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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Guarantee and collective marks

Article L715-1

A guarantee mark is a mark so designated when filed and capable of distinguishing goods or services for which the material, method of manufacture or performance, quality, accuracy or other characteris…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation and performance of the contract

Article L341-11

In the case of an affected credit agreement mentioned in article L. 312-44, the prior undertaking to pay cash in the event of a loan refusal is automatically null and void.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation and performance of the contract

Article L341-10

In cases where the contract of sale or provision of services provided for in article L. 312-53, from the eighth day following the request for reimbursement of any sum paid in advance by the buyer, thi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CONTENT OF PROTECTION

Article L561-1

…l be issued with a residence permit under the terms and conditions laid down in Chapter IV of Title II of Book IV.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO FOREIGNERS ASSIGNED TO RESIDENCE

Article L733-1

A foreign national placed under house arrest pursuant to this Title shall report periodically to the police or gendarmerie units.He shall also report, when requested to do so by the administrative aut…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND TO SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L651-1

The provisions of this book shall apply ipso jure in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Categories of revenue

Article L2331-1

Tax revenue in the operating section comprises: a) The proceeds of taxes and duties whose basis of assessment is established and collection takes place in the forms provided for in the General Tax Cod…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L513-1

The specialised credit institutions referred to in article L. 511-9 may only carry out banking transactions resulting from their own legislative and regulatory provisions or from the relevant authoris…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L518-1

The following are not subject to the provisions of Chapters I to VII of this Title: the French Treasury, the Banque de France, La Poste, under the conditions defined in Article L. 518-25, the Institut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-1

…nditions set out in Article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in Articles L. 571-3, L. 571-4, L. 571-6 to L. 571-9, L. 571-14 and L. 571-16 incur, in addition to the fine set…

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