BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

The Chairman of the Competition Authority represents the Authority in legal proceedings and in all civil acts. Within this framework, he signs acts and documents on behalf of the Authority. The Chairman of the Competition Authority has standing to bring claims and defend actions and to present observations before any court on behalf of the Authority. The chairman of the Competition Authority may, in the cases provided for in Book…

With the exception of expenditure relating to investigation departments, the authorisation of which is delegated to the rapporteur general, the chairman of the Competition Authority may delegate his signature to any managerial staff member to commit expenditure and sign contracts. He may also delegate the task of representing the Authority before any court. Revenue and expenditure accounts may be set up at the Board by order of the Minister for…

The general rapporteur and the deputy general rapporteur(s) are appointed for four years, from among members of the Conseil d’Etat, magistrates, category A civil servants and persons who can provide evidence of at least five years’ experience in the field of competition law and who hold one of the diplomas allowing access to a category A body. They may be reappointed once. The general rapporteur leads and supervises the activity…

The permanent rapporteurs are appointed from among the members of the Council of State, magistrates, category A civil servants, contractual State employees of equivalent level or prominent figures with economic or legal expertise who hold one of the diplomas allowing access to a category A body.

The general rapporteur may call on external rapporteurs chosen from among the members of the Conseil d’Etat, magistrates, category A civil servants or contractual State employees of equivalent level who are in active service or who have retired. .