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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Customs detention

Article L716-8-5

I.-When the detention of goods suspected of infringing a registered trademark is implemented after a request mentioned in Article L. 716-8 has been accepted, goods transported in small consignments su…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-5

The supervisory board or the resolution board may require the persons mentioned in I or II of Article L. 613-34 to keep detailed records of the financial contracts to which they are party.The collège…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-5-4

The regional health agencies may enter into a contract with the organisations mentioned inarticle L. 111-1 of the Mutual Health Code and the doctors employed by these organisations, on the basis of wh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-2

In order to grant authorisation to an investment firm, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall verify that the firm: 1. Has its registered office and effective management in France…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-24-3

As an exception to article 145-1 of this Code, the duration of pre-trial detention may not exceed six months for the investigation of the offences provided for in articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Penal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-12-2

The maire délégué is elected by the municipal council of the new commune from among its members, under the conditions set out in Article L. 2122-7. By way of derogation, the mayor of the former commun…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-25

Failure to comply with the obligation relating to the declaration procedures mentioned in the third paragraph of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-10-2

For the purposes of investigating market abuse as defined by Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provision of digital content and services

Article L224-25-10

The trader shall provide the digital content or the digital service without undue delay after the conclusion of the contract, unless the parties expressly agree on a specific date or period. The trade…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: La Poste

Article L518-25-1

I. - A credit institution in which La Poste holds a majority stake shall receive Livret A deposits in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Section 1 of Chapter I of Title II of Book II.…

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