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Article R464-25-1 of the French Commercial code

Parties appearing in court who submit their claims in writing and who are assisted or represented by a lawyer must expressly state their claims and the pleas of fact and law on which each of these claims is based, indicating for each claim the documents relied on and their numbering. A list of the documents supporting these claims is annexed to their written submissions. These written submissions include a separate…

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Article R464-26 of the French Commercial code

Before the Court of Appeal or its first president, the parties defend themselves. They have the option of being assisted or represented by a lawyer. The Minister responsible for the economy is represented by the Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control or his delegate.

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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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