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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-19

…e publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales provided for in Article L. 141-12, an authentic copy or one of the originals of the deed of sale is kept, at the elected dom…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-14

…ted, impose, in place of the additional penalty defined in the first and last paragraphs of article L. 332-11, a ban from French territory for a maximum period of two years.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Notification of dismissal.

Article L1233-16

…put forward by the employer.It also mentions the priority for re-employment provided for in article L. 1233-45 and the conditions for its implementation.An order issued by the Minister for Employment…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-17

The agreed sums must be paid within one month of the expiry of the notice period set out in article L. 211-16. If this is not the case, the unpaid sums shall automatically bear interest at half the le…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L212-13

…tension or reopening to the public of a cinema subject to the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-7, the permit may not be granted before the issue of this authorisation and its implementatio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L712-10

An applicant who has not complied with the time limits mentioned in Article L. 712-2, and who provides evidence of an impediment that is not attributable to his will, fault or negligence, may, under c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Collective bargaining - Collective labour agreements.

Article L2622-1

In addition to the clauses made mandatory by article L. 2261-22, collective agreements concluded in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, Reunion, Saint-Barthélemy or Saint-Martin must contain, in…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article L624-18

The price or part of the price of the goods referred to in Article L. 624-16 which has not been paid, settled in value or compensated between the debtor and the buyer at the date of the judgment openi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Subsequent work on the structure.

Article L4532-16

Except in the cases provided for in Article L. 4532-7, as the design, study and development phases of the project progress and the work is completed, the project owner shall have a file compiled and c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L7121-16

…from all the artists making up the cast of the performance, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7121-12, is punishable, in the event of a repeat offence, by six months' imprisonment and a fine…

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