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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Investigation.

Article R463-3

The rapporteur general or a deputy rapporteur general may, on his or her own initiative or at the request of the parties or the Government Commissioner, combine the investigation of several cases. At…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-132

…a masseur-physiotherapist to manage his own practice.However, the Conseil Départemental de l'Ordre may authorise, for a period of six months, which may be renewable once, the running by a masseur-phy…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Amendments and cancellations

Article R7111-12

The Professional Journalists Identity Card Committee may cancel a card. Before doing so, the chairman of the commission summons the holder to appear before it by registered letter. The holder, who may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-87

The provisions of article L. 225-86 do not apply to agreements relating to ordinary transactions entered into on arm's length terms or to agreements entered into between two companies, one of which ho…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions applicable to satellite broadcasting, communication on an ancillary online service and simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article L217-1

…in articles L. 122-2-1 and L. 122-2-2.In the cases provided for in article L. 122-2-2, these rights may be exercised in respect of the persons referred to in 1° or 2° of that article.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Appeal procedures

Article L327-15

Decisions handed down by the Enforcement Board may be appealed to the Paris Court of Appeal by the sanctioned organisation or by the chairman of the Enforcement Board. Such appeals do not have suspens…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Delivery, supply and transfer of risk

Article L216-5

The trader shall indicate in writing to the consumer at the time of purchase, where applicable, the cost of delivery and of putting the goods into service. The consumer must be given the opportunity t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-11

…city or natural gas consumption more than fourteen months prior to the last reading or self-reading may be billed, except in the event of lack of access to the meter, failure by the consumer to send a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Common provisions

Article 521

The party ordered to pay sums other than maintenance, compensation or provisions may prevent provisional enforcement from being continued by depositing, with the judge's authorisation, cash or securit…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Evocation.

Article 568

…vestigative measure, or which, ruling on a procedural objection, has terminated the proceedings, it may evoke the points not decided if it considers that it is in the interests of justice to give the…

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