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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517-1

…latter case, the first president may also take the measures provided for in Articles 517 and 518 to 522. The same power belongs, in the event of opposition, to the judge who handed down the decision w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops.

Article R522-25

The procedure for disposing of the general shop provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 522-39 shall be initiated within three months of the decision by the Prefect to permanently withdraw a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Rules of conduct

Article L522-5

I.-Prior to taking out or subscribing to a contract as referred to in article L. 522-1, the intermediary or the insurance or capitalisation undertaking shall specify in writing the requirements and ne…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R542-1

For the application of articles R. 521-1, R. 522-1, R. 523-1, R. 524-1 and R. 525-2 in Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion and Mayotte, the references to the regional director of the economy, employment,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-38

…r the Economy or the Minister for the Budget for the persons mentioned in 9° of Article L. 561-2;2° bis By the Autorité nationale des jeux for the persons mentioned in 9° bis of the same Article L. 56…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Information to be provided by distributors and rules of conduct

Article R521-2

…her information provided by a distributor pursuant to articles L. 521-1 to L. 521-3 and articles L. 522-3 and L. 522-4, are communicated to the policyholder or member in a clear, accurate and non-misl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L940-1

…310-4, L. 321-1 to L. 321-38, L. 322-7 and L. 322-10 ; 4° Book V, with the exception of articles L. 522-1 to L. 522-40, L. 524-12, L. 524-20 and L. 524-21; 5° Book VI, with the exception of articles L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-38

It is prohibited to open and operate without the authorisation prescribed in Article L. 522-1 an establishment receiving in deposit goods for which are issued to the depositors, under the name of warr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 278-0 B

…ied out pursuant to 2° of 1 of II of Article 257 are subject to the rates set out in Articles 278-0 bis A or 279-0 bis when they relate to works that meet the conditions set out in 1 and 2 of Article…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Patents for invention

Article R614-36

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 614-37, Chapter Va of Title III of Book III is applicable to the detention by the customs administration of goods likely to infringe patents for invention, as p…

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