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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-11-1

I. - Notwithstanding any legal provision or any contractual clause, no indivisibility, termination or resolution of a contract in progress may result solely from the opening or pronouncement of a judi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantees for loans to sole traders

Article L313-21

…sion of any financial assistance that it intends to grant to a sole trader for the purposes of his business, a credit institution or finance company intending to request a security interest in an asse…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-9

The Director General of the Institute shall forward to the Ministers responsible for industrial property and the budget for approval, accompanied where appropriate by the opinion of the member of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-9

…s, as well as participation in economic interest groupings and public interest groupings; 8° Any industrial investment or divestment, any acquisition or sale of a business or complete branch of activi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Definitions

Article R152-11

…ated enterprises of any kind, such as loans, borrowings or deposits, as well as investments in real estate;

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations relating to the freezing of assets

Article R775-40

…pean regulations mentioned in Article L. 712-10";3° In Article R. 562-4, the references to the real estate register and the land register are replaced by the equivalent locally applicable provisions h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-9

Exceptionally, a temporary authorisation to use water for human consumption may be granted by the Prefect when:1° A restriction in use or an interruption in distribution is imminent or effective, due…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4a: Use of the term "reconditioned

Article L122-21-1

The conditions under which a trader may use the terms "reconditioned" or "reconditioned product" shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-1

…tically entails the transfer to the beneficiary local authority of the movable and immovable assets used, on the date of this transfer, for the exercise of this competence.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: The audit incident.

Article 293

…nesses may be those who saw the disputed writing being written or signed or whose testimony appears useful in establishing the truth.

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