At the request of a party, the judge shall verify the content of the document in the file of a competition authority that is alleged to fall within the prohibition provided for in Article L. 483-5. To this end, he shall be provided with this document by the person or competition authority holding it and shall examine it alone. It may, without the presence of any other person, hear the author of the disputed document assisted or represented by any authorised person.
The judge may rule without the public being present. He shall adapt the reasons for his decision to the requirements of protecting the confidentiality of the document concerned.