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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14-1

Independently of the application of the provisions of Articles L. 232-13-1 and L. 232-14, the testing operations mentioned in Article L. 232-12 as well as those falling within the competence of the in…

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

Article L124-14

…the provisions of the following paragraphs of this article, the net surplus of the assets over the capital is devolved either to other sociétés coopératives or unions de coopératives, or to works of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-14

…ew of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the company. Where the application of an accounting requirement is not sufficient to give the true and fair view referred to in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-14

…e that have given rise to a disciplinary or administrative sanction of dismissal, striking off, revocation, withdrawal of approval or authorisation in the profession that they previously exercised; 2°…

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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 L143-14

As from the notification of the higher bid, the purchaser, if he has regained possession of the business, is automatically the receiver and may only perform acts of administration. However, he may app…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-14

Within ten days of the latest of the publications provided for in article L. 141-12, any creditor of the previous owner, whether or not their claim is due and payable, may lodge an objection to the pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-14

The contract of incorporation or the articles of association, as the case may be, may make the management lease of a business or a craft business in the general shop subject to the approval of the ten…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-14

…ter termination of the contract. This clause must be drawn up in writing and relate to the geographical area and, where applicable, the group of persons entrusted to the commercial agent as well as th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-14

…iginal of the deed of transfer at the registered office against delivery by the manager of a certificate of such deposit. It may not be relied on as against third parties until these formalities have…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-14

…r must, subject to the exceptions set out in articles L. 145-17 et seq, pay the evicted tenant a so-called eviction indemnity equal to the loss caused by the failure to renew. This compensation includ…

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