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TITLE VII: Administrative injunctions and penalties

Article L470-1 of the French Commercial code

I. – The agents authorised, under the conditions set out in II of Article L. 450-1, to investigate and record breaches or failures to comply with the obligations set out in Title IV of this Book may, after an adversarial procedure, order any trader, within a reasonable period of time, to comply with his obligations, to cease any unlawful conduct or to remove any unlawful clause. Under the same conditions,…

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Article L470-2 of the French Commercial code

I. – The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs is the competent authority for imposing administrative fines to punish the breaches referred to in Title IV of this Book as well as failure to comply with the injunctive measures provided for in Article L. 470-1. II. – The administration’s action for the sanction of the breaches mentioned in I shall lapse after three years from the day on…

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