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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6214-6

The State and the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy exercise, each insofar as it is concerned, their right of ownership over their public domain and their private domain. The local authority's domain i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-14

As from the notification of the higher bid, the purchaser, if he has regained possession of the business, is automatically the receiver and may only perform acts of administration. However, he may app…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-4

A stipulation by which the author undertakes to grant a preferential right to a publisher for the publication of his future works of clearly determined genres is lawful. This right is limited for each…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-45

The making available of receivables or bills to the bearer of the promissory note entails, without further formality, the creation of a pledge in favour of successive bearers. The pledge thus created…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Presentation of the diploma

Article A212-102

The third level of the "brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif" mentioned in article D. 212-70 is a professional diploma. It attests to the ability and qualification of its holder to teach physical and spo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-79

The proxy given by a shareholder to be represented at a meeting must be signed by the shareholder, where applicable by an electronic signature process, and must state the shareholder's surname, first…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-19

Auctioneer's clerks with proof of at least seven years' professional practice, persons who have exercised equivalent responsibilities for the same length of time with one or more operators of voluntar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Drawing up agreements with third parties

Article R1261-23

For any training or research project involving an entity other than the authorised establishment which houses a body reception facility, the head of the body reception facility shall send the head of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Representation of the professions to the public authorities.

Article R814-7

Each list is awarded as many elected representatives as the number of votes it has obtained contains times the electoral quotient. The electoral quotient is equal to the total number of votes obtained…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Establishment in France of persons authorised to conduct voluntary sales of movable property by public auction in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article A321-37

The duties of the training supervisor are carried out by a person authorised to manage voluntary sales of furniture by public auction. When the duration of the traineeship exceeds one year, the consei…

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