The chairman of the Competition Authority determines the number and composition of the sections; he assigns the members of the Competition Authority to each of them. Each section is chaired by the chairman of the Competition Authority or by one of the vice-chairmen or, where necessary to allow a case to be re-examined in a different panel, by the most senior member of the section. It comprises at least two…
A section may at any time decide to refer a case back to the full court. .
The Competition Authority draws up its own rules of procedure, which set out in particular the conditions for its administrative operation. These rules of procedure are published in the Journal officiel de la République française. The organisation of the Competition Authority is laid down by decision of its chairman.
I. – The Hearing Officer shall hold office for a term of five years. He may be reappointed once. II. – The Hearing Officer may intervene at the request of a party. He may also draw the attention of the General Rapporteur to the proper conduct of the proceedings, if he considers that a case raises an issue relating to respect for the rights of the parties. Respondent and referring…
For each renewal by half of the members of the Authority, the term of office of the members belonging to the half concerned shall end five years after the date on which the term of office of their predecessor ended.
Notices issued pursuant to articles L. 410-2 and L. 462-2 are published with the texts to which they relate. Notices issued pursuant to article L. 462-1 intended for a parliamentary committee or the Government may be published by the addressee or, with the addressee’s agreement, by the Autorité de la concurrence. The Autorité de la concurrence may publish notices requested by other persons. .
Permanent delegation is given to the Minister for the Economy to consult the Competition Authority, on behalf of the Government, on his own initiative or at the request of the Minister responsible for the economic sector concerned, pursuant to Articles L. 410-2, L. 462-1 and L. 462-2. For the application of article L. 462-2-1, permanent delegation is given to the Minister of Justice and the Minister in charge of the…
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….
The decisions of the Authority provided for in Article L. 464-8 are appended to the activity report provided for in article L. 461-5.
I.-The Competition Authority shall be informed in advance of the group purchasing agreements referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 462-10 when the following two conditions are met: a) The total worldwide turnover excluding tax of all the undertakings or groups of natural or legal persons party to such agreements exceeds 10 billion euros; b) The total turnover excluding tax achieved on purchases in France under such agreements…
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