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The French Competition Authority often faces matters involving collusion and abuses of a position of superiority in healthcare areas. Does it treat issues in the healthcare sector in the same way as it would in other areas of the market economy or in some way specific to healthcare? All these cases show that the French Competition Authority does enforce the competition laws and regulations to determine if there are unfair trade practices in healthcare in the same way as it does in other market sectors. However, it is far from being insensitive to public health issues, which influence the choice of remedies for unfair trade practices.