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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration application

Article L512-2

The application for registration shall be filed in the forms and under the conditions laid down in this Book. It shall contain, on pain of inadmissibility, the identification of the applicant and a re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE

Article L1211-3

The Local Finance Committee controls the distribution of the global operating grant.It sets, where applicable, the amount of the lump-sum grant under the conditions provided for in articles L. 2334-7…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acquisition of French nationality by marriage

Article 21-4

The Government may oppose, by decree in the Council of State, on the grounds of unworthiness or lack of assimilation, other than linguistic, the acquisition of French nationality by the foreign spouse…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of birth.

Article 55

Birth declarations are made within five days of the birth, to the local civil registrar. By way of derogation, this time limit is extended to eight days where this is justified by the distance between…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-14

For each sport and for a given period, a single approved federation is delegated by the Minister responsible for sport. The granting of the delegation is subject to the conclusion of a delegation cont…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations.

Article L1262-4-3

The client or instructing party, informed in writing by one of the control officers mentioned in article L. 8271-1-2 of the partial or total non-payment of the legal or contractual minimum wage due to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Swimming pools and bathing areas.

Article L1332-8

The person responsible for a swimming pool or artificial bathing area is required to monitor the quality of the water and inform the public of the results of this monitoring, to undergo health checks,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article L1435-7-1

The Director General of the regional health agency with territorial jurisdiction may impose financial penalties on natural or legal persons, which may be accompanied by daily penalty payments, in the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: The guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article L423-8

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat will specify :- the conditions and ceilings for compensation per policyholder, subscriber, member or beneficiary, the procedures and deadlines for compensation as well a…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 8: Contract for the enjoyment of immovable property on a timeshare basis

Article L211-24

Natural or legal persons registered in the register referred to in I of article L. 211-18 of this code may enter into any timeshare contract governed by articles L. 224-69 et seq. of the French Consum…

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