Article R490-6 of the French Commercial code
Where the judge intends to request the opinion of the European Commission pursuant to the provisions of Article 15(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, he shall notify the parties. Unless they have already reached a conclusion on this point, the judge will invite…