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French antitrust chief de Silva to leave watchdog on Oct. 13 By Reuters

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO. Isabelle de Silva (Head of France’s Competition Authority) speaks during a press conference following the publication by France’s antitrust agency of a decision regarding iPhone maker Apple. This was in Paris, France on March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters). France’s Antitrust Chief Isabelle de Silva announced that she will be retiring from her 5-year-old mandate as the head of competition watchdog. She made this announcement via Twitter (NYSE.) earlier in the week.

The agency spokesperson confirmed de Silva’s resignation. This comes just as the watchdog will make a decision on the merger proposal of France’s top-rated and second TV networks TF1 (and M6).

According to a source, the news shocked French antitrust authorities. De Silva had been expected to complete another term.

De Silva is a civil servant in high rank who will now work for the Council of State. It’s France’s top administrative court, and the highest legal advisor to the government.

Her tenure was notably marked by hefty fines against U.S. tech giants Apple (NASDAQ:) https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-competition-france-idUSKBN2131DP and Alphabet (NASDAQ:)’s Google https://www.reuters.com/technology/france-fines-google-500-mln-over-copyright-row-2021-07-13. Emmanuel Combe, the vice-chairman of antitrust watchdog will take over as the head of authority while the president search is underway.

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