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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Commission des clauses abusives

Article R822-31

The Government Commissioner attends all meetings of the Commission or is represented by a delegate whom he designates in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Commission. He or his representative…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-31

…eferred shall refuse to recognise or execute a European investigation order in one of the following cases: 1° If a privilege or immunity is an obstacle to its execution; where such privilege or immuni…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-31

…lder or shareholders concerned holding a fraction of the voting rights in excess of 10% and, in the case of a corporate shareholder, the company controlling it within the meaning of Article L. 233-3 ;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Local investment funds

Article L214-31

I. - Local investment funds (fonds d'investissement de proximité) are venture capital investment funds (fonds communs de placement à risques), at least 70% of whose assets consist of financial securit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-31

In the case referred to in the fifth paragraph of Article L. 356-2, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution exercises general supervision over transactions between insurance or reinsuranc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Receipts, warrants and storage receipts

Article L522-31

…d without any judicial formality, have the public auction and wholesale sale of the goods committed carried out by public officers, in accordance with the provisions of Book III relating to public who…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D3141-31

…er's situation has been regularised, the fund will pay the employee the additional holiday pay due, calculated according to the same principles.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The procedure provided for in I and II of Article L. 752-17

Article R752-31

…ibility, the appeal shall state the grounds on which it is based and be accompanied by proof of the capacity and interest giving cause to act of each appellant.Where the appeal is submitted by several…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-21

…takes both their names, within the limit of the first surname for each of them, joined in alphabetical order. In the event of the birth abroad of a child of whom at least one of the parents is French…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Advertising order contract

Article L132-31

In the case of a commissioned work used for advertising, the contract between the producer and the author entails, unless there is a clause to the contrary, the transfer to the producer of the rights…

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