( August 29, 2025, 03:35 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A plan by the territorial government of French Polynesia to retain a controversial licensing regime for tourist agencies should be replaced by a system of registration to safeguard standards among operators, according to the French Pacific territory’s antitrust watchdog. In a report, the Autorité polynésienne de la concurrence also said that, should the government decide to maintain the current licensing regime, it should warn the tourist operators’ legal representatives of the penalties they could face. The regulator also suggested denying companies the right to operate when they have received criminal convictions over the previous 10 years.The full report by the APC, in French, is attached. ...
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