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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article R322-10

The legislative and regulatory provisions, the tariff and the internal regulations are and remain posted at the main door and in the most conspicuous place of each establishment.

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TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article D440-10

The Commercial Practices Review Board may only validly deliberate in the presence of half of its members plus one.

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Chapter I: Bills of exchange.

Article R511-10

If there is no entry corresponding to the identity of the debtor reported or if the entry made in the name of the latter concerns a protest the date of which is more than one year or less than one mon…

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Chapter III: Procedure.

Article R463-10

The rapporteur general may, at any time during the proceedings, ask the accused undertakings to provide the rapporteur within two months with their unique identification number and the turnover figure…

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Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-10

By way of derogation from the provisions of Title VI of Book II of the Code of Civil Procedure, appeals brought before the Paris Court of Appeal against decisions of the Competition Authority shall be…

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TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article R461-10

For each renewal by half of the members of the Authority, the term of office of the members belonging to the half concerned shall end five years after the date on which the term of office of their pre…

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Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article R628-10

In the judgment initiating the proceedings, the court sets the date of the hearing at the end of which a decision will be made on the draft plan. Within eight days, the court clerk notifies the public…

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TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article R645-10

For the application of Article L. 645-8, the judicial representative or the person chosen on the basis of the first paragraph of II or III of article L. 812-2 informs known creditors by simple letter…

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TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R662-10

The Public Prosecutor's Office shall be notified of the date of the hearing by the Registrar in any case that is to be communicated to it. Where the proceedings are to take place in the presence of th…

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Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-10

Declarations of candidacy that meet the conditions provided for by Article L. 713-4 and by this sub-section shall be registered and shall give rise to the issue of a receipt. The prefect of the depart…

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