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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7

…ced by an identical percentage for all municipalities, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 2334-7-1.When a municipality ceases, as of 2005, to belong to a grouping of municipalities applyi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article L123-30

…competent to record by official report the offences provided for by the decree mentioned in Article L. 123-31: 1° The deputy judicial police officers mentioned in 2° of Article 21 of the Code of Crimi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Brokers in general

Article L131-11

…the parties' action for damages. If he is registered on the list of brokers referred to in article L. 131-12, he shall be struck off the list without being able to be registered again for a period th…

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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 L143-12

…business has not taken place by public auction in accordance with the articles mentioned in article L. 143-11 purchasers wishing to secure themselves from the proceedings of registered creditors are r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Preventing the unlawful downloading and making available of works and subject-matter protected by copyright or related rights

Article L336-1

…effect of distorting the essential characteristics or the original purpose of the software. Article L. 332-4 shall apply to the software referred to in this article.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-6

The guarantee mentioned in article L. 112-5 comes to an end: 1° On the date on which the situation of the professional is no longer identical to that presented in the application; the procedures for e…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-7

…consumer receives the contractual terms and conditions and information, in accordance with Article L. 222-6, if the latter date is later than that mentioned in 1°.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L312-8

…ed by the borrower and the amount of the instalments, as well as the statement indicated in Article L. 312-5, appear in a larger font size than that used to indicate any other information relating to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Registration of the application

Article L521-7

…on the grounds that the foreign national does not have the documents and visas mentioned in article L. 542-2. This certificate is not issued to foreign nationals who apply for asylum at the border or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-1

…s for fire and rescue centres are determined by the operational regulations provided for in article L. 1852-4.

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