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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Resale rights

Article R122-2

The resale right provided for in

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Probationary measures

Article R521-2

The seizure, whether descriptive or real, provided for in Article L. 521-4 shall be ordered by the president of the judicial court with jurisdiction to hear the case on the merits. The president may a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to oral proceedings

Article 446-2

When the proceedings are adjourned to a later hearing, the judge may organise the exchanges between the parties appearing. After having heard their opinions, the judge may thus set the time limits and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28-1

By way of derogation from Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, the natural persons mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 123-16-1 may not draw up a balance sheet and profit and loss account if t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Company mutual funds.

Article R214-213-1

If the limits stipulated in a of V of article L. 214-164 are exceeded for reasons beyond the control of the fonds commun de placement d'entreprise, its primary objective must be to rectify the situati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article L2316-24

The composition of works' social and economic committees is identical to that of the social and economic committee provided for in Articles L. 2314-1 to L. 2314-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Investor information

Article L214-25

The Autorité des marchés financiers defines the conditions under which general-purpose investment funds must inform investors and may be advertised, in particular by audiovisual means, or canvassed.Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L214-26

Where one or more sub-funds are formed within a general-purpose investment fund, they are individually subject to the provisions of this Code governing that fund.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition of the jury

Article R2162-23

For competitive examinations organised by the State, the members of the selection board are appointed as follows:1° For central State administrations, departments with national competence and decentra…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition of the jury

Article R2162-22

The jury is made up of people who are independent of the participants in the competition. Where a particular professional qualification is required to take part in a competition, at least one third of…

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