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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Termination of concession contracts

Article L3136-4

…in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in articles L. 3123-1 to L. 3123-5 and articles L. 3123-7 to L. 3123-13, the conceding authority may terminate the concession contract for this reason.The o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-24

…e L. 412-1 being substituted for the Institut national de la propriété industrielle. Article L. 611-7 is also applicable to plant variety certificates, in which case inventions are understood as plant…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Guarantee marks

Article L715-4

In addition to the grounds for refusal or invalidity provided for respectively in Articles L. 712-7 and L. 714-3, a guarantee trade mark shall be refused registration or, if registered, may be declare…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L351-8

For the application of article L. 351-7 in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° In article L. 314-6, the words: "75,000 euros" are replaced by the words: "8,950,000 CFP francs"; 2° In article L. 314-14,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: TERMINATION OF THE RIGHT TO MAINTENANCE

Article L542-6

…request is made under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles L. 752-5 to L. 752-12 when the right to remain in the country has ended in application of b or d of 1°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-12-2

…council of the new commune from among its members, under the conditions set out in Article L. 2122-7. By way of derogation, the mayor of the former commune in office at the time of the creation of th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article R322-33

…n article L. 215-1 of the Consumer Code: 1° The "EC" declaration of conformity defined in Annex III-7 ; 2° The technical documentation referred to in annex III-8 ; 3° The EC type-examination certifica…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-13

Based on the information received pursuant to articles L. 233-7 and L. 233-12, the report presented to the shareholders on the operations of the financial year shall mention the identity of the natura…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article L742-1

…debtor is in an irremediably compromised situation as defined in the second paragraph of article L. 724-1 and has assets other than those mentioned in 1° of the same article, the commission, after sum…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration and assessment of claims

Article R742-14

…nt of claims and, where applicable, a proposed plan including the measures mentioned in articles L. 733-1, L. 733-4 et L. 733-7. It is sent to the debtor and the creditors by registered letter with ac…

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