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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: General provisions.

Article L410-6

…July 2017, in the Department of Mayotte and French Guiana, following a public opinion from the territorially competent observatory of prices, margins and incomes, the State representative shall negoti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rights conferred by the trade mark

Article L713-6

I. - A trade mark shall not entitle its proprietor to prohibit a third party from using, in the course of trade, in accordance with honest practices in the trade: 1° Of his surname or address where th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline.

Article L4234-6

…le;3° A temporary or permanent ban on serving any or all supplies made, in any capacity whatsoever, to public establishments or establishments recognised as being of public utility, to municipalities,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-6

…resenting each pharmacy training and research unit in the region, appointed for six years by the rector of the academic region, after consulting the director of each of these units;2° A pharmacist pub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Disciplinary chambers of first instance and regional and inter-regional councils.

Article L4124-6

…a suspended sentence, or a permanent ban from exercising one, several or all of the functions of doctor, dental surgeon or midwife, conferred or remunerated by the State, departments, municipalities,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6314-6

…deposits reached by prescription within the time periods provided for by the legislation applicable to the domain of the State and those of persons who die without an heir or whose estates have been a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-6

…als may be made from the cash account associated with the SME Innovation Account defined in article L. 221-32-4. II. - In the event of the liquidation of a company whose shares are held in the securit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-6

In a cooperative incorporated as a société anonyme, the directors or the members of the management board and the supervisory board are natural persons who are either partners in their own right, or th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact or cohabitee of the company director, working in the family business

Article L121-6

…mentioned in the register of commerce and companies or, for a business in the trades and crafts sector, in the national register of businesses, is deemed to have received a mandate from the head of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Management leases.

Article L144-6

At the time of the management lease, the debts of the lessor of the business relating to the operation of the business may be declared immediately payable by the commercial court for the location of t…

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