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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-12

I. - Where the detention provided for by European Union regulations and relating to goods suspected of infringing a copyright or related right is implemented before an application by the right holder…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1431-1

Territorial authorities and their groupings may set up, with the State and national public establishments, a public cultural cooperation establishment responsible for the creation and management of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies

Article L214-114

The purpose of non-trading property investment companies (sociétés civiles de placement immobilier) is the direct or indirect acquisition and management of property assets for rental purposes, includi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-10

Any natural or legal person practising the profession of industrial property attorney who is guilty either of an infringement of the rules of this title or of the texts adopted for its application, or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-18

The endorsement must be pure and simple. Any condition to which it is subject is deemed unwritten. Partial endorsement is null and void. The endorsement of the drawee is also null and void. A bearer e…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Groupings, agreements and commitments and commitments

Article L212-19

…t intended to ensure the programming of cinematographic works in cinematographic entertainment establishments is subject to prior approval by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'ima…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L331-1

Only the pursuing creditor, creditors registered on the seized property on the date of publication of the summons to pay and seizure, creditors registered on the property before publication of the tit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Early repayment

Article L315-19

The borrower may, in the case of periodic capital payments, request a suspension or modification of the payment schedule.These adjustments are made at the conventional rate defined in the main contrac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Local representative

Article L2433-1

Breaking the employment contract of an employee local representative, candidate for this position or former local representative in disregard of the provisions relating to the administrative authorisa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4431-1

The regions of Guadeloupe and Réunion constitute territorial communities. They shall be subject to the non-contradictory provisions of Part One and Books I to III of this Part subject to the provision…

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