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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Contractual obligations

Article L315-6

Prior to any contract or offer binding the parties, the contractual terms and conditions are provided, on paper or any other durable medium, under the conditions set out in I of Article L. 314-13 in t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Use of labels

Article R2111-14

The label used must have the following characteristics:1° It is established following an open and transparent procedure;2° It is based on objectively verifiable and non-discriminatory criteria;3° The…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-5

The Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property shall rule on the opposition after an adversarial procedure including an investigation phase, under the conditions defined by decr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The form of gifts inter vivos.

Article 932

The gift inter vivos shall not bind the donor, and shall not produce any effect, until the day on which it has been accepted in express terms. The acceptance may be made during the donor's lifetime by…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III-1: Sale of buildings to be constructed.

Article 1601-2

A forward sale is a contract in which the seller undertakes to deliver the property on completion and the buyer undertakes to take delivery of it and pay the price on the delivery date. Ownership is t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-5

If, at the end of the negotiations, no agreement has been reached, a statement of disagreement is drawn up in which the respective proposals of the parties and the measures that the employer intends t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Contracts carried out as part of experimental programmes

Article R2172-34

These contracts are concluded following a competitive tendering procedure in accordance with the provisions of this book, limited to economic operators chosen from among those whose projects have been…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-19

The economic interest grouping is dissolved: 1° By the expiry of the term; 2° By the achievement or extinction of its object; 3° By the decision of its members under the conditions provided for in Art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: Leasing of shares

Article L239-5

Any interested party may request the president of the court ruling in summary proceedings to enjoin the legal representative of the joint stock company or limited liability company, under a penalty pa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Simplified group action procedure

Article L623-15

Prior to its enforcement by the trader and in accordance with the procedures and within the period set by the judge, the decision referred to in article L. 623-14, when it is no longer subject to ordi…

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