Watch out for that "Figaro report". This newspaper is well known for " his master's voice " links.
An AF Captain that spoke to both crew on the Toronto A340 strongly refutes what the newspaper reported; According to him , there was no disagreement at all between the 2, and if the 12 seconds are factual, the suggestion given by the newspaper that it is crew indecision is also not correct according that same source.
Let's wait for the CVR transcript ( due Oct 4th if one beleives the BEA) and most interestingly the FDR for the correct timing and position / activation of the various items..