The representative of the Minister for the Economy referred to in Article L. 432-4-1 may object to the decisions of the Chief Executive Officer of the body referred to in Article L. 432-2 in the following cases:
a) When they are likely to substantially modify the body’s relations with the State or with the beneficiaries mentioned in article L. 432-1 ;
b) When they are likely to compromise the performance of the tasks entrusted to the organisation by the State; or
c) Or when, having regard to the national defence secrets held by the organisation in the exercise of the responsibilities entrusted to it by the State, they are likely to harm the country’s interests in terms of national defence or security of supply of energy resources and raw materials.
Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 432-4-1, these decisions are subject to prior notification of the representative of the Minister for the Economy.
The representative of the Minister for the Economy has ten days to object to these decisions. The body referred to in Article L. 432-2 may, within eight days of being notified of the Minister’s representative’s objection, lodge an appeal with the Minister for the Economy, who shall then have ten days to make a decision.
Decisions objected to by the representative of the Minister for the Economy only become enforceable if the Minister withdraws the objection.