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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 B

…amending or supplementary forms filed pursuant to paragraph 3 of article 34 of decree n° 55-1350 of 14 October 1955 taken for the application of decree n° 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land regist…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-15

In the cases provided for in article L. 217-14, the consumer informs the seller of his decision to obtain a reduction in the price of the goods. The reduction in price is proportional to the differenc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Role of federations

Article L331-4-1

The federations referred to in article L. 131-14 may be assisted in their efforts to prevent violence at amateur sporting events by members of the national police operational reserve mentioned in sect…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6251-17

…orities of the Republic, be an associate member of the regional bodies mentioned in article LO 6251-14 or observer to them. The Territorial Council of Saint-Barthélemy may refer to the Government any…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6351-17

…orities of the Republic, be an associate member of the regional bodies mentioned in article LO 6351-14 or observer to them. The Territorial Council of Saint-Martin may submit to the Government any pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-22

In article R. 713-14 : a) In 2°, the word "category" is replaced by the word "college"; b) In the seventh paragraph, the words "chambre de commerce et d'industrie territoriale" are replaced by the wor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article R321-20

…nt to article L. 326-5, may refer the matter to the supervisory body provided for in article L. 323-14. The supervisory body issues a reasoned opinion on this refusal. This opinion is notified to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-2

…ial authorities responsible for prosecuting offences under Articles L. 571-3 to L. 571-9 and L. 571-14 to L. 571-16 may, at any stage of the proceedings, request the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Offences concerning the Banque de France

Article L164-2

…nce employee who violates the professional secrecy established in the first paragraph of Article L. 142-9 shall be liable to the penalties provided for in Article 226-13 of the French Criminal Code, s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal dissemination of inventions

Article L612-23

…may be taken into consideration to assess, within the meaning of the articles L. 611-11 and L. 611-14, the patentability of the invention.

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