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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-3

The judge may grant renewable deadlines to occupants of inhabited premises or business premises whose eviction has been ordered by the court, whenever the persons concerned cannot be rehoused under no…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-2

…admissibility, that the patent holder is informed in advance. The holder of a non-exclusive licence may bring an infringement action, if the licence contract expressly authorises him to do so, provide…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R312-2

…s relating to the performance of the credit agreement, and the conditions under which these charges may be amended; 14° Any notary's fees payable by the borrower on conclusion of the credit agreement;…

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

Article R632-4

…graph of article L. 632-2 and those of article R. 632-5;4° Informs the foreign national that he/she may appear before the commission alone or assisted by counsel and ask to be heard with an interprete…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-1

…egistration provided for by the article L. 123-1-1 of the French Commercial Code or by V of article 19 of the loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 1996 relative au développement et à la promotion du commerce et…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the event of recording using a secure electronic device

Article A37-27-2

…specified that the offence committed results in point(s) being deducted. The terminal's screen page may include the words "Obligation to exchange driving licence" if the offender is subject to such an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L330-1

…rocedures within the meaning of Directive 98/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 1998 on settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems, the regular executi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Hearing of the claimant

Article R249-35

Where the applicant has requested to be heard pursuant to article R. 249-19 and that his request has been declared admissible, the judge shall by any means inform the person concerned and his lawyer,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Corporate mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165-1

Article R214-214-5

The assets of a fonds commun de placement d'entreprise mentioned in article L. 214-165-1 may include shares in sociétés anonymes à responsabilité limitée issued by companies governed by law no. 47-177…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conditions governing access to the judicial and legal professions for certain commercial court registrars.

Article R742-35

The Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice may, on a proposal from the commission provided for in Article R. 742-36, grant the clerk referred to in Article R. 742-33 a partial exemption from the tra…

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