The adversarial procedure provided for in Article L. 462-3 includes the notification of a report by the general rapporteur to the parties involved before the court, to the Government Commissioner to the Competition Authority and, where applicable, to other persons whose conduct has been examined in the report with regard to Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty establishing the European Community and of Articles L. 420-1, L. 420-2, L. 420-2-1, L. 420-2-2 and L. 420-5. The General Rapporteur sets the addressees a time limit, which may not be less than one month from notification of the report, to consult the file and submit written observations.
The opinion of the Competition Authority given to the court that consulted it is communicated to the persons mentioned in the first paragraph.