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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-3

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 1242-5 and L. 1242-6, relating to prohibitions on the conclusion of fixed-term employment contracts, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to non-trading private legal entities engaged in economic activity

Article L612-3

When the statutory auditor of a legal entity referred to in Articles L. 612-1 and L. 612-4 identifies, in the course of carrying out his assignment, facts likely to jeopardise the continued operation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3221-3

The President of the Departmental Council is solely responsible for administration. He may delegate by decree, under his supervision and responsibility, the exercise of part of his functions to the vi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Rent.

Article L145-37

Rents on leases of buildings or premises governed by the provisions of this chapter, whether renewed or not, may be revised at the request of either party subject to the reservations set out in articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-3

In the event of total or partial abandonment of the assets made available pursuant to articles L. 1321-1 and L. 1321-2, the owning local authority recovers all its rights and obligations over the disu…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-3

…roducing or attempting to introduce by force or fraud into a sports venue, during the staging or public broadcasting of a sporting event, alcoholic beverages within the meaning of article L. 3321-1 of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux (rural amenities grant)

Article L2334-35

After constitution of the quota for the benefit of the territorial constituencies of Wallis and Futuna, the communes as well as the groupings of communes of the overseas collectivities and New Caledon…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and composition

Article L327-3

…omptes, chairman, appointed by the first chairman of the Cour des Comptes; 2° A member of the Conseil d'Etat, deputy chairman, appointed by the vice-chairman of the Conseil d'Etat; 3° One member of th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Collective management bodies

Article L321-3

Collective management organisations allow their members and other rightholders whose economic rights they manage to communicate with them by electronic means, in particular to exercise the rights gran…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Object of protection

Article L511-3

A design shall be regarded as new if, at the date of filing of the application for registration or at the date of priority claimed, no identical design has been disclosed. Designs are considered ident…

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