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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Audioprosthetists.

Article L4361-7

Hearing aids may not be hired out, peddled, sold itinerantly, sold as demonstrators, or sold by canvassing or mail order.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Variable capital

Article L231-7

The company, whatever its form, is validly represented in court by its directors.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Invalidity

Article L235-7

Where the nullity of acts and deliberations subsequent to the formation of the company is based on a breach of the rules of disclosure, any person with an interest in the regularisation of the act may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The European Economic Interest Grouping.

Article L252-7

The provisions of the preceding chapter applicable to economic interest groupings under French law relating to accounting obligations, auditing of accounts and liquidation are applicable to European e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-7

The economic interest group may issue bonds, under the general conditions for the issue of such securities by companies, if it is itself composed exclusively of companies which satisfy the conditions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article L310-7

Detailed rules for the application of the provisions of this Title shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular the sectors in which announcements, irrespective of the medium,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-7

The refusal by any person engaged in production, processing, distribution or service activities to comply with a request made by one of the parties for written confirmation of the terms of a contract…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions.

Article L511-7

The provision must be made by the drawer or by the person on whose behalf the bill of exchange is to be drawn, without the drawer on behalf of others ceasing to be personally obliged to the endorsers…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 14: Limitation period.

Article L511-78

All actions arising from the bill of exchange against the acceptor shall be barred after three years from the due date. The bearer's actions against the endorsers and against the drawer shall be barre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment by intervention.

Article L511-71

The payer by intervention acquires the rights resulting from the bill of exchange against the person for whom he has paid and against those who are bound vis-à-vis the latter by virtue of the bill of…

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