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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Missions.

Article L811-1

Court-appointed administrators are agents, natural or legal persons, entrusted by court order with administering the assets of others or performing assistance or supervisory functions in the managemen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Procedure

Article R514-1

The time limits set by the National Institute of Industrial Property in accordance with this Title shall be neither less than one month nor more than four months.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L711-1

Overindebtedness is characterised by a manifest inability to pay all debts, both professional and non-professional, that are due and payable. The mere fact of owning one's principal residence, the est…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article D120-1

Everyday consumer products, within the meaning of article L. 120-1, are mass-market products as mentioned in article D. 441-1 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Advertising

Article D312-1

The promotional prizes linked to acceptance of the preliminary offer of credit mentioned in article L. 312-11 means premiums in kind for products or goods to which the conclusion of a credit transacti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Advertising

Article R313-1

The additional information mentioned in article L. 313-4 are as follows: 1° The borrowing rate and whether it is fixed, variable or revisable, or a combination of the two, as well as information about…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Advertising

Article R341-1

The fact that an advertiser disseminates or causes to be disseminated advertising that does not comply with the obligations laid down in articles L. 312-5, L. 312-6 and L. 312-8 to L. 312-11 is punish…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: General provisions

Article 1680 A

Deductions made at the initiative of the tax authorities are made from an account opened by the taxpayer in an establishment authorised for this purpose, which may be: 1° A deposit account in a credit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Rights increases

Article 1758 A

I. - Late filing or failure to file the declarations that must be filed in order to establish income tax, as well as inaccuracies or omissions noted in these declarations, which have the effect of red…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1788 C

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