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Showing 14911500 of 13560 articles for Art. UK Commercial Agents Regs 1993

French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L410-4

In communities covered by article 73 of the Constitution and in the overseas collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Wallis-et-Futuna, and in accordance with Art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L410-6

I. - On an experimental basis and for a period of five years from 1 July 2017, in the Department of Mayotte and French Guiana, following a public opinion from the territorially competent observatory o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L420-1

Concerted actions, agreements, express or tacit understandings or coalitions are prohibited, even through the direct or indirect intermediary of a group company established outside France, when their…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article L320-2

Public auctions are sales involving a third party, acting as agent for the owner or his representative, to offer and award an item to the highest bidder following a competitive bidding process that is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-23

The Conseil des maisons de vente comprises a Sanctions Committee made up of three members, appointed for a term of four years by the Minister of Justice: 1° A member of the Conseil d'Etat, active or h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article L321-29

The operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction mentioned in Article L. 321-4, bailiffs and notaries may, under their sole responsibility, enlist the help of experts, whatever their ap…

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Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article L321-2

Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction are, except in the cases provided for in Article L. 321-36 organised and conducted under the conditions provided for in this chapter by operators practis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article L341-2

…tion of one of the contracts mentioned in Article L. 341-1, to restrict the freedom to carry on the commercial activity of the operator who has previously entered into this contract is deemed to be un…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article L321-26

To be able to carry out the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction on a temporary and occasional basis, a national of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article L330-2

Where the contract containing the exclusivity clause referred to in Article L. 330-1 is subsequently followed, between the same parties, by other similar agreements relating to the same type of goods,…

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