Economic dependency: The Versailles Court of Appeal gives a rare example of judgment on the base of Art. L. 442-6 I) 3) C. com (SAS Viastel c/ SA Maille Du Pevele)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. – CA Versailles, 12th ch. 2, 18 May 2006, SAS Viastel c/ SA Maille Du Pevele The judgment handed down by the Versailles Court of Appeal on 18 May 2006 is of interest for two reasons as regards the application of the provisions of the NRE Law n° 2001-420 of 15 May 2001: on the one hand, it is one of the rare examples of the application of Article L. 442-6-I-3° C. com, which penalises the fact of demanding advantages as a precondition for placing an order without a written commitment on a purchase volume; on the other hand, it provides details on the imposition of a civil fine. In the present case, a company which designs and markets branded socks has for 14