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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-2

…pharmacists may not refuse their services in emergencies, to non-associated dispensing pharmacists and to all public or private establishments where patients are treated, when these establishments re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-2

…ise of his activity. Legal entities must also have completed the formalities prescribed by the laws and regulations in force concerning them.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commission agents in general.

Article L132-2

The commission agent has a lien on the value of the goods which are the subject of his obligation and on the documents relating thereto for all his claims for commission against his principal, even if…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Self-employed door-to-door salespeople.

Article L135-2

The contract may provide for the seller to provide services aimed at developing and running the network of independent home sellers, if these are likely to promote the sale of the company's products o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Intermediaries and price allocation.

Article L143-21

Any third party holder of the purchase price of a business with which an address for service has been elected must make the distribution within one hundred and five days of the date of the deed of sal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-2

A landlord seeking to terminate the lease of the building in which a registered business is operated must notify the previously registered creditors of his request, at the address declared by them in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The deed of sale.

Article L141-2

On the day of the sale, the vendor and the purchaser will sign a document showing the monthly sales figures achieved between the end of the last financial year and the month preceding that of the sale…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Brokers in general

Article L131-2

Goods brokerage may be carried out by any trader.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Carriers.

Article L133-2

If, as a result of force majeure, carriage is not effected within the agreed period, there shall be no claim for compensation against the Haulage Contractor on account of delay.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-2

…the other party a signed writing setting out the content of the agency agreement, including that of any amendments.

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