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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair business-to-business commercial practices

Article L442-11

…stigated and recorded under the conditions defined by articles L. 450-1 to L. 450-3-2 and L. 450-7. Agents may consign, in premises that they determine and for a period that may not exceed one month,…

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

Article L450-5

The General Rapporteur of the Autorité de la concurrence shall be informed before they are launched of any investigations that the Minister responsible for the economy wishes to be carried out into fa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-10

…he goods or services to the contract, the duration of this procedure is set in accordance with good commercial practice and custom and, in any event, does not exceed thirty days from the date of recei…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair business-to-business commercial practices

Article L442-10

No business or administrative association or cooperative may, on a regular basis, offer products for sale, sell them or provide services if these activities are not provided for in its articles of ass…

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

Article L443-8

…ets out the reciprocal obligations to which the parties have committed themselves at the end of the commercial negotiation, in compliance with articles L. 442-1 and L. 442-3. This agreement is drawn u…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Negotiating and formalising the commercial relationship

Article L441-3-1

…e provider sets out the reciprocal obligations to which the parties are committed at the end of the commercial negotiations, in compliance with articles L. 442-1 to L. 442-3. This agreement is drawn u…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair business-to-business commercial practices

Article L442-7

A buyer of agricultural products or foodstuffs who allows his supplier to charge an unfairly low transfer price incurs liability and is obliged to compensate the damage caused. To characterise an unfa…

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

Article L443-1

…od product, the term "free" may not be used as a marketing and promotional tool in the context of a commercial relationship. When such promotional operations are likely, by their scale or frequency, t…

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

Article L444-1

…plicable to the services of judicial commissioners, court-appointed administrators, court-appointed agents and notaries are governed by this Title. Also governed by this Title are the fees and emolume…

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

Article L450-3-1

When investigating or ascertaining an infringement 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 pe…

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