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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Anti-competitive practices.

Article L420-6-1

The directors, managers and other members of staff of the undertaking or association of undertakings who have played a personal and decisive role in the design, organisation or implementation of the p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Anti-competitive practices.

Article L420-7

Without prejudice to articles

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-3

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-4

…e actual completion of a merger transaction may only take place after the agreement of the Autorité de la concurrence or, where it has raised the matter under the conditions provided for in Article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-4

…applies to the agreement mentioned in I of article L. 441-3 when it relates to mass-market products defined as non-durable products that are consumed frequently and repeatedly. The list of these mass-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation.

Article L461-2

…er 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.The Government Commissioner to the authori…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation.

Article L461-3

…sit either in plenary session, in sections or as a standing committee. The standing committee is made up of the chairman and four vice-chairmen.The authority's panels deliberate by a majority of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Renegotiation clause

Article L441-8

…to Article 172a of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Counc…

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Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-12

Parrogation au I de l'article L. 441-10, le délai convenu entre les parties pour le paiement des achats effectués en franchise de la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée, en application de l'article 275 of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Logistical penalties

Article L441-18

…performance of contractual commitments, up to a ceiling equivalent to 2% of the value, within the order, of the category of products ordered concerned by the non-performance of the said commitments. P…

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