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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-17

…521-16, the owner of the registered design or the beneficiary of the exclusive exploitation right may, at his request or at the request of the customs administration, inspect the goods detained. Whe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions common to all sporting events

Article R331-17

…ned for all sporting events or for certain categories of them, due to the impact that their staging may have on the economy, tourism or general safety. They may, however, specify the conditions under…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 177-2

…ismissing an investigation initiated on the basis of a civil party's claim, the investigating judge may, at the request of the public prosecutor and by reasoned decision, if he considers that the civi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Suspicious transaction reports

Article L621-17-7

…ave been the subject of the report or notification referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Groups of employers not falling within the scope of the same collective agreement.

Article L1253-17

Persons who do not fall within the scope of application of the same collective agreement may form an employers' group provided that the collective agreement applicable to the group is determined.The g…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article LO6221-17

A territorial councillor unable to attend a meeting may give a voting delegation for that meeting to another member of the territorial council. A territorial councillor may receive only one delegation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article LO6321-17

A territorial councillor unable to attend a meeting may give a voting delegation for that meeting to another member of the territorial council. A territorial councillor may receive only one delegation…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to nationality disputes

Article 1044

If a question of nationality is raised by a party before a court that considers that there is a preliminary question, the court shall refer that party to appeal to the competent judicial court within…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations

Article L7222-17

A councillor to the Martinique Assembly who is unable to attend a meeting may give a voting delegation for that meeting to another member of the Assembly.A councillor to the Martinique Assembly may on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-10

…y the company, without a legitimate reason, with the commitments mentioned in II of article R. 5122-9. Repayment may not be required if it is incompatible with the economic and financial situation of…

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