The Chairman of the Competition Authority represents the Authority in legal proceedings and in all civil acts. Within this framework, he signs acts and documents on behalf of the Authority.
The Chairman of the Competition Authority has standing to bring claims and defend actions and to present observations before any court on behalf of the Authority.
The chairman of the Competition Authority may, in the cases provided for in Book IV, delegate some of his powers to a vice-chairman.
The chairman of the Autorité de la concurrence is replaced, in the event of absence or impediment, by a vice-chairman. In the event of a vacancy in the office of chairman, the vice-chairman who has been appointed to that office for the longest period of time shall act as acting chairman.