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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Incompatibilities.

Article L811-10

…profession of court-appointed administrator or a profession provided for in Title IV bis of Act no. 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 précitée ou l'acquisition de locaux pour cet exercice. A court-appointed…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-10

…ties are increased to seven years' imprisonment and a fine of 750,000 euros. In addition, the court may order the total or partial, permanent or temporary closure, for a maximum of five years, of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L312-10

…t transaction or agreement, or a credit transaction consisting of grouping together previous loans, may be granted without any information enabling the borrower's financial situation to be assessed, o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Inter-ministerial cooperation and exchanges of information relating to the fight against trafficking in doping substances or methods

Article D232-103

The communication of information between the officials mentioned in article L. 232-20 relates in particular to :- the calendar of competitions or sporting events ;- statistics on analyses carried out…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L814-10

…rmation gathered or any document drawn up in the context of their assignment. The Public Prosecutor may, in the event that such judicial representatives are accused of having committed an act constitu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions

Article L7342-10

Any dispute concerning the compliance of the charter with the provisions of this Title, or concerning the approval or refusal of approval, shall fall within the jurisdiction of the judicial court whos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisation

Article R1231-10

…is required in application of IV of article L. 1231-1. After receiving these documents, the Agency may issue a proposal for matching potential donors and recipients who have consented to cross-organ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Continuous post-operative monitoring.

Article D6124-101

…one or more paramedical staff, or midwives for the procedures provided for in 1° of article D. 6124-98, assigned exclusively to this room during its period of use and whose number depends on the numbe…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 900-3

The application for revision is made by way of principal action; it may also be made by way of counterclaim, in response to the action for execution or revocation which the heirs of the disposing pers…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Management of sites polluted by radioactive substances

Article R1333-96

The reference level to which a person may be exposed over one year, excluding radon in buildings, in the context of a polluted site mentioned in article R. 1333-95 is 1 mSv in effective dose over one…

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