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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing

Article L313-7

…ew a lease, this right may only be invoked by the lessor, notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 145-8 of the French Commercial Code. The other rights and obligations that the lessee derives fro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-21

Public law employees placed at the disposal of a consular higher education establishment choose whether to exercise their right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections for staff representatives…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-20

…ers, heads of department, technicians, supervisors and similar; 3° The college of teachers. Article L. 2324-11 and the second paragraph of Article L. 2324-12 of the Labour Code do not apply to these c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-19

…education establishments they have set up, either jointly or separately, by agreement. The articles L. 225-40 and L. 225-88 do not apply to the agreement. A Conseil d'Etat decree specifies the stipula…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-17

…capital of consular higher education establishments. Where applicable, and notwithstanding Article L. 225-20, the civil liability of representatives of local authorities on the board of directors of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-18

…e exercçant des fonctions analogues. The election is governed by the last six paragraphs of Article L. 225-28. A Conseil d'Etat decree specifies the conditions required to be an elector and to be elig…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-14

The second paragraph of Article L. 145-18 reads as follows: "The same applies to property restoration operations involving restoration, conservation, modernisation or demolition work resulting in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relationship between the payment service provider and the payment service user

Article L133-16

As soon as he receives a payment instrument, the Payment Service User shall take all reasonable steps to safeguard the security of his personalised security data.He shall use the payment instrument in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relationship between the payment service provider and the payment service user

Article L133-15

…ider issuing a payment instrument must ensure that personalised security data as defined in Article L. 133-4 is not accessible to persons other than the Payment Service User authorised to use the inst…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relationship between the payment service provider and the payment service user

Article L133-17

…f a payment card issued by a credit institution, an institution or a service referred to in Article L. 518-1 and enabling the cardholder to withdraw or transfer funds, the payment may be blocked in th…

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