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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-3

…works have made themselves known, the term of the exclusive right is that provided for in articles L. 123-1 or L. 123-2.The provisions of the first and second paragraphs shall only apply to pseudonym…

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

Article L422-1

…e list of industrial property attorneys unless they are entered on the list provided for in Article L. 421-1 and if they do not exercise their profession under the conditions set out in Article L. 422…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition of capital

Article L1522-1

…d their groupings may, for the purpose of creating local semi-public companies mentioned in Article L. 1521-1, acquire shares or receive, as a fee, contribution shares, issued by these companies.Share…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial organisation

Article L114-14

…rise to deliberation by the Board of Directors and corresponding to the missions defined in article L. 114-2 of the present code are forwarded to the Minister responsible for sport. They become enforc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Medical certificate

Article L231-2

…simple advice from a collegiate body with medical competence, the federations mentioned in article L. 131-8 set out in their federal regulations: 1° The conditions under which a medical certificate m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Recourse in the event of non-payment

Article L131-55

…dated and signed by him, on the cheque or on an extension; for the rest, the provisions of article L. 131-49 are applicable. Once the force majeure has ceased, the bearer must, without delay, present…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-2

…rson who issues one or more cheques in disregard of the injunction sent to them pursuant to Article L. 131-73. The same penalties shall apply if an agent knowingly issues one or more cheques that the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article L214-20

…e assets of a UCITS include :1° Financial securities within the meaning of 1 and 2 of II of Article L. 211-1, referred to as "eligible financial securities" ;2° Money market instruments normally trade…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-22

I.-Natural persons guilty of the offence referred to in article L. 1125-21 shall also be liable to the following penalties: 1° disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-21

I.-Natural persons guilty of the offence referred to in article L. 1126-20 shall also be liable to the following penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with…

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