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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L615-15

Without prejudice, where appropriate, to the more serious penalties laid down in relation to offences against State security, anyone who knowingly breaches one of the obligations or prohibitions laid…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4

The information memorandum referred to in article L. 132-5-2, the notice referred to in article L. 132-5-3 or, where they are equivalent to the information memorandum in accordance with article L. 132…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-7

I. - For the purposes of the seventh paragraph of article L. 132-22, the following information is provided to the policyholder:- the interest rate guaranteed by the contract and the interest rate corr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of sporting events and competitions on the public highway

Article A331-41

The equipment specified in article A. 331-40 must be supplied by the organiser.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of sporting events and competitions on the public highway

Article A331-40

The sign used is the one used to regulate traffic manually, as defined in Book I, Part 8 of the Interministerial Instruction on Road Signs and Signals: two-sided mobile post, model K10 (one per signal…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of sporting events and competitions on the public highway

Article A331-38

…he organisers of sporting events and competitions to indicate the right of way provided for in article R. 411-30 of the Highway Code are approved by the administrative authority. They may be fixed or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of sporting events and competitions on the public highway

Article A331-42

The time limits within which the marshals must be present and the equipment provided for in article A. 331-40 must be in place before the theoretical start of the race and removed once the vehicle ann…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of sporting events and competitions on the public highway

Article A331-39

The marshals must be identifiable by road users by means of a high-visibility waistcoat, as referred to in article R. 416-19 of the Highway Code, and be able to produce, at short notice, a copy of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of sporting events and competitions on the public highway

Article A331-37

Priority signs for a competition or sporting event authorised under the conditions set out in article R. 411-30 of the Highway Code are provided in accordance with the procedures set out in this sub-s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Account allocated to funds held on behalf of third parties

Article A743-6

An agreement is signed between each commercial court registrar's office and the Caisse des dépôts et consignations. Any contractual stipulation contrary to the standard clauses set out in the Annex 7-…

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