Section 1: Referral.

The referral to the Autorité de la concurrence shall be sent either by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or by deposit at the headquarters of the Autorité de la concurrence, in quadruplicate, or via a secure electronic document exchange platform. It may be accompanied by attachments. The referral specifies: its subject matter and the provisions of national or Community competition law on which the referring party bases its request;…

The filing of pleadings, supporting documents or observations before the Competition Authority under the signature and stamp of a lawyer shall constitute an election of domicile at the lawyer’s chambers or at the registered office of the law firm.