When the Secretary General proposes that the Board implement the procedure provided for in II of Article L. 621-14, he shall first inform the person concerned, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, by hand-delivery against receipt or by bailiff’s deed or by any other means that enables the date of receipt to be ascertained, of the practices that appear to him to be likely to be contrary to legislative or regulatory provisions and likely to produce one of the effects mentioned in II of the aforementioned Article L. 621-14. It shall specify that it has a period of at least three working days in which to make its observations known in writing.
Before taking a decision, the Board shall take note of any comments made by the person concerned.