French Intellectual Property Code

I.-A referral to the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique shall be made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or, in accordance with the procedures laid down by the authority, by electronic transmission. It shall include: the name and address of the applicant, as well as, where applicable, its articles of association and the mandate given to its representative or counsel; documents proving that the applicant…

I.-The approval referred to in article L. 331-30 and the second paragraph of article L. 331-33 is granted by the Minister for Culture for a period of five years to associations that meet the following conditions on the date of the application for approval: 1° Prove that they have been in existence for at least three years from the date of their declaration; 2° Prove, during the period mentioned in…

Consumer associations holding the approval provided for in Article L. 811-1 of the Consumer Code are not required to provide proof of the approval provided for in Article R. 331-25 in order to refer a matter to the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique pursuant to Article L. 331-30 and the second paragraph of Article L. 331-33, provided that such referral is made under the conditions provided…

I.-The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique may reject as inadmissible an application referred to it where: 1° The subject of the application does not fall within its jurisdiction; 2° The application does not comply with the requirements of Article R. 331-24, after the expiry of the period of one month following the invitation to regularise which was sent to the applicant; 3° The author of the…

When a case is referred to the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique pursuant to Articles L. 137-4, L. 219-4 and L. 331-29 to L. 331-31, the Chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of the parties, combine the investigation of several cases. At the end of their investigation, the authority may issue a joint decision. The Chairman may also decide to split the…