Prior to its deliberation, the regional council shall refer the matter to the Commission des participations et des transferts provided for in Article 25 of Ordinance no. 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 relating to the governance and capital transactions of companies with public shareholdings if one of the following conditions is met:
1° The company in which the equity investment is contemplated has sales of more than seventy-five million euros or employs more than five hundred people, assessed on a consolidated basis;
2° The equity investment contemplated is equal to or greater than three million euros.
The report referred to in Article R. 4211-6 is sent to the Commission des participations et des transferts.
The Commission des participations et des transferts has a period of two months, from the date of acknowledgement of receipt of the referral, to give its opinion on the value of the company. Its opinion is deemed to have been given if it has not been issued by the end of this period. It is forwarded to the President of the Regional Council.
This opinion is appended to the deliberation referred to in Article R. 4211-6.