TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

I.-A written agreement concluded between the supplier, with the exception of suppliers of products mentioned in article L. 443-2, and the distributor or service provider sets out the reciprocal obligations to which the parties are committed at the end of the commercial negotiation, in compliance with articles L. 442-1 to L. 442-3. This agreement is drawn up either in a single document or in a package formed by a framework…

I.-The written agreement concluded either between the supplier and the wholesaler, as defined in I of article L. 441-1-2, or between the wholesaler and the distributor or service 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 up either in a single document, or in a package…

I.-This article applies to the agreement mentioned in I of article L. 441-3 when it relates to mass-market products defined as non-durable products that are consumed frequently and repeatedly. The list of these mass-market products is set by decree. II.-This article does not apply to the wholesaler defined in I of article L. 441-1-2. III.-The agreement mentions the scale of unit prices, as previously communicated by the supplier, together with…

A written agreement shall be drawn up, in compliance with articles L. 441-1 and L. 442-1 to L. 442-3, for any purchase of manufactured products, manufactured at the request of the purchaser with a view to being incorporated into its own production, the amount of which exceeds a threshold set by decree. It mentions the conditions agreed between the parties, in particular: 1° The purpose of the agreement and the…

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 441-3 to L. 441-5 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €75,000 for a natural person and €375,000 for a legal entity. The maximum fine incurred is increased to €150,000 for a natural person and €750,000 for a legal entity if the breach is repeated within two years of the date on which the first penalty decision became final. By…