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Showing 16211630 of 13560 articles for Art. UK Commercial Agents Regs 1993

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

Article L490-3

When a person who has, for less than two years, been convicted of one of the offences defined by articles L. 442-5, L. 442-6 and L. 443-1, commits the same offence, the maximum fine incurred is double…

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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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Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-17

Acceptance is written on the bill of exchange. It is expressed by the word "accepted" or any other equivalent word and is signed by the drawee. The mere signature of the drawee affixed to the face of…

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TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L463-3

The General Rapporteur of the French Competition Authority may decide that the case will be examined by the Authority without the prior preparation of a report. He shall inform the parties and the Gov…

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TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L463-6

The penalties laid down in Article 226-13 of the Criminal Code, the disclosure by one of the parties of information concerning another party or a third party and of which it was only able to become aw…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L464-4

Financial penalties and periodic penalty payments are recovered in the same way as State debts other than taxes and property.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The impact of multiple managers and transactions

Article L481-13

A victim who has entered into a settlement with one of the joint and several co-debtors may only claim from the other co-debtors not party to the settlement the amount of his loss less the share of th…

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

Article L490-14

Without prejudice to the provisions of Chapter III of Title VIII, as long as a competition enforcement procedure has not been closed by a decision adopted by the Autorité de la concurrence on the basi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L462-9

I. - The Autorité de la concurrence may, in respect of matters falling within its remit and after prior information of the Minister responsible for the economy, communicate the information or document…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L463-8

The general rapporteur may decide to call in experts in the event of a request made at any time during the investigation by the rapporteur or a party. This decision is not subject to appeal. The exper…

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