{"id":"CASE-FR-4","slug":"france-s-autorite-de-la-concurrence-fines-nel-group-companies-2-16m-over-abuse-o","url":"/cases/france-s-autorite-de-la-concurrence-fines-nel-group-companies-2-16m-over-abuse-o/","title":"France's Autorité de la concurrence fines Nel group companies €2.16m over abuse of dominance at Mayotte's Port of Longoni","aliases":[],"summary":"On 15 October 2026 the Autorité de la concurrence announced decision 26-D-09 fining several companies in the Mayotte-based Nel group a total of €2,162,599 for two abuses of a dominant position in the port handling sector at Mayotte's Port of Longoni.","products":[],"jurisdictions":["FR"],"conduct_period":null,"coverage_class":"core_antitrust_or_funding","coverage_class_label":"Core: antitrust / funding","topics":["abuse-of-dominance","appeals"],"proceedings":[{"id":"CASE-FR-4-P1","kind":"authority_decision","forum":"France","jurisdiction":"FR","case_number":null,"title":"France's Autorité de la concurrence fines Nel group companies €2.16m over abuse of dominance at Mayotte's Port of Longoni","parties":[],"posture":"decided_appeal_period_unknown","posture_label":"Decided; appeal status unknown","finality":"unknown","posture_as_of":"2026-10-16","related_proceeding_ids":[],"events":[{"id":"CASE-FR-4-P1-E1","event_type":"authority_decision","event_type_label":"Authority decision","actor":"Autorité de la concurrence","headline":"France's Autorité de la concurrence fines Nel group companies €2.16m over abuse of dominance at Mayotte's Port of Longoni","event_date":{"date":"2026-10-15","precision":"day","kind":"decision","human":"15 October 2026"},"announcement_date":{"date":"2026-10-15","precision":"day","kind":"announcement","human":"15 October 2026"},"publication_date":{"date":"2026-10-15","precision":"day","kind":"publication","human":"15 October 2026"},"legal_effect":null,"posture_after":"decided_appeal_period_unknown","posture_after_label":"Decided; appeal status unknown","money":[{"amount":"2162599","amount_high":null,"currency":"EUR","amount_type":"aggregate_fines_reported","amount_type_label":"aggregate fines as reported","comparator":"exact_as_reported","scope":"Several companies in the Mayotte-based Nel group (MCG, Manu-Port, Manut-Mayotte, RSM, SNIE, MGI, Archipel Investissement Co)","human":"EUR 2,162,599 (aggregate fines as reported)"}],"evidence":[{"document_id":"DOC-000093","title":"Port of Longoni in Mayotte: the Autorité de la concurrence fines several companies in the Mayotte-based Nel group a total of €2.1 million for abuse of a dominant position in the port handling sector | Autorité de la concurrence","url":"https://www.autoritedelaconcurrence.fr/en/press-release/port-longoni-mayotte-autorite-de-la-concurrence-fines-several-companies-mayotte-based","publisher":"France","source_id":"A34","source_role":"institutional_primary_or_official_register","source_role_label":"Official / primary","document_type":"authority_press_release","language":"en","source_published":{"date":"2026-10-15","precision":"day","kind":"publication","human":"15 October 2026"},"observed_on":"2026-10-16","locators":["Heading 'Decision 26-D-09 of 15 October 2026' / 'regarding practices implemented in the port handling sector in Mayotte'","Section 'Amount of the fines' and sentence 'imposed a total fine of €2,162,599 on several companies in the Nel group'","Section 'Exclusionary abuse in the port handling markets' (first paragraph)","Section 'Exploitative abuse in the imposition of unfair trading conditions'","Sentence 'the Autorité considers MCG's status as a public service concessionaire to be an aggravating circumstance'","Sentence 'the Autorité has ordered MCG to publish a summary of the decision on the website and in the print edition of Mayotte Hebdo'","Sentence 'The full text of the decision (in French) will be available soon'","Table 'Amount of the fines (in €)' — 'Objection 1' and 'Objection 2' rows","Section 'Background' (first paragraph)"]}],"story_links":[{"id":"STORY-2026-000006","title":"France's Autorité de la concurrence fines Nel group companies €2.16m over abuse of dominance at Mayotte's Port of Longoni","url":"/updates/france-s-autorite-de-la-concurrence-fines-nel-group-companies-2-16m-over-abuse-o/"}],"is_current":true}]}],"story_links":[{"id":"STORY-2026-000006","title":"France's Autorité de la concurrence fines Nel group companies €2.16m over abuse of dominance at Mayotte's Port of Longoni","url":"/updates/france-s-autorite-de-la-concurrence-fines-nel-group-companies-2-16m-over-abuse-o/"}],"updated_at":"2026-10-16T04:19:51Z","release_id":"REL-20261104-053043087"}