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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Abuse of weakness

Article L121-9

It is prohibited to abuse a person's weakness or ignorance in order to obtain commitments:1° Either as a result of canvassing by telephone or fax;2° Or as a result of a personalised solicitation, with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Common provisions

Article D420-3

The AMF shall communicate to the European Securities and Markets Authority and to the competent authorities of the other Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Termination

Article L145-42

Termination clauses by operation of law for cessation of business shall cease to have effect for the time required to carry out the transformations made pursuant to the provisions of section 8. This p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-4

Any commitment, agreement or contractual clause that directly or indirectly makes a foreign investment in one of the areas mentioned in I of article L. 151-3 is null and void when this investment has…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Payment arrangements

Article L2391-5

All deferred payment is prohibited in defence or security contracts.However, a joint decision by the Minister for Defence and the Minister for the Budget may authorise the insertion of a clause provid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-6

In all cases, members of a clearing house undertake to fulfil, vis-à-vis the clearing house, all obligations arising from transactions entered in the name of third parties in their accounts. Payment o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional work or services that have become necessary

Article R3135-4

For the purpose of calculating the amount of the amendment referred to in article R. 3135-2, the updated amount of the initial concession contract is the reference amount if the concession contract in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-35

The articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that the effects of any clause in an agreement entered into after 21 April 2004 providin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-1

I. - Negotiable debt securities as defined in Article L. 213-1 include : 1° Short-term negotiable securities with an initial maturity of one year or less, issued by all the issuers referred to in Arti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L251-3

The co-production contract, the financing contract and the contracts concluded with the authors and with any other natural or legal person benefiting from a share of the receipts from the exploitation…

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