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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approval, transfer and cessation of business.

Article L522-8

Where the opening of an establishment is subject to the intervention of a ministerial decree or order, approval of that establishment as a general shop is granted by that decree or order.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-8

The court shall set the date of cessation of payments after seeking the debtor's observations. If this date is not determined, the cessation of payments is deemed to have occurred on the date of the j…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-8

…nistering or controlling, directly or indirectly, either any commercial or craft business, any farm and any legal entity, or one or more of them. The prohibition mentioned in the first paragraph may a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-8

The regional chambers of commerce and industry oversee and support the activities of the Ile-de-France territorial and departmental chambers attached to them. They define a regional strategy for the n…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer and loss of trademark rights

Article R714-8

…A certificate of identity including the design of the mark, the indications relating to the filing and registration, and, where applicable, the limitations to the list of goods or services resulting…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article L522-8

Documents collected and drawn up in connection with the investigation and establishment of a breach that has given rise to an administrative penalty procedure may only be communicated to the person wh…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article R522-8

…non-compliance of the sampled product with the regulations, as established by the test or analysis, and of the penalty to which he is liable. A copy of the analysis or test report is attached to the l…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consumer mediation assessment and monitoring committee

Article R615-8

The Commission makes the updated list of mediators available to the public on its website and provides the link to the European Commission's website dedicated to consumer mediation as well as the link…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article A512-8

…continuing professional development, are: 1° With regard to general professional skills : a) Understanding the insurance distribution business and environment and how it is evolving in relation to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: General health and safety coordination plan.

Article L4532-8

…ist of works involving particular risks determined by order of the ministers responsible for labour and agriculture, the project owner shall have a general health and safety coordination plan drawn up…

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