> I don't know if you've quite understood how Swedish labor law differs from the French. Obviously I don't know Swedish labour law. What I'm after is somethin

> I don't know if you've quite understood how Swedish labor law differs from the French. Obviously I don't know Swedish labour law. What I'm after is something completely different: Amazon is able to operate in France just fine. I think France is NOT an easy country to operate in. Meaning, I think the article is not trying to pretend things are more difficult than they are in practice. Or: a non-story. The bits you mention about collective labour agreements also applies to e.g. Netherlands. It partly there to also prevent unfair competition. The prices might be a bit higher or something, but again, not really a story. It's interesting that other businesses restrict/block other companies. Within Netherlands the government (or at most a judge, possible due to unions) would ensure that such the company is forced to comply. If the article actually mentioned the details where Amazon might try to ignore it, then go into detail why it would backfire, that would add something interesting. At the moment the article is poor and a non-story.