The procedure referred to in IV of Article L. 464-2 is carried out by means of a request addressed either to the Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control or to the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority. The request must be sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, via a secure electronic document exchange platform, orally or by any other appropriate means provided for by the administration or by the Autorité de la concurrence.
The Director General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control, the Director General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control or the Rapporteur General of the Autorité de la concurrence may also send a request to the Director General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control.
The Director-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control, the General Rapporteur of the Autorité de la concurrence or a rapporteur appointed by him for this purpose will acknowledge receipt of this request in writing. By way of derogation from Article R. 112-5 of the Code of relations between the public and the administration, this acknowledgement of receipt will only mention the date and time of receipt.
The applicant’s statement will be collected by means of a written request.
The applicant’s statement is collected by an investigator from the Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control or a rapporteur from the Competition Authority and is the subject of a statement report.
The Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control and the rapporteur general shall inform each other of any approach made to them pursuant to the first paragraph of this Article and of the existence of any investigation or enquiry relating to the practices in question and already in progress prior to such approach.
When the benefit of the provisions of IV of Article L. 464-2 has been requested, the investigation report or the notification of grievances and the rapporteur’s report may include an assessment of the applicant’s compliance with the conditions imposed on it.