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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article L326-5

The conditions under which members of collective management organisations may obtain, with due respect for the secrets protected by law, communication of documents or information, including of a nomin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Sale of products without packaging

Article L120-1

…able or reusable containers. Bulk sales are offered on a self-service or assisted service basis. It may be concluded as part of a distance selling contract. Any everyday consumer product may be sold i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-2

…governing the contract is that of a State which does not belong to the European Union, the consumer may not be deprived of the protection afforded to him by the provisions adopted by a Member State of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L312-25

…om acceptance of the contract by the borrower, no payment, in any form and on any basis whatsoever, may be made by the lender to the borrower or on the borrower's behalf, or by the borrower to the len…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-9

…o meet one of the conditions for the issue of a movement document for foreign minors, this document may be withdrawn. The decision to withdraw the document may only be taken after the minor's legal re…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: COMMON PROVISIONS

Article L513-4

…into account in the recognition of refugee status and the real risk of suffering serious harm that may give rise to the benefit of subsidiary protection may be assessed on the basis of events that oc…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consequences specific to divorces other than by mutual consent.

Article 266

Without prejudice to the application of article 270, damages may be awarded to a spouse to compensate for the particularly serious consequences he or she suffers as a result of the dissolution of the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Management procedures

Article 499

Third parties may inform the judge of acts or omissions by the tutor which appear to them to be prejudicial to the interests of the protected person. They are not guarantors of the use of the capital.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 221-1

…last investigative act necessary to ascertain the truth, the president of the investigating chamber may, by petition, refer the matter to that court. The Investigating Chamber may, in the interests of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The territorial delegate of the Agence nationale du sport

Article R112-34

…torial delegate, who is the regional academic delegate for youth, commitment and sports, to whom he may delegate his signature. He may also delegate his signature to agents of the Regional Academic De…

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