The administrative authority mentioned in articles L. 525-1 and R. 525-1 is the Director General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control, the Head of the National Investigation Department of the Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control, the Regional Director for the Economy, Employment, Labour and Solidarity or the Director of the Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations.
The Director General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control, the Head of the National Investigation Department of the Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control, the Regional Director for the Economy, Employment, Labour and Solidarity or the Director of the Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations.
The Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control and the Head of the National Investigation Department may designate category A civil servants or contractual agents with duties of an equivalent level to represent them before the civil and criminal courts of first instance and appeal.
The Directors of the decentralised departments may designate category A civil servants to represent them before the same courts.