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

Article L225-20

A legal entity may be appointed as a director. When appointed, it is required to designate a permanent representative who is subject to the same conditions and obligations and incurs the same civil an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-86

Any agreement entered into directly or through an intermediary between the company and one of the members of the Management Board or Supervisory Board, a shareholder holding more than 10% of the votin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-76

A legal entity may be appointed to the Supervisory Board. When appointed, it is required to designate a permanent representative who is subject to the same conditions and obligations and incurs the sa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Software pledge agreement

Article L132-34

Without prejudice to the provisions of the loi du 17 mars 1909 relative à la vente et au nantissement des fonds de commerce, the exploitation right of the author of software defined in Article L. 122-…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-4

The remuneration due in respect of related rights for the reproduction and communication to the public of press publications in digital form is based on the revenues from exploitation of any kind, dir…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Remuneration for library loans

Article L133-3

The remuneration provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 133-1 includes two parts. The first part, payable by the State, is based on a flat-rate contribution per user registered in librarie…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rights conferred by registration

Article L513-1

The registration takes effect, as from the date of filing of the application, for a period of five years, which may be extended by periods of five years up to a maximum of twenty-five years.Designs fi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Telephone canvassing and commercial prospecting

Article L221-17

When a trader contacts a consumer by telephone under the conditions set out in article L. 221-16, the use of a masked number is prohibited. The number displayed before the call is established pursuant…

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

Article L221-13

The trader shall provide the consumer, on a durable medium, within a reasonable period of time after the conclusion of the contract and at the latest at the time of delivery of the goods or before per…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Value-added services

Article L224-43

The electronic communications operator, within the meaning of 6° of Article L. 32 du code des postes et des communications électroniques, exploitant un numéro à valeur ajoutée, son abonné auquel ce nu…

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