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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-8

In the event of a civil conviction for infringement, the court may order, at the request of the injured party, that the products recognised as infringing products, the materials and instruments used p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to off-premises contracts

Article L221-9

The trader shall provide the consumer with a dated copy of the off-premises contract, on paper signed by the parties or, with the consumer's agreement, on another durable medium, confirming the expres…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the contract

Article L224-77

The information mentioned in articles L. 224-73 and L. 224-74 are an integral part of the contract. The professional may only modify all or part of the information provided in the event of force majeu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity

Article L224-25-18

In the event of lack of conformity, the consumer is entitled to demand that the digital content or digital service be brought into conformity with the criteria set out in paragraph 1 of this subsectio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31-0 bis

When a listed or registered historic monument, whether built or unbuilt, is the subject of a long lease for a period of at least eighteen years, the lessee is taxed as the owner on the income received…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Foreign trainees

Article L426-23

A foreign national who establishes that he or she is taking part in an internship in France under an internship agreement approved by the competent administrative authority and that he or she has suff…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Conditions

Article L434-9

When a polygamous foreign national resides in France with a first spouse, the benefit of family reunification cannot be granted to another spouse. Unless this other spouse has died or forfeited parent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Experimentation

Article LO1113-1

The law which authorises, on the basis of the fourth paragraph of Article 72 of the Constitution, the territorial authorities to derogate, on an experimental basis, from the legislative provisions gov…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Experimentation

Article LO1113-3

The representative of the State may request that an appeal against the decision referred to in article LO 1113-2 be suspended; the decision shall then cease to have effect until the administrative cou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions relating to fire and rescue services

Article L1424-1-1

When they are not part of a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with jurisdiction over fire and rescue services, municipalities participate in the exercise of jurisdiction over fire an…

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