At the request of the Government, the Competition Authority shall give its opinion on the regulated prices and tariffs referred to, respectively, in the second paragraph of article L. 410-2 and in l’article L. 444-1. This opinion is made public.
The Competition Authority may also take the initiative of issuing an opinion on the regulated prices and tariffs mentioned in the first paragraph of this article. This opinion shall be made public no later than one month before the revision of the price or tariff in question.
The initiation of an opinion procedure pursuant to this article shall be made public within five working days, in order to allow consumer defence associations approved at national level to take legal action and the professional organisations or professional bodies concerned to send their observations to the Competition Authority.