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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects in France of international applications

Article L614-24

Where an international application for the protection of inventions made under the Washington Treaty includes the designation or election of France, such application shall be deemed to be for a Europe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Support for young people's initiative projects.

Article L5522-24

The aid provided for in Article L. 5522-23, the maximum amount of which is determined by decree, is paid from the date on which the business is actually created or taken over.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions specific to the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L1226-24

A sales clerk who, as a result of an accident for which he is not at fault, is unable to perform his employment contract is entitled to his salary for a maximum period of six weeks.During this period,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Specific procedures for group actions in the field of competition

Article L623-24

Where the breaches of which the trader is accused concern compliance with the rules defined in Title II of Book IV of the Commercial Code or Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-24

The easement instituted by virtue of articles L. 342-20 to L. 342-23 gives rise to a right to compensation if the owner of the land or the operator suffers direct, material and certain damage as a res…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 611-27

The application for aid must be submitted before the product is marketed to the public.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 611-28

The decision to award a grant is taken on the advice of the Commission des aides à l'édition vidéographique.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6 : Conversion of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-245

The conversion to a general partnership requires the agreement of all the partners. In this case, the conditions set out in articles L. 225-243 and the first paragraph of article L. 225-244 are not re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific measures applicable to the provision of services

Article L521-24

Any measure taken pursuant to article L. 521-23 may require the service provider to display, in a place visible from outside the place where the service is provided, all or part of this measure.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-24

Even when it is made by way of security and without stipulating a price, the assignment of a claim transfers ownership of the assigned claim to the assignee. Unless otherwise agreed, the signatory of…

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