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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Elements constituting a trade mark

Article L711-3

I.-Shall not be validly registered and, if registered, shall be liable to be declared invalid a trade mark infringing earlier rights having effect in France, in particular: 1° An earlier trade mark :…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-39

Refusal of acceptance or payment must be recorded in a notarised deed known as a protest faute d'acceptation or faute de paiement. The protest in default of acceptance must be made within the time lim…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-32

The revenue of the urban community's budget includes:1° The tax resources mentioned in II or, where applicable, I of Article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code, as well as those mentioned in V and V b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for the authorisation and operation of health establishments, medical biology laboratories and other organisations

Article L2142-3

Any breach of the legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to medically assisted procreation observed in an establishment, organisation, health cooperation group or laboratory, and caused by…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3351-3

For the application of the provisions of Book II in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The second paragraph of Article L. 3200-1 is deleted; 2° 1° of Article L. 3212-1 is worded as follows: "1° A legal…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-3

In the event of notorious abuse in the use or non-use of the right of disclosure on the part of the deceased author's representatives referred to in Article L. 121-2, the court may order any appropria…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article L3312-3

The appropriations are voted by chapter and, if the departmental council so decides, by article. In both cases, however, the departmental council may specify that certain appropriations are specialise…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-3

Natural persons guilty of one of the offences referred to in articles L. 353-1 and L. 353-2 are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family righ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance and exemptions.

Article L5134-31

Recruitment under an employment support contract gives entitlement to exemption : 1° For the legal entities mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 5134-21 of this code, from the contributions payable by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: School and university health services.

Article L2325-3

As stated in article L. 541-3 of the Education Code, reproduced below: "In each department and arrondissement capital, in each commune with a population of more than 5,000 and in communes designated b…

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