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

Article L422-5

Any person carrying out the activities mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 422-1 to 26 November 1990 may, notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 422-4, represent the persons mentioned…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-3

In the event of total or partial abandonment of the assets made available pursuant to articles L. 1321-1 and L. 1321-2, the owning local authority recovers all its rights and obligations over the disu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-7

…o participate in the creation or takeover of businesses and to the bodies mentioned in 1 of article L. 511-6 of the Monetary and Financial Code which participate in business creation. Municipalities a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-7

…and regional authorities shall be compensated by the State under the conditions defined in articles L. 1614-1 à L. 1614-3.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-7

…number of men among the nine members of the college and the person mentioned in 1° of II of article L. 241-1.The Agency's College may only deliberate when at least six of its members are present. The…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-3

…aging or public broadcasting of a sporting event, alcoholic beverages within the meaning of article L. 3321-1 of the Public Health Code is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €7,500.Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-54

…ior to publication or distribution, the accuracy of the periodic information referred to in article L. 214-53.II. - The provisions of article L. 214-24-53 apply under the same conditions to the audito…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Framework contract for payment services

Article L314-12

…ed to a payment account that is not covered by a deposit account agreement pursuant to I of Article L. 312-1-1 or to a specific payment instrument, a framework payment services contract must be conclu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mediation

Article L316-1

…the Chairman of the Consumer Mediation Evaluation and Monitoring Commission referred to in Article L. 615-1 of the Consumer Code, to the Governor of the Banque de France and to the Chairman of the Ad…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1251-16

…cular:1° A reproduction of the clauses and information in the secondment contract listed in article L. 1251-43 ; 2° The employee's professional qualifications;3° The terms and conditions of the remune…

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