The offences provided for in this title or in the texts adopted for its application are investigated and recorded by the agents mentioned in II of article L. 450-1, under the conditions provided for in articles L. 450-1, L. 450-2, L. 450-3, L. 450-7 and L. 450-8. The articles L. 521-1, L. 521-2 and L. 524-1 to L. 524-3 of the Consumer Code may be implemented on the basis of the findings made.
For these offences, the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs has the right, as long as the public prosecution has not been initiated, to reach a settlement, with the agreement of the public prosecutor, under the conditions set out in Article L. 490-5.