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Article R330-2 of the French Commercial code

It is punishable by the fines provided for in 5° of Article 131-13 of the Penal Code for fifth-class offences makes it a criminal offence to provide a person with a trade name, trademark or sign while requiring that person to give an undertaking of exclusivity or quasi-exclusivity for the exercise of the person’s activity without having communicated to the person, at least twenty days before the signing of the contract, the information document and draft contract referred to in Article L. 330-3.

In the event of a repeat offence, the fines provided for in 5° of article 131-13 of the French Penal Code for fifth-class offences committed on a repeat offence are applicable.

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Article R330-2

Est puni des peines d’amende prévues par le 5° de l’article 131-13 du code pénal pour les contraventions de la cinquième classe le fait de mettre à la disposition d’une personne un nom commercial, une marque ou une enseigne en exigeant d’elle un engagement d’exclusivité ou de quasi-exclusivité pour l’exercice de son activité sans lui avoir communiqué, vingt jours au moins avant la signature du contrat, le document d’information et le projet de contrat mentionnés à l’article L. 330-3.

En cas de récidive, les peines d’amende prévues le 5° de l’article 131-13 du code pénal pour les contraventions de la cinquième classe commises en récidive sont applicables.

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