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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Acceptance.

Article L511-18

…icated in the bill of exchange a place of payment other than that of the drawee's domicile, without designating a third party with whom payment is to be made, the drawee may indicate this at the time…

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Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-7

…rticle L. 481-1. The interruption resulting from such an act has effect until the date on which the decision of the competent competition authority or of the appeal court can no longer be the subject…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article L464-5-1

…surcharge of up to 10% of their amount, payable by the sanctioned organisation or company and intended to finance assistance to victims. The third paragraph of I of article L. 464-2 is applicable to…

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Paragraph 2: The impact of transactions

Article L481-14

To set the amount of the contribution that a co-debtor may recover from the other joint and several co-debtors, the judge shall also take into account all compensation already paid by the co-debtors p…

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Chapter II: Limitation periods

Article L482-1

…constitute an anti-competitive practice; 2° The fact that this practice causes him damage; 3° The identity of one of the perpetrators of this practice. However, the statute of limitations does not ru…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation.

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
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-4

…Competition Authority may issue an opinion on any matter concerning competition. This opinion is made public. It may also recommend to the Minister responsible for the economy or the Minister respons…

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Section 1: Conditions of liability

Article L481-5

…e its existence and extent. However, the indirect purchaser, whether of goods or services, shall be deemed to have provided proof of such passing-on where it proves that: 1° The defendant has committe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Communication and production of documents in the file of a competition authority

Article L483-10

When a document not covered by the prohibitions set out in articles L. 483-5 and L. 483-8 has been obtained by a natural or legal person solely as a result of his access to the file of a competition a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-1

The court may order legal persons jointly and severally to pay fines imposed on their directors under the provisions of this book and the texts adopted for its application.

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