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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L331-1-3

…ts, including the loss of profit and loss suffered by the injured party; 2° The non-material damage caused to the injured party; 3° And the profits made by the infringer, including the savings in inte…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-18-3

…nditions set out in articles L. 224-25-22 and L. 224-25-23, the total amount outstanding is automatically increased by 10% if repayment is made no later than fourteen days after this deadline, by 20%…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-3-1

…changes in costs resulting from the creation or extension of competences or from legislative modifications to the conditions for exercising transferred competences, and records them in the balance sh…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article 370-1-2

In the event of the death of one of the two adopters, a new adoption may be granted at the request of the new spouse, partner linked by a civil solidarity pact or cohabiting partner of the survivor of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-2

In the event of a complaint filed for an offence punishable by at least three years' imprisonment committed by the victim's spouse, cohabiting partner or partner bound to her by a civil solidarity pac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-2-1

…n if it has not lodged an appeal, the civil party is notified by any means of the date on which the case is due to be heard.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-3

The associations referred to inArticle L. 122-1 and the sports companies referred to in Article L. 122-2 may grant sports betting operators holding the authorisation provided for in Article 21 of Law…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18-3

…123-2. For the first twelve months of the leave, which may be extended to twenty-four months in the case of retraining, this remuneration is subject to the same social security regime as the allowance…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3-1

…l is vitiated by one of the nullities provided for in the second paragraph of this article. In this case, if the employee does not request continued performance of his employment contract or if his re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-1

When patients are discharged from a health care establishment, they receive a document informing them, under conditions defined by decree, of the cost of all services received, indicating the proporti…

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