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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations

Article L452-2

When several natural persons, identified in their capacity as investors, have suffered individual losses which have been caused by the act of the same person and which have a common origin, any associ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations

Article L452-1

…ancial securities or financial products may take legal action before any court, even by bringing a civil action, in respect of acts that are directly or indirectly prejudicial to the collective intere…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations

Article L452-4

An association taking legal action under articles L. 452-2 and L. 452-3 may bring a civil action before the examining magistrate or the court in the place where the defendant has its registered office…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L461-2

…eir duties on a full-time basis. Any member of the authority who has failed to attend three consecutive meetings without good cause shall be declared to have resigned by the Minister for the Economy.T…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L461-3

…decisions provided for in Article L. 430-5, decisions to review the measures referred to in III and IV of Article L. 430-7, decisions required to implement these measures and decisions to review the c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L461-1

I. - The Competition Authority is an independent administrative authority. It ensures that competition operates freely. It contributes to the competitive operation of markets at European and internati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L463-1

Investigations and proceedings before the Competition Authority shall be adversarial, subject to the provisions of Articles L. 463-4 and L. 464-10.Practices referred to the Competition Authority may b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L462-7

I. - The Authority may not be seized of facts dating back more than five years if no act has been taken to investigate, establish or punish them.Acts interrupting the statute of limitations on public…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L461-5

Parliamentary committees responsible for competition matters may hear the chairman of the Competition Authority and consult the latter on any matter falling within its remit.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L462-4

…ter responsible for the sector concerned to implement the measures necessary to improve the competitive operation of markets.

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