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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article R814-58-4

Electronic communication of the procedural documents provided for in Article D. 814-58-3 that must be sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt shall be made by electronic registered l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to carry out doorstep selling

Article L341-4

I. - The persons mentioned in article L. 341-3 may appoint natural persons to carry out banking or financial canvassing on their behalf. The establishments and undertakings or institutions mentioned i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-4

Each member of the economic interest grouping or company is the holder of shares that cannot be dissociated from the use of a pitch determined by the constitutive contract or the Articles of Associati…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-4

Notwithstanding the assignment of his right of exploitation, the author, even after publication of his work, enjoys a right of repentance or withdrawal vis-à-vis the assignee. He may not, however, exe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 475-1

The court shall sentence the offender or the person civilly liable pursuant to Article 470-1 to pay the civil party the sum it determines, in respect of costs not paid by the State and incurred by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-4

Blood, its components and their derivatives may not be distributed, issued or used without biological examinations and screening tests for transmissible diseases having been carried out.Blood, its com…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special rules for certain categories of intermediaries

Article L513-4

Applications for membership of the approved professional association are answered within two months of the date of receipt by the association of a complete application. If the approved professional as…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2195-4

…the contract, the contractor is placed in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-11, he shall inform the purchaser of this change in situation without delay.The purc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Invalidity

Article L235-4

The commercial court, seised of an action for nullity, may, even of its own motion, set a time limit to allow nullities to be covered. It may not declare the nullity less than two months after the dat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Summary inspection of vehicles in border areas

Article L812-4

The summary inspection of the vehicle provided for in article L. 812-3 may only be carried out with the agreement of the driver or, failing this, on the instructions of the public prosecutor. Pending…

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