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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L172-19

The insured must:1° Pay the premium and expenses at the place and times agreed;2° Take reasonable care of all matters relating to the vessel or the goods;3° Declare accurately, at the time of conclusi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Allocation

Article L2113-11

The purchaser may decide not to allot a contract in one of the following cases:1° It is not in a position to carry out the organisational, steering and coordination tasks itself;2° Awarding the contra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6261-10

The award of grants shall be the subject of a deliberation separate from the vote on the budget. However, for grants whose award is not subject to conditions, the territorial council may decide: 1° To…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6361-10

The award of grants shall be the subject of a deliberation separate from the vote on the budget. However, for grants whose award is not subject to conditions, the territorial council may decide: 1° To…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-14

…ers. In particular, no later than three months after the expiry of the deadline set in I of Article L. 324-12, they shall make easily accessible online to the rightholders they represent, to the entit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-10

…tion in lieu of notice and compensation for dismissal, to the compensation provided for in articles L. 122-14-4 and L. 122-14-5 of the Labour Code in the event of termination of an employment contract…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-19

…ution, whether open or disguised, of an association or grouping dissolved in application of article L. 332-18, as well as participating in activities that an association suspended from activity has be…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article L111-1

…Article L. 111-2. The Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée has, under the direct a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L611-11

…ition included in the state of the art for the implementation of the methods referred to in Article L. 611-16, provided that its use for any of those methods is not comprised in the state of the art.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-19

…or average, or 40% less when the lock-up period provided for by the plan in application of articles L. 3332-25 and L. 3332-26 is ten years or more.

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