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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-7

…silence or explicit refusal on the part of the insurer or the liable person referred to in Article L. 1142-24-6 to make an offer or in the event of a manifestly inadequate offer, the Office shall be…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7: Information to be provided by the owner

Article 78

Whether it is a farm lease or a sharecropping lease, the owner is required, each time the lease is renewed or amended, to submit to the administration, within three months, a declaration indicating th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 723-7

The decision to award a grant is taken on the advice of the Commission des aides à la distribution internationale des cinémas du monde.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-7-2

Where a fine is imposed pursuant to articles L. 242-5 and L. 242-6, following a request for mutual assistance under Article L. 511-10 involving a large-scale or EU-wide infringement, pursuant to Artic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L441-1

…k shall apply ipso jure in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter.

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

Article L2334-7-3

…stributed among the municipalities in proportion to the actual operating revenues of their main budget, less income mitigation, exceptional revenues and the proceeds from the provision of staff invoic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-7

…ion rights under the same conditions as ordinary shareholders. However, the Extraordinary General Meeting may decide, after consulting the special meeting provided for in Article L. 228-35-6, that the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2-7

An action or application for a declaration of invalidity brought by the proprietor of a well-known trademark within the meaning of Article 6bis of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-7-3

Public health establishments may set up one or more hospital foundations, with legal personality, resulting from the irrevocable allocation to the establishment concerned of assets, rights or resource…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and allowances granted to members of the regional economic and social council.

Article L4134-7-2

…avel, subsistence and teaching expenses, as part of the operating resources provided for in Article L. 4134-5. The detailed rules for the application of this article shall be laid down by decree.

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