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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-28

As part of its regulatory and monitoring role in the fields of technical measures for the protection and identification of works and objects protected by copyright or related rights, the Autorité de r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-2-1

At the request of the Government, the Competition Authority shall give its opinion on the regulated prices and tariffs referred to, respectively, in the second paragraph of article L. 410-2 and in l'a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-7

In the event that the Chairman of the Board of Directors ceases to hold office, following a decision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution to oppose his appointment pursuant to Artic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-4

In the event of one or more members of the Board of Directors ceasing to hold office, following a decision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution to oppose their appointment pursuant…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-21

An applicant whose project has been rejected on substantive grounds by the National Commission for Commercial Development may not submit a new application for authorisation on the same plot of land, u…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: The commission for the examination of commercial practices

Article L440-1

I.-The Commission for the Examination of Commercial Practices is made up of a Member of Parliament and a Senator appointed by the standing committees of their respective assemblies responsible for com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article LO6242-5

When an appeal for misuse of power or an appeal for assessment of legality directed against the acts mentioned in 1° to 3° of article LO 6241-2 and that this appeal is based on a serious plea alleging…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article LO6342-5

When an appeal for misuse of power or an appeal for assessment of legality directed against the acts mentioned in 1° to 3° of article LO 6341-2 and that this appeal is based on a serious plea alleging…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article LO6452-5

When an appeal for misuse of power or an appeal for assessment of legality directed against the acts mentioned in 1° to 3° of article LO 6451-2 and that this appeal is based on a serious plea alleging…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-1

For the purposes of this chapter, digital assets include: 1° The tokens referred to in Article L. 552-2, with the exception of those fulfilling the characteristics of the financial instruments referre…

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