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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: The orientation hearing

Article R322-18

The referral judgement shall state the amount of the debt owed to the debtor in principal, costs, interest and other incidental expenses.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional prices

Article R2112-18

For the works mentioned in Article L. 2412-1, project management contracts are awarded at provisional prices in accordance with the provisions of Title III of Book IV.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-186

Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-185, L. 22-10-56 and L. 22-10-57 are applicable to investment certificates, cooperative investment certificates and cooperative shareholder certificates.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-184

…ing each year of the transactions carried out under the provisions of articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-186. This report also gives an account of:the number, expiry dates and prices of stock subscription…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-18

…ement between the parties or, failing that, determined under the conditions provided for in Article 1843-4 of the Civil Code. When the shares are bought back by the company, it is obliged to sell them…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-18

The human body, at the various stages of its constitution and development, as well as the simple discovery of one of its elements, including the total or partial sequence of a gene, cannot constitute…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article L615-18

By way of derogation from the first paragraph of Article L. 615-17, the civil actions and claims referred to in the first paragraph of Article 32 of the Agreement relating to a Unified Patent Court sh…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing of international applications

Article L614-18

International applications for the protection of inventions made by natural or legal persons having their domicile or registered office in France must be filed with the National Institute of Industria…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Solvency assessment

Article L313-18

The creditor shall reassess the borrower's creditworthiness, on the basis of updated information, before a significant increase in the total amount of credit is granted after the conclusion of the cre…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-18

Natural persons guilty of the offences punishable under articles L. 341-12 to L. 341-17 shall also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 1…

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