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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Special regulatory measures for certain industries

Article R511-5

Either of these registers, regularly kept in date order, without blanks or gaps, may, in the event of disputes, be produced with a view to establishing the date of the creation whose priority is dispu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-7

I. - The prohibitions defined in article L. 511-5 do not prevent a company, whatever its nature, from : 1. In the course of its business, grant its contractors payment deadlines or advances; 2. Enter…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-5

The agents referred to in articles L. 511-3 and L. 511-21 of the French Consumer Code are authorised to investigate and record the offences referred to in articles L. 353-1 and L. 353-2 of this Code,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Visits and seizures

Article L512-51

For the investigation and recording of offences and breaches mentioned in articles L. 511-5 and L. 511-7 and infringements of Book IV, category A and B competition, consumer affairs and fraud preventi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The Grace Period.

Article 511

The time limit runs from the day of the judgment when it is adversarial; in other cases it runs only from the day of notification of the judgment.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preparation, audit and approval of accounts

Article 511

For minors under guardianship, the guardian submits an annual management account, together with supporting documents, to the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court for verifi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition of the Criminal Appeals Division

Article 511

The number and day of correctional hearings are fixed at the end of each judicial year for the following judicial year by a joint decision of the first president and the public prosecutor taken after…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article L522-1

The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs is the competent authority for imposing administrative fines for breaches of the provisions mentioned in articles L. 511-5…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Award criteria

Article 511-9

Grants are awarded on the basis of :1° The heritage and cultural interest of the cinematographic works, assessed in particular with regard to their form, aesthetics, artistic quality, impact on societ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Referral to the civil or administrative courts

Article L524-2

The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs may, after notifying the public prosecutor, ask the civil court to order, where appropriate subject to a fine, any measure…

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