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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Membership

Article L323-2

The only members of a collective management organisation are the rightholders mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 321-1 and, where applicable, entities grouping rightholders, in particular…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other fixing procedures.

Article L3231-11

Improvements in purchasing power that have occurred in application of article L. 3231-10 since 1st January of the previous year are taken into account when applying the rule set out in article L. 3231…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L241-1

Unfair terms are deemed unwritten.The contract remains enforceable in all its provisions other than those deemed unfair if it can survive without such terms.The provisions of this article are of publi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1261-1

A person of full age may consent to donate their body after their death for the purposes of medical teaching and research. The donor's consent must be expressed in writing. This paragraph does not app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4321-1

Work equipment and means of protection put into service or used in establishments intended to receive workers are equipped, installed, used, adjusted and maintained in such a way as to protect the hea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article L624-10

…he owner of a property is exempt from having his right of ownership recognised where the contract relating to that property has been advertised. He may claim restitution of his property under conditio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article L624-9

Claims on movables may only be made within three months of publication of the judgment initiating the proceedings.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article L624-14

Goods which are not delivered or dispatched to the debtor or to a third party acting on his behalf may be retained by the seller.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article L624-11

The lien established by 3° of article 2332 of the Civil Code for the benefit of the seller of movables and the resolutory action may only be exercised within the limits of the provisions of articles L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article L624-15

If they are still in the debtor's portfolio, unpaid bills of exchange or other securities surrendered by their owner to be recovered or to be specially assigned to specific payments may be claimed.

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