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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-4

…he General Tax Code may contain stipulations to the contrary.The lessor has the same option, in the forms and timeframe of article L. 145-9, if he intends to invoke the provisions of articles L. 145-1…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-5

…anagement organisation shall offer authorisation for the reproduction and representation in digital form, on national territory, of an unavailable book to the publisher holding the right to reproduce…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-4-2

…by a fine of €3,750 to knowingly delete or modify, for purposes other than research, any item of information referred to in article L. 331-11, through personal intervention that does not require the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-66

A société de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable may be formed by cash contributions, contributions in kind of real estate assets mentioned in article L. 214-36, mergers or demerg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Responsibilities

Article L2122-21

…al roads ; 6° To enter into contracts, lease property and award contracts for communal works in the forms established by the laws and regulations; 7° To enter into deeds of sale, exchange, division, a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Shareholdings in companies

Article L2253-7

…cal authorities, may participate in the capital of a credit institution or a finance company in the form of a public limited company governed by the provisions of Book II of the Commercial Code and wh…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Merger of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-106-6

…nserted in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires.This notice shall contain the following information1° The name of the company followed, where applicable, by its acronym, its legal form, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article L443-3

…erritory, including within the confines of markets of national interest, be accompanied by an order form drawn up by the buyer or by a contract concluded with the commission agent or representative. T…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Economic and social measures

Article L4253-3

…her local authorities, participate in the capital of a credit institution or finance company in the form of a public limited company governed by the provisions of Book II of the Commercial Code and wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-54

…the company's debts, their date and place of birth, and their nationality;2° Depending on the legal form, the surname, usual name, pseudonym, first names, date and place of birth, personal domicile an…

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