE for the conference on competitive risks in business relationships (8 November 2022).
• EDHEC Augmented Law InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFEC partnered with EDHEC Augmented Law Institute for joint conferences on competition law topics.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• DGCCRF (Direction Générale de la Concurrence, de la Consommation et de la Répression des Fraudes): French ministry-level competition and consumer protection authority. AFEC recently held a formal delegation meeting with DGCCRF (June 2026), positioning it as a key institutional interlocutor and analogous to a regulatory peer.
• Autorité de la concurrence: French national competition regulator. AFEC maintains institutional dialogue with the Autorité through its annual 'Bilan' conference and Réactus updates — making it a partner/regulatory counterpart rather than a competitor, but the most relevant institutional peer for AFEC's mission.
• Revue Lamy de la Concurrence: French competition law review. AFEC members contribute to this publication; it represents an adjacent publishing/media peer that overlaps with AFEC's content dissemination role.

Direct peers

• Association Française des Juristes d'Entreprise (AFJE): French association for in-house lawyers. AFEC has co-hosted events with AFJE (e.g., November 2022 conference on competitive risks in business relationships), and both serve overlapping French legal professional communities with a conference/workshop model.
• Ligue Internationale de Droit de la Concurrence (LIDC): International federation of national competition law associations of which AFEC is a member. Directly comparable as a membership-based professional association focused on competition law, with overlapping working groups, congresses, and publication activities.

Emerging players

• Concurrences: Competition law review and publishing platform with events and editorial contributions. Overlaps with AFEC on competition law content dissemination and contributor networks in France and internationally.
• e-Competitions: Online competition law publication and bulletin platform. Comparable as a content/news dissemination channel for competition law practitioners, partially overlapping with AFEC's Réactus offering.

Regional players

• Association of Competition Economics (ACE): European academic-leaning association for competition economics and law. Comparable function in providing a pan-European forum for competition economists and lawyers, mirroring AFEC's working-group and congress model.

Broad incumbents

• International Bar Association (IBA) Antitrust Section: Global legal professional association with a competition law committee. Comparable membership/conference model for competition law practitioners, though operating at a broader international scope.
• American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section: Largest U.S.-based competition/antitrust membership organization hosting conferences, publications, and advocacy. Comparable governance and member-service model, though operating at much larger scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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