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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions relating to the protection of trade marks and indications of origin.

Article 40

…ll foreign products that do not comply with the obligations imposed on indications of origin by the law of 20 April 1932 and the decrees issued for its implementation are prohibited from entry and exc…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Enforcement officers

Article L122-2

The enforcement agent is responsible for carrying out enforcement operations. Where required by law, he is empowered to ask the enforcement judge or the public prosecutor to grant the necessary author…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article L121-6

…Public Prosecutor also pursues the enforcement of court decisions ex officio in cases specified by law.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-17

…morality, and this shall not be inferred from the mere fact that such exploitation is prohibited by law or regulation..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Opening of estates, universal title and seisin

Article 722

…been opened or property dependent thereon are effective only in cases where they are authorised by law.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Universal legacies.

Article 1006

…here at the death of the testator there are no heirs to whom a share of his property is reserved by law, the universal legatee shall be seised ipso jure by the death of the testator, without being obl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of supporters' associations

Article D224-12

…olice Prefect shall be notified without delay of any changes to the Articles of Association, the by-laws and the list of members responsible for the administration of the association made after approv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Agenda

Article L2315-29

…Economic Committee is drawn up by the Chairman and the Secretary. Consultations made compulsory by law or regulation or by a collective labour agreement are automatically included on the agenda by th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Court-ordered liquidation and compulsory compensation for damages

Article R623-29

…orcement of the judgment, the association shall specify, in addition to the particulars required by law, on pain of nullity, the identity of the consumers on whose behalf it is acting.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementation and management of the scheme.

Article L5134-61

…t to the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 or to any other legal entity governed by public law.

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