44 COMPLIANCE DOSSIER Preventing risks by encouraging positive or active approaches The culture of compliance is developing within companies and is now increasingly part of an overarching approach, with compliance with competition law being an essential element of this process. Faced with significant financial and reputational risks, adopting a compliance approach is a strategic challenge for companies. The Autorité would like to support companies as much as possible in this process. As such, it makes various general and technical educational tools available. Overview of the Autorité’s work to promote compliance. The Autorité’s task of regulating compe-dures, sanctions, etc.). It also publishes tition is not limited to "competition lawthematic studies ("Les Essentiels" collec- enforcement". In addition to the neces-tion) and guides, and makes digital tools sary enforcement against anticompeti-available (videos, infographics, online sec- tive behaviour, it also plays an importanttion, etc.). educational role, with a view to prevention.The Autorité has also decided to intro- Raising awareness of the rules, clarifyingduce educational inset boxes in its press the procedural framework, decipheringreleases, which reiterate and explain the case law, engaging in dialogue with therules involved in the case and draw les- actors... Through a wide range of diffe-sons for non-specialists. rent activities, the Autorité encourages and enlightens the economic actors in order to help them commit to a strategy to prevent and manage competition-re- lated risks. The Autorité regularly publishes opinions and recommendations on general com- petition issues or on more sector-specific issues. It issues guidelines, i.e. framework documents, explaining various aspects of its procedures, competition policy or decision-making practice (merger control, leniency procedures or settlement proce-