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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Collective management bodies

Article L321-4

…tected objects, are subject to the provisions of the first, second and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 324-6, Articles L. 324-7, L. 324-8, L. 324-12 to L. 324-14, the second paragraph of Article L. 32…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations

Article L513-6

Promissory notes governed by articles L. 313-42 et seq. are treated in the same way as the loans referred to in article L. 513-3 , provided that the receivables secured by them comply with the conditi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-11

No higher bid is allowed when the sale has taken place in the forms prescribed by articles L. 143-3 to L. 143-8, L. 143-10and L. 143-13 to L. 143-15.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4431-5

For their application in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, in articles L. 4113-8 and L. 4163-4, the words: "in articles L. 4211-3 and L. 5125-2" are replaced by the words:"in article L. 4…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-44

Subject to articles L. 225-21-1, L. 225-22, L. 225-23, L. 225-27 and L. 225-27-1, directors may not receive from the company any remuneration, permanent or otherwise, other than that provided for in a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions

Article L5842-7

I. - Articles L. 5211-21, L. 5211-23, L. 5211-25-1, L. 5211-26, L. 5211-27 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of Article L. 5211…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to investment services providers, financial investment advisers, providers of participative financing services and participative investment intermediaries

Article L773-49

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 573-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 573-1-1 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 573-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to investment services providers, financial investment advisers, providers of participative financing services and participative investment intermediaries

Article L774-49

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 573-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 573-1-1 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 573-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to investment services providers, financial investment advisers, providers of participative financing services and participative investment intermediaries

Article L775-42

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 573-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 573-1-1 Order no. 2010-76 of 21 January 2010 L. 573-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…ording indicated in the right-hand column of the table in I: ARTICLES IN THE WORDING RESULTING FROM L. 1121-1 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1121-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-3 O…

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