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Article R464-28 of the French Commercial code

The decisions of the Paris Court of Appeal or its first president are notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt by the court registry to the parties to the proceedings, and, where applicable, to the Minister responsible for the economy when he is not a party to the proceedings. The Competition Authority ensures that its decisions are enforced and publishes them on its website. This publication starts the appeal…

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Article R464-29 of the French Commercial code

Decisions taken by the rapporteur general of the Autorité de la concurrence pursuant to Article L. 463-4 granting protection of business secrecy or refusing to lift such secrecy may only be appealed together with the Authority’s decision on the merits.

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Article R464-30 of the French Commercial code

The decisions of the Autorité de la concurrence and of the rapporteur general shall be notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. On pain of nullity, the letter of notification shall indicate the time limit for appeal and the procedures by which it may be exercised. It shall include in an annex the names, capacities and addresses of the parties to whom the decision of the Autorité de la…

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Article R470-1 of the French Commercial code

The injunction mentioned in Article L. 470-1 may be challenged by the person subject to it before the Minister responsible for the economy. This appeal is exclusive of any other hierarchical appeal. The publicity provided for in the second paragraph of I and in 2 of III of Article L. 470-1 may be carried out via the press, electronically or by posting. Publication in the press, by electronic means and…

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Article R470-2 of the French Commercial code

I. – The administrative authority mentioned in the fourth paragraph of 1 of III of article L. 470-1 and article L. 470-2 is: 1° The Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control or his appointed representative; 2° The Head of the National Investigations Department of the Directorate General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control or his appointed representative; 3° The Regional Director of the Economy, Employment, Labour…

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Article R481-1 of the French Commercial code

The judge may, after hearing the parties’ observations, request the Competition Authority to provide guidance on the assessment of the loss for which compensation is sought. The Competition Authority has two months to communicate its observations to the judge. If no response is received within this period, the proceedings are continued at the initiative of the parties or at the behest of the judge.

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Article R483-1 of the French Commercial code

The category of items referred to in Article L. 483-1 shall be identified, as precisely and narrowly as possible, by reference to common and relevant features of its constituent parts, such as the nature, purpose, time of preparation or content of the documents whose communication or production is requested.

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Article R483-11 of the French Commercial code

Where the anti-competitive practice invoked in support of an action based on Article L. 481-1 is also the subject of ongoing proceedings before a competition authority, the parties involved in those proceedings shall inform the authority of any request they have made or of which they are the addressees, for the disclosure or production of documents contained in the authority’s file.

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