The penalties laid down in Article 226-13 of the Criminal Code, the disclosure by one of the parties of information concerning another party or a third party and of which it was only able to become aware as a result of the communications or consultations that were carried out.
The preceding paragraph does not apply where disclosure is made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of Title VIII and Articles L. 464-10, L. 490-13 and L. 490-14.
The professional secrecy imposed on the members of the College and the staff of the Competition Authority does not prevent the publication by the Competition Authority of summary information relating to the acts it carries out with a view to investigating, ascertaining or punishing anti-competitive practices, where the publication of such information is carried out in the public interest and in strict compliance with the presumption of innocence of the undertakings or associations of undertakings concerned.