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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-18

A decree in the Council of State shall set: 1° The conditions for applying the measures provided for in articles L. 335-10 to L. 335-16; 2° The conditions under which goods likely to infringe a copyri…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-18-3

Where the trader has not reimbursed all of the sums paid by the consumer under the conditions set out in articles L. 224-25-22 and L. 224-25-23, the total amount outstanding is automatically increased…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation

Article L224-13

Subject to the specific provisions of this chapter, the provisions relating to the company savings plan mentioned in Chapter II of Title III of Book III of Part Three of the Labour Code are applicable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1443-1

Undermining or attempting to undermine either the free nomination of candidates for the appointment of labour tribunal members, or the independence or proper performance of the duties of labour tribun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Criminal provisions

Article L1142-27

The use by a person who is not registered on the list of medical accident experts provided for in articles L. 1142-10 and L. 1142-11 of the name mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of article L. 11…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics.

Article L1412-4

The funds required to carry out the tasks of the National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences are included in the "Government Action" programme relating to the protection of fun…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article L243-7

The provisions of article L. 113-16 and of the second paragraph of article L. 121-10 of this Code do not apply to the compulsory insurance provided for in this Title. Victims of loss or damage covered…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2442-2

For the application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia of article L. 2141-10:1° The first paragraph is worded as follows:"The implementation of medically assisted procreation is preceded by individ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-24

The use of a model or data from a third party does not exempt insurance and reinsurance undertakings from the requirements applicable to the internal model referred to in Articles R. 352-18 to R. 352-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L251-19

The economic interest grouping is dissolved: 1° By the expiry of the term; 2° By the achievement or extinction of its object; 3° By the decision of its members under the conditions provided for in Art…

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