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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-14

The lessor may refuse to renew the lease. However, the lessor must, subject to the exceptions set out in articles L. 145-17 et seq, pay the evicted tenant a so-called eviction indemnity equal to the l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Managing agents.

Article L146-4

The contract binding the principal and the managing agent may be terminated at any time under the conditions set by the parties. However, in the event of termination of the contract by the principal,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-45

The General Meeting may allocate to the directors, as remuneration for their activity, a fixed annual sum that this meeting determines without being bound by provisions of the Articles of Association…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-45

Article L. 132-41 applies as from the entry into force of an industry agreement determining the minimum wage for professional journalists who derive most of their income from the use of still images a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article L421-1

A list of persons qualified in industrial property is drawn up annually by the Director of the National Institute of Industrial Property. This list shall be published. Persons on the aforementioned li…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article L411-5

Reasons shall be given for the rejection decisions referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 411-4, for decisions ruling on an opposition filed against an application for registration of a trad…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-2

In addition to the information provided for in article L. 111-1, any trader, prior to the conclusion of a contract for the provision of services and, where there is no written contract, prior to the p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-3

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under article L. 132-2 shall also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the terms set out in Article 131-27 of the Criminal…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions applicable to distance contracts

Article L221-12

Where the means of distance communication used imposes space or time limits on the presentation of information, the trader shall provide the consumer by the means of communication used by the latter,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Alsace

Article L1424-94

…teen members and a maximum of thirty members. Its composition is determined in accordance with article L. 1424-26. The seats are divided between: 1° The Collectivité européenne d'Alsace; 2° The munici…

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