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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating rules

Article R321-25

…of five years. To issue the authorisation, the chairman of the commission checks that the person concerned has the required skills and guarantees with regard to the tasks entrusted to the inspection b…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings and assignment of remuneration

Article L722-5

The suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings brought against the debtor's assets entails a prohibition on the debtor doing any act that would aggravate his insolvency, paying, in whole or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Account overdrafts

Article R312-32

…credit intermediary shall provide the borrower, in a clear and legible manner, with information concerning: 1° The identity and address of the creditor and, where applicable, the identity and address…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-23

…ll ensure that the staff defined in article D. 314-22 fulfil the conditions of professional competence resulting from: 1° Either a diploma mentioned in the agreement of 10 June 2011 on vocational trai…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Purchases for resale

Article 1115

…nsfer duties and taxes when the purchaser undertakes to resell within five years.In the event of successive acquisitions by persons mentioned in the first paragraph, the time limit given to the first…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-9

As part of the tasks set out in Article L. 121-3, the Board of Directors of the French Office for Immigration and Integration deliberates on:1° The general organisational and operational conditions of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R591-14

For the application of this book in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° References to the prefect are replaced by references to the representative of the State in the collectivity and references to the prefe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R596-2

…isions are applicable in New Caledonia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation of law i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R595-2

…isions shall apply in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation of law i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Merger of a region and its constituent départements

Article L4124-1

…single territorial authority exercising their respective powers. The request for modification is placed on the agenda of the departmental council, notwithstanding articles L. 3121-9 and L. 3121-10, an…

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