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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-41

Limited liability companies are not dissolved where a judicial liquidation judgment, personal bankruptcy, a management ban provided for by Article L. 625-8 or a measure of incapacity is pronounced aga…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Nature of copyright

Article L111-4

…oes not provide works disclosed for the first time in France in any form whatsoever with sufficient and effective protection, works disclosed for the first time on the territory of that State do not b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Remuneration for library loans

Article L133-4

…for library lending is distributed as follows: 1° A first share is divided equally between authors and their publishers on the basis of the number of copies of books purchased each year, for their li…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rights conferred by registration

Article L513-4

In the absence of the consent of the owner of the design, the manufacture, offering, placing on the market, import, export, transhipment, use, or possession for these purposes, of a product incorporat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-4

…of the availability or non-availability of spare parts essential for the use of the goods concerned and, where applicable, of the period during which or the date until which such parts are available o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Comparative advertising

Article L122-4

It is prohibited to display comparative advertisements as defined in articles L. 122-1 and L. 122-2 on packaging, invoices, travel tickets, means of payment or tickets for access to shows or venues op…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-4

French nationality is lost by any French citizen, even a minor, who, having a foreign nationality, is authorized, at his request, by the French Government, to lose the status of French citizen.This au…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Obligation to qualify

Article L212-4

The provision of equipment for participants or, except in the case of activities taking place in a specific environment, the facilitation of the practice of the activity within a classified establishm…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prevention

Article L232-4

Failure by a doctor to comply with the obligation to transmit information provided for in article L. 232-3 or with the prohibitions mentioned in article L. 232-10 may result in disciplinary action bef…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single section: Community aid

Article R113-4

The decision awarding a grant to a sports association or company mentioned in article L. 122-1 specifies the season for which the grant is awarded.

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