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Showing 86418650 of 13560 articles for Art. UK Commercial Agents Regs 1993

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-20

…muneration ;4° The authorisation to broadcast a work over the air includes the distribution for non-commercial purposes of this broadcast over the internal networks of apartment blocks or groups of ap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L3221-9

…rs are responsible, within their respective areas of competence, concurrently with the officers and agents of the judicial police, for recording breaches of these provisions.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R1313-37

The accounting officer is appointed by order of the ministers responsible for agriculture, the budget, consumer affairs, the environment, health and labour. Secondary accountants may be appointed by t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-12

The publisher is obliged to ensure that the work is permanently and continuously exploited and commercially distributed, in accordance with the practices of the profession.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Distribution of funds outside of enforcement proceedings.

Article 1281-12

In commercial matters, the powers vested in the tribunal judiciaire and its president are exercised by the tribunal de commerce and its president.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Cinerary sites

Article R2223-23-4

Managers of cinerary sites ensure that no documents of a commercial nature are visible, with the exception of the prices of their services.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R515-23

The Agency's transactions are accounted for in accordance with the rules applicable to commercial matters and in compliance with the rules of this Code, to which it is subject.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section

Article R718-5

All correspondence or documents relating to proceedings before the National Institute of Industrial Property provided for in this Title shall be filed at the registered office of the Institute or sent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Publication of financial leasing transactions relating to movable property.

Article R313-5

The entry is made in the register kept by the Registrar of the Commercial Court, the Commercial Court or the Mixed Commercial Court within whose jurisdiction the lessee is registered as the principal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment of tax officials entrusted with certain criminal investigation duties

Article R15-33-29-16

The report drawn up by the Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal is brought directly to the attention of the authorised tax official, who may submit comments in writing within a period of fif…

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