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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article L332-4

Infringement of software and databases may be proven by any means. To this end, any person with standing to bring an infringement action is entitled to have carried out in any place and by any bailiff…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Public contracts

Article L1414-3

…tender committee is chaired by the representative of the grouping coordinator. An alternate member may be appointed for each full member.Ia. - Where the majority of the members of a consortium are pu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145-4-2

When an accused person is remanded in custody, the examining magistrate may decide to prohibit him/her from corresponding in writing with one or more persons that he/she designates, in view of the req…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-127

…results of this management.Except in the cases provided for in the Articles of Association, shares may not be redeemed by the SICAF at the request of its shareholders.It may carry out temporary acqui…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-134

…subscriptions have not absorbed the entire capital increase: 1° The amount of the capital increase may be limited to the amount of subscriptions unless the General Meeting decides otherwise. In no ca…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 716-5

…enforce a sentence of imprisonment or confinement, the public prosecutor and the public prosecutor may authorise law enforcement officers to enter the home of the convicted person in order to seize t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-20

…aragraph of article L. 232-19 must be carried out within a period set by the General Meeting, which may not exceed three months from the date of the said General Meeting. The capital increase is compl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure applicable to requests for disclosure or production of documents

Article R153-9

…ings on the merits, the decision rejecting the request for disclosure or production of the document may be appealed only together with the decision on the merits. II.-The decision granting the request…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-4

I. - In matters referred to in II of Article LO 6414-1, the Territorial Council may impose fines for breaches of the rules it lays down that do not exceed the maximum laid down in the Penal Code for o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-26

…ce for Biodiversity. The Public Prosecutor shall first hear the judicial environmental officer, who may be informed of the case against him/her and be assisted by counsel of his/her choice. The Public…

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