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Article R321-46 of the French Commercial code

The formal notice issued by the Chairman of the Conseil des Maisons de Vente or, after proceedings have been brought before the Enforcement Committee, by the Chairman of the Enforcement Committee pursuant to the first paragraph of III of article L. 321-23-2, specifies the breach(s) of which the trader is accused. It sets a deadline for the professional to remedy the breach(s). The decision to issue a formal notice informs…

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Article R321-47 of the French Commercial code

The Chairman of the Conseil des maisons de vente or, after proceedings have been initiated before the Enforcement Committee, the Chairman of the Enforcement Committee who is considering imposing or extending a suspension measure pursuant to the second paragraph of III of article L. 321-23-2, shall summon the interested party by any means that confers a date certain. The summons shall state the grounds on which the professional is accused….

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Article R321-48 of the French Commercial code

The chairman of the Conseil des maisons de vente or the chairman of the Enforcement Committee shall inform the Conseil des maisons de vente or the Enforcement Committee, as the case may be, without delay and by any means, of the measures taken pursuant to the first and second paragraphs of III of Article L. 321-23-2.

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Article R321-49 of the French Commercial code

The chairman, full members and alternate members of the Enforcement Committee are appointed by order of the Minister of Justice. The offices of member of the Enforcement Committee and member of the college of the Conseil des maisons de vente are incompatible.

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Article R321-49-1 of the French Commercial code

If a member of the committee is unable to attend, his or her alternate shall take his or her place. If a member is permanently unable to attend during his or her term of office, his or her alternate shall take his or her place. If a member is permanently prevented from carrying out his/her duties, he/she shall be replaced in accordance with the procedures set out in articles L….

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Article R321-49-3 of the French Commercial code

The Enforcement Committee shall be notified by the Government Commissioner by any means that confers a date of receipt. The Government Commissioner may simultaneously institute proceedings against the persons mentioned in I and II of article L. 321-4 and articles L. 321-24 and L. 321-28-1 and the person authorised to manage the sales. The Enforcement Committee may ask the Government Commissioner or the professional concerned to provide it with any…

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Article R321-49-5 of the French Commercial code

Discussions before the Sanctions Committee are public. However, the Committee may decide that the hearings will not be public if the person being prosecuted expressly so requests or if their public nature would infringe a secret protected by law or the intimacy of private life; this shall be stated in the decision. The Committee shall give its decision, stating its reasons, after hearing the professional and the Government Commissioner. The…

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