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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Demographic upgrading.

Article D133-60

The rules relating to demographic upgrading for municipalities which have obtained the classification mentioned in article L. 133-17 and which have a tourist population are set by decree no. 91-875 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Agricultural credit

Article L512-20

The agricultural credit unions governed by this section are the caisses de crédit agricole mutuel and the organe central du crédit agricole. The caisses de crédit agricole mutuel comprise : 1. Les cai…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article R716-16

The seizure, whether descriptive or real, provided for in Article L. 716-7 shall be ordered by the president of the judicial court with jurisdiction to hear the case on the merits.The president may au…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article R716-17

Where the judge has made the seizure subject to the provision of guarantees by the claimant, these must be provided before the seizure is carried out. On pain of nullity and damages against the bailif…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article R716-18

The period provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 716-4-7 and given to the applicant to appeal on the merits is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article R716-19

The president of the court may order, in the light of the seizure report, any measure to complete the proof of the alleged acts of infringement.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Candidate for the position of elected member of the social and economic committee staff delegation

Article L2411-7

Authorisation for dismissal is required for a period of six months for a candidate, in the first or second round, for the position of elected member of the staff delegation of the social and economic…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Cafés and public houses

Article L313-1

The rules governing the manufacture, sale and consumption of beverages are set out in articles L. 3331-2 and L. 3332-11 of the Public Health Code and articles L. 3335-3 and L. 3335-4 of the same code,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Illicit obtaining, use and disclosure

Article L151-6

The obtaining, use or disclosure of a business secret shall also be deemed unlawful where, at the time of obtaining, using or disclosing the secret, a person knew, or ought to have known in the circum…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Illicit obtaining, use and disclosure

Article L151-5

The use or disclosure of a business secret is unlawful when it is carried out without the consent of its legitimate holder by a person who has obtained the secret under the conditions mentioned in art…

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