It follows similar complaints from price comparison site Foundem and ejustice. fr legal search engine last year.
Those triggered a probe of the European Commission in Google's business practices, which is ongoing.
Google said it was working with the EC, adding that "there was always room for improvement".
"We worked closely with the European Commission to explain many different parts of our business. While we have always tried to do the right thing for our users and advertisers, we realize that there is always room for improvement, "the company said in a statement.
Delisted sites1plusV is the parent company of eJustice .fr and runs the so-called vertical engines specializing in law, music and culture.
It is said that between 2006 and 2010 Google prevented vertical search firms using its AdSense online advertising service.
1PlusV, "This is the only really effective way to get targeted advertising on a search engine," said in a statement.
It also maintains that, in the weeks following the original complaint, Google delisted sites published by it.
"EJustice .fr, was disastrous in terms of its traffic, Google's decision to remove it from its search results," he said.
Google said it depends on the positioning on search results as a particular site is valuable for its users.
It said companies to improve their websites allow you to move the rankings.
But 1plusV said that eJustice. fr has been relisted in December, without modification.
"REList is in complete contradiction with the topic of Google that eJustice. fr was demolished because it does not provide any value to the user of the internet," said 1plusV.
The European Commission said it would give the opportunity to comment on the statements before deciding what to do with Google.
If Google is guilty of abuse of a dominant position in the search or advertising markets could face a hefty fine.
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