[French General
Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs & Fraud
Control] (for use by professionals)
1. The Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie
de Paris and Unibail-Rodamco have put forward their undertakings in
“Undertakings
to the DGCCRF” (a document that you may print out or download
as a PDF file via the previous link), with a view to enabling the
Minister for the Economy to declare that the operation to merge the
conference/exhibition activities of the two parties
is not likely to infringe upon rules dealing with competition in the
markets in question.
2. In
compliance with these undertakings, Mr. Dominique Leger has been
appointed the Authorized Representative responsible for ensuring the
Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris and Unibail-Rodamco
strictly adhere to these undertakings. Excerpts from his mandate can
be printed out or downloaded as a PDF via the following link.
Any referral
to the Authorized Representative must be made in writing, under the
conditions set forth in the undertakings, and sent to the following
address:
Monsieur
Dominique Leger - Authorized Representative
FTPA
1bis
avenue Foch F-75116 Paris
3. Under the
terms of these undertakings, two meetings to present schedules for
all venues for the next 24 months are to be organized twice yearly by
VIPARIS with the organizers of pivotal exhibitions*,
grandfathered* organizers and organizers requesting a slot* for the
next 24 months, one in April and the other in October.
See the
undertakings for the definitions of these terms
The VIPARIS
companies are jointly owned by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (CCIP) and the Unibail-Rodamco company.
Board of Directors
Jean-Yves Durance is president of the
Board of Directors of the companies VIPARIS Porte de Versailles and
VIPARIS Le Palais des Congrès de Paris.
He
has been vice-president in charge of conventions and exhibitions for
the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIP) since he was
elected to that position in 2000. A graduate of the École
Polytechnique and Institut d’Études Politiques de
Paris, the greater part of his career (1965-2001) was spent at
Crédit Lyonnais, where he was a member of the Executive
Committee in charge of central administration at French branches. He
was then Chairman of the Board of Directors for Marsh France, a
worldwide leader in insurance brokerage, until 2006. He is a
long-time instructor at IEP de Paris and sits on its executive
board.
Chief executive officer
Renaud Hamaide is chief executive officer of the companies
VIPARIS Porte de Versailles and VIPARIS Le Palais des Congrès
de Paris.
A
graduate of the École Supérieure de Gestion, Renaud
Hamaide began his career with Indosuez before moving on to the
Consortium de Réalisation Immobilier (CDR). In 1988, he joined
Unibail as development manager in charge of acquisitions. He has been
a founding director of Paris Expo since 2001 (a subsidiary of
Unibail, later Unibail-Rodamco).
Development companies
·
VIPARIS
Le Palais des Congrès de Paris A French
société anonyme with capital of €6,400,352 –
712 045 491 Paris Trade Registry
Headquartered at 2 Place de la
Porte Maillot, 75017 Paris, France
·
VIPARIS Porte de Versailles - A French
société anonyme with capital of €18,247,680
– 612 016 212 Paris Trade Registry
Headquartered at 2
Place de la Porte Maillot 75017 Paris, France
·
VIPARIS
Nord Villepinte - A French société anonyme
simplifiée with capital of €6,001,568 – 321 255 069
Paris Trade Registry
Headquartered at 2 Place de la Porte
Maillot 75017 Paris, France
·
VIPARIS
Le Bourget - A French société anonyme
simplifiée with capital of €3,000,000 – 448 307 363
Paris Trade Registry
Headquartered at 2 Place de la Porte
Maillot 75017 Paris, France
·
VIPARIS - A French société anonyme
simplifiée with capital of €430,000 – 394 321
046 Paris Trade Registry
Headquartered at 2 Place de la Porte
Maillot 75017 Paris, France
·
VIPARIS
Palais des Congrès de Versailles - A French
société anonyme simplifiée with capital of
€38,200 – 439 582 107 Paris Trade Registry
Headquartered
at 2 Place de la Porte
Maillot 75017 Paris, France
·
VIPARIS Le Palais des Congrès d'Issy
A
French SA with capital of €135,675 – 343 183 695 Paris
Trade Registry
Headquartered at
2 Place de la
Porte Maillot 75017 Paris, France