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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-14

Any person shall be liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine of €9,000 if he or she: 1. Preventing a shareholder from attending a meeting ; 2. Participating in a vote at a meeting by falsely repre…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue of approval

Article R212-22

…tween the group and the exhibitors of cinemas that are members or between the members of the cartel;3° The programming commitments that the group or cartel submits for approval.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Formalities

Article R532-2

…or; 2° An indication of the authorisation or title by virtue of which the registration is required; 3° An indication of the capital of the claim and its accessories.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article L716-2-8

The proprietor of an earlier right who has tolerated for a period of five consecutive years the use of a later trade mark registered with knowledge of such use shall no longer be entitled to apply for…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article A312-1

…dress, telephone number and e-mail address of the owner of the equipment declared ; 2° (Repealed) ; 3° The general characteristics of the equipment declared; 4° The specific characteristics of the equ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to the works

Article 411-7

…e libretto;2° Documentary works produced in a language whose use is justified by the subject matter;3° Animated works;4° Works in which the use of a foreign language is justified for artistic reasons…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation of the holder to subcontract

Article R2393-7

When the purchaser decides to require the contractor to subcontract part of his contract pursuant to 2° of article L. 2393-3, he shall indicate this in the contract notice in the form of percentages s…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional work or services that have become necessary

Article R3135-2

The concession contract may be amended where, subject to the limit set out in article R. 3135-3, additional works or services have become necessary and were not included in the initial concession cont…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-14-1

The liquidator, with the agreement of the administrator, if one has been appointed, may acquiesce in a claim for revendication or restitution of an asset mentioned in Section 3 of Chapter IV of Title…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XVII: Participatory procedure agreement

Article 2063

…nullity, be contained in a writing that specifies:1° Its term;2° The subject matter of the dispute;3° The documents and information necessary for resolving the dispute or putting the dispute in order…

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