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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Customs detention

Article R716-20

Chapter Va of Title III of Book III shall apply to the detention by the customs administration of goods likely to infringe a trademark, as provided for in Chapter VIa of Title I of Book VII.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementation of the judgment, compensation and enforcement

Article L623-20

The applicant association represents the consumer members of the group who have not been compensated by the trader within the time-limits set, for the purposes of compulsory enforcement of the judgmen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Marriage brokerage contracts

Article R242-20

A repeat offence of the offences punishable under articles R. 242-16 to R. 242-19 shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Penal Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Earmarked credit

Article R312-20

A buyer who requests immediate delivery or provision of the goods or services pursuant to article L. 312-47 must affix to the sales contract a request in his own handwriting in the following terms: "I…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R341-20

If the creditor or credit intermediary fails to comply with the formalities relating to pre-contractual information prescribed in article L. 313-7 or the second paragraph of article L. 313-24 is punis…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Genetically modified organisms

Article R412-20

…hs 1 and 3 of Article 21, paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 24 and Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003, as amended, on genetically…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Taking a sample

Article R512-20

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Group membership

Article R623-20

The power of attorney for the purposes of compensation given to the association by virtue of the consumer's membership of the group is equivalent to the power to carry out on the consumer's behalf all…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R742-20

The liquidator shall deposit with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations the sums arising from the sales made.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Commission des clauses abusives

Article R822-20

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