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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator

Article A663-8

…than €3,650,000, this fee varies according to the number of employees employed by the debtor or the amount of its turnover, in accordance with the following scale: NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TURNOVER IN € EM…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-1

…the producer may not oppose: 1° To its direct communication in a public place, as long as it is not used in a performance; 2° To its simultaneous and complete broadcasting and cable distribution, as w…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provision of digital content and services

Article L224-25-10

…trader shall provide the digital content or the digital service without undue delay after the conclusion of the contract, unless the parties expressly agree on a specific date or period. The trader h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Natural gas distribution

Article D2224-48

…ining the operations relating to the performance of the concession contract in respect of the previous calendar year. This report includes an analysis of the quality of service, a description of the p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-13

…one of them, each of the survivors may acquire the share of the deceased, or that the surviving spouse, or any other designated heir, may have it allocated to them on condition that it is taken into…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-13-3

…e, f and g of 4° of article R. 211-13. Disciplinary sanctions are: 1° a warning; 2° a reprimand; 3° exclusion for a fixed period; 4° permanent exclusion. The disciplinary panel is chaired by the Chief…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Designation of customs officers responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties

Article A36-6

Candidates are forbidden, on pain of exclusion, to have printed or handwritten documents with them. However, they may consult codes or compendia of laws, decrees and circulars; the latter may include…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transfer of certain intangible rights, successive rights and rights in dispute

Article 1698

The purchaser, for his part, must reimburse the seller for what the latter has paid for the debts and charges of the estate, and make good to him all that he was credited with, if there is no stipulat…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article L2393-8

…rator proposed by the candidate, tenderer or holder as a subcontractor if it is placed in a case of exclusion mentioned in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Verification procedures

Article R2144-4

…it is intended to award the contract to provide evidence that he does not fall within a ground for exclusion from the contract award procedure.

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