The referral to the Autorité de la concurrence shall be sent either by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or by deposit at the headquarters of the Autorité de la concurrence, in quadruplicate, or via a secure electronic document exchange platform. It may be accompanied by attachments.
The referral specifies:
its subject matter and the provisions of national or Community competition law on which the referring party bases its request;
the surname, forenames, name or corporate form, profession or activity, and address of the applicant’s domicile or registered office, as well as, where applicable, its articles of association and the mandate given to its representative. The Autorité de la Concurrence is informed immediately of any change of address by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.
If the referral is not accompanied by these elements, a request for regularisation is sent to the applicant or its authorised representative, who must reply and provide the additions within two months.
The Government Commissioner receives a copy of all referrals other than those from the Minister for the Economy.