Judgment_paragraph 30 · Association Vent De Colère! Fédération nationale and Others v Ministre de l’Écologie, du Développement durable, des Transports et du Logement and Ministre de l’Économie, des Finances et de l’Industrie (C-262/12)

30The Caisse des dépôts et consignations – a public body – under a mandate from the French State, provides administrative, financial and accounting management services for the Commission de régulation de l’énergie, the independent administrative authority responsible for ensuring the proper functioning of the market for electricity and gas in France. The Caisse des dépôts et consignations also determines late payments or defaults in payment by final consumers and reports them to that regulatory authority.