BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

I.-The reports provided for in article L. 450-2 state the nature, date and place of the observations or checks made. They are signed by an official mentioned in article L. 450-1. When the person concerned by the investigation has been heard, he or she signs the record of the hearing. If the person refuses to sign, this is mentioned in the minutes. In the case provided for in Article L….

The order referred to in article L. 450-4 includes the channels and time limits for appeal available to the occupier of the premises or his representative. The reports provided for in article L. 450-4 describe the visit and record the observations made. They are drawn up immediately. They include an inventory of the items and documents seized. These reports are signed by the agents mentioned in article L. 450-1, by…

Article L. 450-2-1 may apply to the acts mentioned in Titles V and VII of Book IV and the texts adopted for their application.

Documents drawn up by the agents mentioned in article L. 450-1 may receive a signature in digital format.

Electronic signatures and handwritten signatures obtained in digital format constitute signature procedures in digital format within the meaning of Article L. 450-2-1.

The electronic signature shall be affixed under the conditions laid down in Articles 1366 and 1367 of the Civil Code. This signature is at least of an advanced level based on a qualified certificate, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market.

A handwritten signature collected in digital format is validly affixed if the signatory has first been given the opportunity to acquaint himself with the document in digital format and if, subsequent to its collection, an electronic signature is affixed to the document by one of the agents mentioned in Article L. 450-1.

I.-The Minister responsible for the economy shall inform the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority of any investigations he wishes to undertake into facts likely to fall within the scope of Articles L. 420-1, L. 420-2 and L. 420-5. It sends the documents in its possession justifying the launch of an investigation. The rapporteur general may take charge of these investigations within one month of receiving the aforementioned documents, in…