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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-22

…ten days of the last of the publications provided for in articles L. 141-12 and L. 141-13, any unregistered creditor of the transferring shareholder shall notify the registry of the commercial court…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-5

The vendor's lien on a business only arises if the sale has been evidenced by a duly registered notarial or private deed.It relates only to the elements of the business listed in the sale and in the r…

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

Article L326-2

Collective management organisations establish and manage a single electronic database listing, with the names of their beneficiaries, the amount and use of the sums mentioned in article L. 324-17. Thi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-5

…prejudice to the employees concerned. When permanent closure results in the dismissal of staff, it gives rise, in addition to compensation in lieu of notice and compensation for dismissal, to the dam…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 quater

…ode when they are made over a period of more than twelve months from the date on which the divorce agreement by mutual consent referred to in article 229-1 of the same code became enforceable or the d…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 347

If the request for recusal is accepted, the judge shall be replaced. If the request for referral on grounds of legitimate suspicion is granted, the case shall be referred to another formation of the c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 207-1

The President of the Examining Magistrate's Chamber, seised pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 175-1, shall decide, within eight days of the transmission of the file, by an…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Freedom of dissemination

Article L333-6

…ublic and sportsmen and women, and to the capacity of the venue.However, unless authorised by the organiser, electronic public communication services that do not hold the exploitation rights may only…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 424

The following are deemed to have been imported without a declaration:1° goods declared for temporary export, in the event of non-representation or a difference in nature or kind between the said goods…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out

Article L212-6-3

In order to ensure the equality of holders of investment certificates or voting right certificates and market transparency, the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers determine : 1…

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