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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rules of procedure.

Article L654-18

The public prosecutor may require the administrator or liquidator to hand over all deeds and documents held by them.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Assignment of the debtor's assets.

Article L642-18

Sales of real estate shall take place in accordance with articles L. 322-7, L. 322-8 to L. 322-11 and

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3

Article L713-18

…ays down the conditions under which the seats of members of a territorial chamber of commerce and industry or a regional chamber of commerce and industry are allocated between professional categories…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional ethics

Article L722-18

Commercial court judges shall perform their duties with complete independence, dignity, impartiality, integrity and probity and shall behave in such a way as to prevent any legitimate doubt in this re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-18

Liability claims against statutory auditors are time-barred under the conditions set out in Article L. 225-254.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Music Ombudsman

Article R214-18

…statements taken by the mediator and information brought to the mediator's attention may not be produced or relied upon by a party without the agreement of the other party or parties in another media…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article R321-18

…erning candidates for corporate office or elective office. The documents mentioned in 1° to 3° are, during the same period, kept at the disposal of the members at the registered office or at the place…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Organisations authorised to conclude contracts that may be extended to rightsholders who are not members of the organisation

Article R329-18

If an approved organisation ceases to meet one of the conditions set out in article R. 329-13, the Minister responsible for culture will give it written notice to comply with the conditions of approva…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-18

When they are intended to be destroyed with the consent of the copyright or related right holder and the consent of the holder of the goods, whether or not they are transported in small consignments,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-18

…ir nominal amount may not be less than 152.45 euros. Interest shares allocated to contributors in industry are non-transferable. They are cancelled when their holder loses his status as a partner for…

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