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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-7

…ting and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 with the requirements relating to good repute, competence and experience applicable to the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: The region

Article L131-7

At the request of the Regional Council, the Regional Tourism Committee draws up the Regional Tourism and Leisure Development Plan, which is then submitted to the Regional Council for approval, after c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Film ombudsman

Article L213-7

If the facts of which he is aware are likely to be classified as criminal, the cinema ombudsman will inform the public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction, in accordance with the provisions of ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-7

In setting the damages, the court shall take into account separately: 1° The negative economic consequences of the infringement, including the loss of profit and loss suffered by the injured party; 2°…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-7

The text of the European patent application or the European patent drafted in the language of proceedings before the European Patent Office created by the Munich Convention shall be the authentic text…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L722-7

In the event of a civil conviction for infringement, the court may order, at the request of the injured party, that the products found to be infringing and the materials and implements used principall…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-7

…lied with the terms and conditions for using revolving credit set out in the provisions of articles L. 312-68, L. 312-69 and L. 312-70 is deprived of the right to interest, in full or in the proportio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L743-7

The liberty and custody judge shall rule at the seat of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the foreign national's place of detention is located, unless an exception is provided for by regula…

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

Article L2223-7

After the five-year period, disused cemeteries may be leased by the communes to which they belong, but on condition that they are only sown or planted, without any excavation or foundation for buildin…

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

Article L2221-7

Decrees in the Council of State determine the conditions for applying articles L. 2221-1 to L. 2221-6. They specify, in particular, the measures to be taken in the event that the operation of a local…

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