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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IVa: Certain regulated tariffs

Article L444-1

…erty, division, licitation and judicial securities mentioned in article 10 of law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions. Unless otherwise provided, when a pr…

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TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-3-1

…or failure to comply with this book, the officers mentioned in Article L. 450-1 are authorised to identify the person they are controlling. If the person refuses or is unable to prove his or her iden…

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TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-6

The rapporteur general shall designate, for the examination of each case, one or more agents of the investigating departments to the functions of rapporteur.At its written request, the authority to wh…

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TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-7

…ing bound by professional secrecy, have access to any document or item of information held by State departments and establishments, the independent administrative authorities and independent public au…

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TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-9

It shall be punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €300,000 for a natural person to oppose the performance of the duties entrusted to the agents mentioned in I of Article L. 450-1 pursuan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Procedure.

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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Section 1: Conditions of liability

Article L481-6

The rules of evidence set out in articles L. 481-4 and L. 481-5 are applicable to the direct or indirect suppliers of the perpetrator of the anti-competitive practice who claim prejudice resulting fro…

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Section 1: Conditions of liability

Article L481-7

It is presumed until proven otherwise that an agreement between competitors causes harm.

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Section 3: Communication and production of documents in the file of a competition authority

Article L483-5

…481-1 or on its behalf, and helping to establish the reality of an anti-competitive practice provided for in articles L. 420-1and 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to id…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Creation and form of the bill of exchange.

Article L511-4

A bill of exchange the amount of which is written both in words and in figures shall, in the event of a difference, be worth the sum written in words. A bill of exchange the amount of which is written…

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