The ministers responsible for agriculture and the economy grant approval for the constituent agreement if the following conditions are met:
1° The opinion of the Autorité de la concurrence referred to in III of Article L. 442-1-2 is favourable;
2° The constituent agreement provides for a dispute resolution procedure that respects the rights of the defence.
However, in the absence of a favourable opinion from the Autorité de la concurrence, the ministers responsible for agriculture and the economy may grant approval for the constituent agreement following amendments to the constituent agreement made by the parties to the agreement in order to respond to the reservations expressed by the Autorité de la concurrence. The competent ministers shall verify that the resulting constituent agreement complies with Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union andArticle L. 420-4 of the French Commercial Code.