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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Internal organisation.

Article L6146-1-1

The departments referred to in Article L. 6146-1 are the benchmark for the organisation, relevance, quality and safety of care, local supervision of medical and paramedical teams, supervision of inter…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Assignment of the debtor's assets.

Article L642-19

The official receiver either orders the sale by public auction or authorises, at the price and under the conditions that he determines, the sale by mutual agreement of the debtor's other assets where…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rights conferred by registration

Article L513-1

The registration takes effect, as from the date of filing of the application, for a period of five years, which may be extended by periods of five years up to a maximum of twenty-five years.Designs fi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-18

The people's savings plan entitles the holder, in return for payments into an account opened with or under a life insurance contract taken out with bodies governed by the Insurance Code or the Mutual…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Non-drinking water

Article L1322-14

The use of water unfit for human consumption is possible for certain domestic uses or in the food businesses mentioned in the first paragraph of I of article L. 1321-1, when the quality of this water…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of departmental mandates

Article L3123-16

The maximum allowances voted by the departmental councils for the actual performance of the duties of departmental councillor are determined by applying to the reference term mentioned in article L. 3…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order

Article L237-14

I. - In the absence of clauses in the articles or of an express agreement between the parties, the liquidation of the dissolved company shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of this s…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special tribute provisions

Article L334-1

As a tribute to the victims of the national tragedy that occurred during the French Cup match played at the Armand-Cesari stadium in Furiani on 5 May 1992, no match or sporting event organised as part…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-12

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 217-19 to L. 217-20 relating to updates is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. T…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other auctions.

Article L322-10

The brokerage fee for sales that are the subject of articles L. 322-8 to L. 322-13 is set, for each locality, by the Minister responsible for trade, after consulting the chamber of commerce and indust…

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