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Article R462-3 of the French Commercial code

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.

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Article R462-3

La procédure contradictoire prévue à l’article L. 462-3 comporte la notification d’un rapport effectuée par le rapporteur général aux parties en cause devant la juridiction, au commissaire du Gouvernement auprès de l’Autorité de la concurrence et, le cas échéant, aux autres personnes dont les agissements ont été examinés dans le rapport au regard des articles 81 et 82 du traité instituant la Communauté européenne et des articles L. 420-1, L. 420-2, L. 420-2-1, L. 420-2-2 et L. 420-5. Le rapporteur général fixe aux destinataires un délai de réponse, qui ne peut être inférieur à un mois à compter de la notification du rapport, pour consulter le dossier et présenter des observations écrites.

L’avis de l’Autorité de la concurrence rendu à la juridiction qui l’a consultée est communiqué aux personnes mentionnées au premier alinéa.

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