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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Special arrangements for compensating the concessionaire

Article L3136-9

Where a clause in the concession contract sets out the terms and conditions of compensation to be paid to the concessionaire in the event of cancellation, rescission or termination of the concession c…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-4

As an exception to the provisions of Article L. 613-1, acts prior to the date on which the patent application was made public under Article L. 612-21 or that of the notification to any third party of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal regime for declarations of activity

Article L6351-4

The registration of the declaration of activity is cancelled by decision of the administrative authority when it is established, following an inspection carried out pursuant to 1° of Article L. 6361-2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions applicable during periods of general mobilisation and wartime

Article L2124-4

The formal notice provided for in article L. 2124-3 must indicate the time limit given to the mayor or president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation to respond to the representa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-4

When a legal entity that has, for less than two years, been convicted of the offence defined by article L. 442-5 commits the same offence, the maximum rate of the fine incurred is equal to ten times t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Minimum growth wage.

Article L3423-4

Improvements in purchasing power during the year are taken into account when setting the minimum growth wage for Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article L645-4

The court that opens a professional recovery procedure appoints a court-appointed judge responsible for gathering all information on the debtor's financial situation, in particular the amount of his l…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The judgment.

Article 456

The judgment may be drawn up on paper or electronically. It shall be signed by the President and by the Registrar. If the president is unable to attend, this is noted on the minutes, which are signed…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Default judgments and judgments deemed to be contradictory.

Article 471

A defendant who does not appear may, on the initiative of the plaintiff or on a decision taken ex officio by the judge, be invited to appear again if the summons was not delivered in person. Subject t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The tutor

Article 408

The tutor takes care of the minor's person and represents him in all acts of civil life, except in cases in which the law or custom authorises the minor to act himself. He represents the minor in cour…

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