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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Voting and electoral operations.

Article L723-9

Each elector is entitled to only one vote within the jurisdiction of the same commercial court. The right to vote may be exercised by post or by electronic means.Notwithstanding the first paragraph, o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-27

I.-The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique may reject as inadmissible an application referred to it where:1° The subject of the application does not fall within its j…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-12

Two or more industrial property attorneys registered on the national list of industrial property attorneys provided for in Article L. 422-1 may form a professional non-trading company between themselv…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Collection of information and documents

Article L512-15

For the purposes of investigating and establishing misleading commercial practices, the authorised agents may require the party responsible for the practice to make available to them or to provide the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R712-3

The Prefect and the Departmental Director of Public Finance may each be represented on each committee by a single delegate. If the latter is unable to attend, he may be replaced by one of the two repr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 A bis

From 1 January 2012, municipal councils and the deliberative bodies of local authority groupings with their own tax status may exempt orchards, fruit crops of trees and shrubs and vines, each for its…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Conduct of the procedure

Article L813-10

If the foreign national does not provide information enabling an assessment to be made of his/her right to move or reside, the verification operations may give rise, after informing the public prosecu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for criminal prosecution

Article L823-10

For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 823-1 and article L. 823-2, the illegal situation of the foreign national is assessed in the light of the legislation of the State party conce…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Summary inspection of vehicles in border areas

Article L812-4

The summary inspection of the vehicle provided for in article L. 812-3 may only be carried out with the agreement of the driver or, failing this, on the instructions of the public prosecutor. Pending…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the court

Article R131-5

Decisions relating to the management and administration of the staff of the National Court of Asylum are taken, subject to the reservations set out in article R. 121-13 of the Code of Administrative J…

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