The actual completion of a merger transaction may only take place after the agreement of the Autorité de la concurrence or, where it has raised the matter under the conditions provided for in Article L. 430-7-1, that of the Minister responsible for the economy.
In the event of a duly substantiated special need, the notifying parties may apply to the Autorité de la concurrence for a waiver allowing them to proceed with the actual implementation of all or part of the concentration without waiting for the decision referred to in the first paragraph and without prejudice thereto. Conditions may be attached to the granting of this derogation.
The derogation referred to in the second paragraph ceases to be valid if, within three months of the effective completion of the transaction, the Competition Authority has not received full notification of the transaction.