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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL

Article L4221-4-1

When the regions, their groupings and their public establishments make amicable property acquisitions in accordance with the rules of civil law, or when the acquisition takes place by auction, the not…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-40

Where, in the cases provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 22-10-39, the shareholder is represented by a person other than his spouse or the partner with whom he has entered into a civil so…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-4-1

…of its own motion or at the request of any person with standing to bring an infringement action, all legally permissible investigative measures, even if a seizure for infringement has not previously…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14-4

When the athlete has refused to consent to the monitoring operations mentioned in article L. 232-14-1, the liberty and custody judge of the judicial court in whose jurisdiction the test is carried out…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-10-4

Where such conduct does not constitute Tampering, an Athlete or other Person shall not: a) intimidate or threaten any person with a view to dissuading that person from communicating in good faith to t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-4

…vestigators may: 1° Obtain any documents, whatever their medium; 2° Summon and interview any person likely to be able to provide them with information. These interviews are recorded in minutes signed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3221-4-1

The president of the departmental council or, where he is the authority holding traffic police powers, the mayor or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation may set, fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1a: Contracts Committee

Article L2315-44-4

The Contracts Committee draws up an annual activity report, which is appended to the report referred to in Article L. 2315-69.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-4

The duration of the period of Ineligibility referred to in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of 4° of article L. 232-10 and article L. 232-9-2 is four years. It may be reduced under the follow…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation and controls carried out by the registrars of the commercial courts or the judicial courts ruling on commercial matters

Article L123-42

The decision to enter a piece of information or the declaration that a document has been deposited in the Trade and Companies Register, the Special Register of Commercial Agents or the Special Registe…

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