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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-6

…Fishing Code may not allocate the land used to run his business to his professional activity. This option applies to all the land owned by the farmer. To carry out the professional activity to which…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
New regulatory part

Article Annexe à l'article R312-9

…and signature of the borrower (and co-borrower if applicable). (*) Handwritten by the borrower. (1) Optional. (2) When the credit is used exclusively to finance the supply of specific goods or the pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 5: Specific provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately and in the event of the use of a secure electronic device

Article A37-19

…on the device's touchscreen, which is then stored in digital form ;The offender may be offered the option of signing the official report by means of a handwritten signature affixed with a stylus to t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe XII

…ata are the agents authorised to process your application. With the exception of data identified as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The Law no. 78-17 of 6 Jan…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-7

…(language), candidates must demonstrate their ability to understand and use the language orally.The optional management test (oral no. 4) is designed to assess candidates' knowledge and skills relatin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-48

I. - The nominal value of additional Tier 1 capital instruments and Tier 2 capital instruments or eligible commitments referred to in VII issued by a person referred to in I of Article L. 613-34 may b…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-11 (art. A322-36)

…minimum dimensions of the diving facilities are in accordance with the table and diagram below. The reference point is the plumb line which is the vertical line running from the centre of the front ed…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-27

I.-When a final court decision has ordered any measure to prevent access to an online public communication service pursuant to Article L. 336-2, the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations

Article L441-1-2

I.-A wholesaler is any natural or legal person who, for professional purposes, purchases products from one or more suppliers and resells them, on a principal basis, to other traders, wholesalers or re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-71

…Where applicable, the investigator's brochure referred to in article R. 1123-20, together with the references of the principal works used for this summary;10° Where applicable, the references of any…

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