TITLE VIII: Actions for damages arising from anti-competitive practices

As long as the proceedings concerned have not been closed by a decision adopted by the Autorité de la concurrence on the basis of I of article L. 464-2 and articles L. 462-8, L. 464-3, L. 464-6 or L. 464-6-1, by the Minister for the Economy on the basis of the first and second paragraphs of article L. 464-9 or by a competition authority of another Member State of the…

Articles L. 483-5 and L. 483-8 do not apply to a document that exists independently of the proceedings before a competition authority, whether or not it is in the file of that authority.

When a document not covered by the prohibitions set out in articles L. 483-5 and L. 483-8 has been obtained by a natural or legal person solely as a result of his access to the file of a competition authority, this document may only be used in the context of an action mentioned in this title by the said person or his beneficiary.

A decree in the Council of State shall specify the procedures for applying this title.