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Article L464-1 of the French Commercial code

The Competition Authority may, at the request of the Minister responsible for the economy, the persons mentioned in the last paragraph of Article L. 462-1 or companies, or on its own initiative and after hearing the parties involved and the Government Commissioner, take the protective measures it is asked to take or those it deems necessary.

These measures may only be taken if the practice in question causes serious and immediate harm to the general economy, to the economy of the sector concerned, to the interests of consumers or, where applicable, to the complaining undertaking.

They may include the suspension of the practice concerned and an injunction to the parties to return to the previous state. They must remain strictly limited to what is necessary to deal with the urgency pending a decision on the merits.

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Article L464-1

L’Autorité de la concurrence peut, à la demande du ministre chargé de l’économie, des personnes mentionnées au dernier alinéa de l’article L. 462-1 ou des entreprises ou de sa propre initiative et après avoir entendu les parties en cause et le commissaire du Gouvernement, prendre les mesures conservatoires qui lui sont demandées ou celles qui lui apparaissent nécessaires.

Ces mesures ne peuvent intervenir que si la pratique en cause porte une atteinte grave et immédiate à l’économie générale, à celle du secteur intéressé, à l’intérêt des consommateurs ou le cas échéant, à l’entreprise plaignante.

Elles peuvent comporter la suspension de la pratique concernée ainsi qu’une injonction aux parties de revenir à l’état antérieur. Elles doivent rester strictement limitées à ce qui est nécessaire pour faire face à l’urgence dans l’attente d’une décision au fond.

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