Section 1: Decisions.

When the Competition Authority considers applying I of Article L. 464-2 relating to the acceptance of commitments proposed by undertakings, the rapporteur shall inform the undertakings or bodies concerned of his preliminary assessment of the practices in question. This assessment may either be notified in the form of a report sent by post or via a secure electronic document exchange platform, or, where the Authority has received an application for interim measures, be presented orally at the hearing. A copy of the assessment is sent to the author of the referral and to the Government Commissioner, except where it is presented orally at a hearing in the presence of the parties.

The time limit given to the undertakings or organisations to formalise their commitments following the preliminary assessment is set either by the rapporteur in the case where the assessment was notified by minutes sent by post or via a secure electronic document exchange platform, or by the Autorité de la concurrence in the case where the assessment was presented orally at a hearing. This period may not be less than one month, unless the companies or organisations concerned agree otherwise. This period may not be less than one month, unless the undertakings or bodies concerned agree.

On receipt of the commitments proposed by the undertakings or bodies concerned at the end of the period referred to in the second paragraph, the General Rapporteur will communicate their content to the author or authors of the referral and to the Government Commissioner. He shall also publish, by any means, a summary of the case and the commitments to enable interested third parties to submit their observations. It sets a time limit, which may not be less than one month from the date of communication or publication of the content of the commitments, for the submission of observations by the parties, the Government Commissioner and, where applicable, interested third parties. The parties and the Government Commissioner are invited to attend the hearing at least three weeks before the date of the hearing, either by letter from the General Rapporteur or via a secure electronic document exchange platform. The notice of meeting is accompanied by the proposed commitments. The parties and the Government Commissioner may present oral observations at the meeting.