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Article L483-6 of the French Commercial code

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.

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Article L483-6

A la demande d’une partie, le juge vérifie le contenu de la pièce figurant dans le dossier d’une autorité de concurrence dont il est allégué qu’elle relève de l’interdiction prévue à l’article L. 483-5. A cette fin, il se fait communiquer cette pièce par la personne ou l’autorité de concurrence qui la détient et en prend seul connaissance. Il peut, hors la présence de toute autre personne, entendre l’auteur de la pièce litigieuse assisté ou représenté par toute personne habilitée.

Le juge peut se prononcer hors la présence du public. Il adapte la motivation de sa décision aux nécessités de la protection de la confidentialité de la pièce concernée.

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