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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-19-1

When the competent delegating federation finds that a lawyer, acting as agent for one of the parties involved in the conclusion of one of the contracts mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 2…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions applicable to tourist offices

Article L133-1

By resolution of the municipal council, a municipality may set up a body responsible for promoting tourism, known as a tourist office, under the conditions set out in articles L. 133-2 to L. 133-10 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-13

I.-Information obtained from the statements referred to in I of Article L. 464-10 and which can only be obtained by accessing the file of the proceedings concerned may be used by a party who has had a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-10

Before the end of the period provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 612-9, the bans imposed in the first paragraph of the said article may be extended, at the request of the Minister respo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the formation of the contract.

Article L6222-1

No one may be taken on as an apprentice unless they are between the ages of sixteen and twenty-nine at the start of the apprenticeship.However, young people aged at least fifteen may begin an apprenti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Community Designs

Article L515-1

Any infringement of the rights defined in Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs constitutes an infringement giving rise to civil liability on the par…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-15

If the insurer remains silent or explicitly refuses to make an offer, or if the person responsible for the damage is not insured or the insurance cover provided for in article L. 1142-2 has been exhau…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER Ia : The regional plan for economic development, innovation and internationalisation

Article L4251-13

The region draws up a regional plan for economic development, innovation and internationalisation.This plan defines the guidelines for aid to businesses, support for internationalisation and aid for p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to natural or legal persons brought together in the same premises, under the same name, in order to operate, in accordance with common rules, their business or the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to natural persons

Article L123-10

Individuals applying for registration in the Trade and Companies Register or the National Register of Companies as a business in the trades and crafts sector must declare the address of their business…

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