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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-132

If, on expiry of the period provided for in article R. 814-130, the rightful claimants of the deceased partner have not exercised the option to transfer their author's corporate units and if no prior…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the statutes of professional leagues

Article R132-3

The general meeting of the professional league is made up of representatives of the legal entities that are members of the league. Qualified personalities, representatives of the federation and repres…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the statutes of professional leagues

Article R132-8

The articles of association of the professional league and any amendments made thereto shall come into force following their approval by the General Meeting of the Federation and the publication of th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-16

Cancellation of the registration may be requested by the creditor or the debtor on proof of extinction of the secured debt or production of the deed discharging the registration. Cancellation may also…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-14

In the event of non-compliance with an application for registration, the applicant will be notified and given reasons. The applicant is given two months to regularise the application or submit observa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-17

Any entry made in the Special National Register of Software shall be mentioned in the Official Bulletin of Industrial Property.Any interested person may obtain from the Institute:a) A reproduction of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-3

Life insurance contracts (with or without counter-insurance) or capitalisation contracts must indicate the charges levied by the company. These charges may be denominated in the currency of the contra…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-6

The option to reverse the initial conversion decision offered to the subscriber or member of a life insurance or capitalisation contract, under the conditions provided for in I of article 3 of order n…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-3

For life insurance or capitalisation contracts, when the policyholder or subscriber converts individual rights into rights expressed in units of account that were not selected when the contract was ta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commission agents.

Article R132-1

The rules governing the activity of forwarding agent are set out in Decree no. 90-200 of 5 March 1990 relating to the exercise of the profession of forwarding agent.

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