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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to administrative invalidity and revocation proceedings

Article L716-1

Applications for invalidity or revocation of trade marks submitted to the Institut national de la propriété industrielle shall be made in the form and under the conditions defined by decree of the Con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General conditions of application of the Code in the local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution, in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L711-1

Pursuant to Article 73 of the Constitution, the provisions of this Code apply by operation of law in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Reunion Island, subject to the provisions of Tit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L515-1-1

The equity capital of a finance company may not be less than the amount of initial capital required at the time of its authorisation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Notice and compensation in lieu of notice.

Article L1234-1

Where the dismissal is not for serious misconduct, the employee is entitled :1° If he has been with the same employer for less than six months, to a notice period, the duration of which is determined…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Transmission and receipt of invoices in electronic form

Article L2192-1

Holders of contracts concluded with the State, local authorities and public establishments, as well as their subcontractors eligible for direct payment, send their invoices in electronic form.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L525-1

Electronic money issuers are electronic money institutions and credit institutions.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L341-1

Any unsolicited contact, by any means whatsoever, with a specific natural person or legal entity with a view to obtaining their agreement to ... constitutes a banking or financial solicitation: 1° The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-1

I. - A. - The following offences are punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 100 million euros, which may be increased up to ten times the amount of the advantage gained from the offence,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-1

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out in Article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in Articles L. 571-3, L. 571-4, L. 571-6 to L. 571-9,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1-1

I. - If the payer's payment service provider is located in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon or Saint-Barthélemy and the payee's payment service provider is located outside France, regardless of the currency u…

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