The General Rapporteur of the French Competition Authority may decide that the case will be examined by the Authority without the prior preparation of a report. He shall inform the parties and the Government Commissioner of this prior to the notification of the grievances.
In this case, if the combined turnover achieved in France during the last closed financial year of all the parties exceeds €200 million and if at least one of the interested parties so requests, the period provided for in the first sentence of the first paragraph of Article L. 463-2 shall be extended by two months. The request must be made within a maximum of thirty days of the notification of the grievances. In the light of the comments of the parties to whom the objections have been addressed, the General Rapporteur may decide to send a report to the parties in accordance with the procedures set out in the same Article L. 463-2.
Where the general rapporteur decides not to draw up a report, the statement of objections must mention the determinants of the penalty incurred.