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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-25

…refuse renewal only on condition that he pays the eviction compensation provided for in Article L. 145-14, unless the lessee can prove a serious and legitimate reason against the lessee.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-15

…at the collective management organisation has taken all the measures provided for in article L. 324-14 to identify and locate the beneficiaries, these sums are deemed to be part of the sums that canno…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-19

…State shall set: 1° The conditions for application of the measures provided for in Articles L. 521-14 to L. 521-17-3; 2° The conditions under which the destruction of goods likely to constitute an in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the implementation by organisers of profit-making sporting events of automated processing of personal data for the purposes of Article L. 332-1

Article R332-20

The processing of personal data mentioned in article R. 332-14 implemented by the organisers of profit-making sporting events must be declared to the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article L4126-4

…except where the Chamber is hearing an appeal against a decision taken pursuant to article L. 4113-14.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article L623-15

…h the procedures and within the period set by the judge, the decision referred to in article L. 623-14, when it is no longer subject to ordinary appeal or to an appeal to the Supreme Court, shall be t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO FOREIGNERS ASSIGNED TO RESIDENCE

Article R733-17

…be worn by foreign nationals placed under mobile electronic surveillance pursuant to article L. 733-14 is approved by the Minister of Justice, who ensures that it cannot be removed by the foreign nati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Tax officials entrusted with certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-29-15

The proposals for staff reports and the staff reports provided for in article R. 15-33-29-14 shall be drawn up on a form complying with the model laid down by the Minister of Justice. They include a d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition, organisation and operation

Article L7345-3

…it to carry out its tasks, in particular for examining the requests referred to in Article L. 7343-14; 2° Request a hearing of any person likely to contribute to its information.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal penalties

Article R1336-16

…he conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences defined in R. 1336-14 and R. 1336-15 will be liable to confiscation of the sound equipment used to commit the offence.

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