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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L217-29

In the event of transfer of ownership of the goods between consumers for valuable consideration or free of charge, the sub-purchaser shall benefit from the rights acquired by the original purchaser, r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Commercial guarantee

Article L217-21

The commercial guarantee refers to any contractual undertaking given by a professional, whether the seller or the producer, including through the intermediary of any other person acting in their name…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Commercial guarantee

Article L217-23

The producer may grant the consumer a commercial guarantee committing him for a given period of more than two years, known as a "commercial guarantee of durability". If he offers such a commercial gua…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single section: Funding allocated to the National Sports Agency responsible for high performance sport and developing access to sport

Article L411-2

A contribution on the sale to any television service of the rights to broadcast sporting events or competitions, collected under the conditions set out in article 302 bis ZE of the General Tax Code, i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder participation in technical and financial profits

Article L132-29

Life insurance or capitalisation companies and supplementary occupational pension funds allow policyholders to share in the technical and financial profits they make, in accordance with the conditions…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Lost, destroyed or stolen life insurance policies or capitalisation or savings bonds.

Article L160-2

If the opposed contract is presented to the company, it will seize it and hold it in escrow until such time as a court ruling is made on the ownership of the security or the opposition is lifted. A re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-22

Decrees in the Council of State shall lay down the detailed rules for the application of this title.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-20

The court before which an action or plea falling within the provisions of this Title is brought may, either of its own motion or at the request of one of the parties, appoint any consultant of its cho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Disciplinary chambers of first instance and regional and inter-regional councils.

Article L4124-2

Doctors, dental surgeons or midwives entrusted with a public service and entered on the roll of the Association may only be brought before the disciplinary chamber of first instance, in respect of act…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-21

The consolidated financial statements must be true and fair and give a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities, financial position and results of the consolidated group. The provisions of the…

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