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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-17

The operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction mentioned in Article L. 321-4 and the public or ministerial officers competent to carry out judicial and voluntary sales, as well as the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-25-1

The application for an operating licence provided for in Article L. 613-17-1 shall be addressed to the Minister responsible for industrial property. It shall include the information mentioned in Artic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-21

While this does not preclude the voluntary application of any more restrictive rules and the implementation of complementary actions, decided by itself or by the most representative professional body…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single subsection: Organisation and operation

Article R121-33

As part of its remit set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 121-13, the board of directors of the office deliberates on the following matters:1° The general organisation of the establishment;2°…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Application for managing the files of foreign nationals in France".

Article R142-19

Personal data and information recorded in the processing mentioned in article R. 142-11 and in the electronic component provided for in articles R. 414-5 and R. 431-1 may be communicated, in particula…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising departmental mandates

Article L3123-29

The president of the departmental council, the vice-presidents or the departmental councillors who have been delegated benefit, on the occasion of their functions, from protection organised by the dep…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-29

The president of the regional council, the vice-presidents or the regional councillors who have been delegated benefit, on the occasion of their duties, from protection organised by the region in acco…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-16

The maximum allowances voted by the regional councils for the actual performance of the duties of regional councillor are determined by applying to the reference term mentioned in article L. 4135-15 t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Participatory procedure

Article 1556

At the end of the conventional procedure and with the exception of applications for divorce or legal separation, which shall be decided in accordance with the provisions of Section II of Chapter V of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1441-1

Applications made pursuant to Articles 2 to 20 of Order no. 2009-515 of 7 May 2009 relating to the review procedures applicable to public procurement contracts shall be lodged, investigated and judged…

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