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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-7

…mentioned in Article L. 321-4 provide the Conseil des Maisons de Vente with all relevant details concerning the premises where exhibitions of furniture offered for sale and public auction sales are us…

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Section 2: Negotiating and formalising the commercial relationship

Article L441-7

…that meets the specific needs of the purchaser and sold under a distributor's brand mentions the price or the criteria and procedures for determining the purchase price of the agricultural products us…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article L443-7

The refusal by any person engaged in production, processing, distribution or service activities to comply with a request made by one of the parties for written confirmation of the terms of a contract…

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

Article L450-7

The agents mentioned in article L. 450-1 may, without being bound by professional secrecy, have access to any document or item of information held by State departments and establishments, the independ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability

Article L481-7

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

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Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-7

…person on whose behalf the bill of exchange is to be drawn, without the drawer on behalf of others ceasing to be personally obliged to the endorsers and the bearer alone. Provision is made if, on mat…

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TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L464-7

…y order a stay of execution of the precautionary measures if they are likely to entail manifestly excessive consequences or if new facts of exceptional gravity have arisen subsequent to their notifica…

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

Article L490-7

For the offences provided for in Title IV of this book for which a prison sentence is not incurred, a summons served on the accused, on the instructions of the public prosecutor, by an official mentio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L463-7

…rapporteur designated by him, and the rapporteur attend the deliberations, without voting rights, except when the Authority is ruling on practices referred to it pursuant to Article L. 462-5.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-78

All actions arising from the bill of exchange against the acceptor shall be barred after three years from the due date. The bearer's actions against the endorsers and against the drawer shall be barre…

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