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Article R145-38 of the French Commercial code

Where, pursuant to articles L. 145-4, L. 145-10, L. 145-12, L. 145-18, L. 145-19, L. 145-47, L. 145-49 and L. 145-55, a party has recourse to registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the date of notification with regard to the party making the notification is the date of dispatch of the letter and, with regard to the party to whom the notification is made, the date of first presentation of…

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Article D146-1 of the French Commercial code

The information provided for in article L. 146-2 are communicated in writing in a document known as the “pre-contractual document”, which must include: 1° The identity of the principal if it is a natural person or of the directors if it is a legal entity, its address or registered office and its unique identification number ; 2° The address of the registered office of the company whose business is placed…

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Article R152-1 of the French Commercial code

I.-When a case is referred to it for the purposes of preventing an imminent infringement or stopping an unlawful infringement of a business secret, the court may prescribe, on application or in summary proceedings, any proportionate provisional and protective measure, including a fine. It may, in particular: 1° Prohibit the performance or continuation of acts involving the use or disclosure of a business secret; > 2° Prohibit acts involving the…

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Article R153-1 of the French Commercial code

When the matter is referred to the court on the basis of an application under article 145 of the Code of Civil Procedure or during an investigation ordered on that basis, the court may order of its own motion the temporary sequestration of the documents requested in order to ensure the protection of business secrecy. If the court does not receive an application to amend or withdraw its order pursuant…

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Article R153-2 of the French Commercial code

When, pursuant to 1° of Article L. 153-1, the judge restricts access to the document to persons authorised to assist or represent the parties, he may also decide that these persons may not make a copy or reproduction of it, except with the agreement of the holder of the document.

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Article R153-3 of the French Commercial code

On pain of inadmissibility, the party or third party to the proceedings who invokes the protection of business secrecy for a document whose communication or production is requested shall provide the judge, within the time limit set by the judge: 1° The full confidential version of the document; > 2° A non-confidential version or a summary; 3° A statement specifying, for each item of information or part of the document…

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Article R153-6 of the French Commercial code

The judge shall order the communication or production of the document in its full version where this is necessary for the resolution of the dispute, even though it is likely to infringe a business secret. The judge shall order the communication or production of the document in its full version where this is necessary for the resolution of the dispute, even though it is likely to infringe a business secret….

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