Any trader may ask the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumption to take a formal position on the compliance with articles L. 112-1 to L. 112-4 and the regulatory measures adopted for their application, of the methods of informing consumers of sales prices that it intends to introduce.
The purpose of this formal position is to protect the applicant from a change in assessment by the administrative authority which could expose it to the administrative penalty provided for in articles L. 131-5 and L. 131-6.
The administrative authority formally takes a position on this request within a period set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.