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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Pledging of business assets.

Article L142-3

The pledge contract is evidenced by a notarial deed or by a private deed.The preferential right resulting from the pledge contract is enforceable against third parties by the mere fact of registration…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity.

Article L127-3

…to the beneficiary the resources necessary to prepare the beneficiary for the creation or takeover and for the management of the planned economic activity does not, of itself, give rise to a presumpt…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Managing agents.

Article L146-3

A framework agreement concluded between the principal and the managing agents to whom it is bound by a contract, or their representatives, sets in particular the amount of the minimum commission guara…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-3

A civil action for infringement shall be barred after five years from the date on which the holder of a right knew or should have known of the last fact enabling him to exercise it.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Borrower information

Article L312-33

Where the lender has required the borrower to take out insurance and the borrower has taken out insurance with the insurer of his choice, the insurer shall inform the lender of any substantial change…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Borrower information

Article L312-31

…rmation shall indicate the amount of the instalments after the new borrowing rate comes into effect and, where applicable, any change in the number or frequency of instalments. When the change in the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Borrower information

Article L312-32

For the credit transactions mentioned in this chapter, excluding hire-purchase and hire-purchase with a purchase option, the creditor shall provide the borrower, at least once a year, with information…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Financial autonomy

Article LO1114-3

…onding to the financing of powers transferred on an experimental basis or implemented by delegation and financial transfers between local authorities in the same category. For the category of communes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Direct management of public services

Article L1412-3

Local authorities, their public establishments, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation or mixed syndicates may individualise the management of a cultural public service falling within th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1431-3

…lic establishment for cultural or environmental cooperation is administered by a board of directors and its chairman. The board of directors is composed in such a way that the difference between the n…

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