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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Resale rights

Article R122-9

I. - In the case of the sale of an original graphic or plastic work at public auction, the art market professional responsible for the payment of droit de suite is, as the case may be, the voluntary s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-15

…loi et à la formation professionnelle are authorised to check with the bodies listed in article D. 5427-4 that the legal provisions mentioned in articles L. 5422-21 and L. 5422-22 are respected.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation agreements and secondments

Article D5132-18-1

…horise an intermediary association to derogate from the duration mentioned in 2° of article R. 5132-18 for a maximum renewable period of three years: 1° By taking into account the nature and intensity…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1 : General rules on the form of wills.

Article 979

…in the presence of the notary and the witnesses and, in addition, all that is prescribed by Article 976 and is not contrary to this article. In all the cases provided for in this article or in the pre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions.

Article D2513-15

The limits within which, pursuant to article L. 2513-4, a supplement for risks may be allocated to marine firefighters belonging to the Marseille marine firefighters battalion, are set by a decree iss…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-15

…é de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique designated pursuant to IV of Article 4 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication of the action taken on the pro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to the measures imposed and their contestation

Article L733-15

The measures imposed pursuant to articles L. 733-1, L. 733-4 and L. 733-7 or those taken by the judge pursuant to Article L. 733-13 may not be invoked against creditors whose existence has not been re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-153

Where the work, formalities, diligence or assignments referred to in Annex Article 4a-3 are carried out in his exclusive interest, the representative of the interested party may not claim reimbursemen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisional and protective measures

Article R716-15

The period provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 716-4-6 and given to the applicant to lodge a civil or criminal action on the merits, or a complaint with the public prosecutor, is twenty w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties and suspicious transaction reports

Article L783-9

…n the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-15 with the exception of the 9th paragraph of c), the 9th and 10th paragraphs of d) and h) of its II…

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