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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-7-1

…be a member of the company's board of directors or supervisory board. The last paragraph of Article L. 422-7 is applicable.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-7-2

…nts and facilities planned. In the communes included in the list drawn up in application of article L. 321-15 of the Environment Code, it includes guidelines for adapting territories to the retreating…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Designation

Article L2122-7-2

…If only one deputy is elected, he or she is elected in accordance with the rules set out in article L. 2122-7.When it is necessary, in the event of a vacancy, to appoint one or more deputies, they are…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-7-3

The operators of online platforms referred to in Article L. 111-7 of this code and persons providing non-number-based interpersonal communications services within the meaning of 6° quater of Article L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7-4

…reholders' interest, the other assets may be transferred to a new SICAV. In accordance with article L. 236-21 of the French Commercial Code, the demerger is decided by the extraordinary general meetin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7-2

…board of a SICAV are not taken into account for the purposes of applying the provisions of Articles L. 225-21, L. 225-77 and L. 225-94-1 of the French Commercial Code; 6° The Board of Directors, the M…

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

Article L225-79-2

…ise, in addition to the members whose number and method of appointment are provided for in Articles L. 225-69 and L. 225-75 of this code, members representing employees.A company whose principal activ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-7-1

…icle 92 and paragraph 1 of Article 93 of this Regulation (EU) 2017/746. II.-Notwithstanding Article L. 5462-6, natural persons guilty of the offences referred to in I. also incur the following additio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article L611-7-1

Where the inventor is a natural person who is not covered by Article L. 611-7 and who is hosted under an agreement by a public or private legal person carrying out research, the right to the industria…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7-3

The provisions of articles L. 224-1, L. 224-2, the second paragraph of article L. 225-2, articles L. 225-3 to L. 225-16, L. 225-25, L. 225-26, L. 225-258 to L. 225-270, the fourth paragraph of article…

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