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Article R483-13 of the French Commercial code

To ensure that a document falls within the prohibition set out in article L. 483-5, the judge may request the opinion of the competent competition authority and send it the relevant document. This opinion shall preserve the confidentiality of the information contained in the document. The court registry shall communicate this opinion to the parties and, where applicable, to the third party holding the said document.

The judge may rule without a hearing, after informing the parties and, where applicable, the third party holding the disputed document of the date on which his decision will be handed down.

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Article R483-13

Pour s’assurer qu’une pièce relève de l’interdiction prévue à l’article L. 483-5, le juge peut demander l’avis de l’autorité de concurrence compétente et lui communiquer à cet effet la pièce concernée. Cet avis préserve la confidentialité des informations contenues dans la pièce. Le greffe communique cet avis aux parties et, le cas échéant, au tiers détenteur de ladite pièce.

Le juge peut statuer sans audience, après avoir informé les parties et, le cas échéant, le tiers détenteur de la pièce litigieuse de la date du prononcé de sa décision.

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