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Showing 10111020 of 64569 articles for Art. s. L 141-2 to L 141-22 · L 141-5 · L 141-14 · L 143-21

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-14

I.-A French patent application or a French patent and a European patent application or a European patent which has not been the subject of a waiver of the exclusive jurisdiction of the unified patent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The impact of transactions

Article L481-14

To set the amount of the contribution that a co-debtor may recover from the other joint and several co-debtors, the judge shall also take into account all compensation already paid by the co-debtors p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Obligations, liabilities and guarantees.

Article L522-14

Anyone handing over goods for deposit at a general shop is required to declare the nature and value of the goods to the operator.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the measures imposed

Article L733-14

If the debtor's situation so requires, the Protection Litigation Judge shall invite the debtor to apply for a social assistance or social action measure, which may include a budget education programme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-14

In the event of a conviction pursuant to article L. 4741-12, the court may order, as an additional penalty, that the judgment be posted at the doors of the convicted person's establishments, at the la…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-14

The draft terms of merger shall be submitted to the bondholders' meetings of the merged companies, unless the said bondholders are offered redemption of the securities upon simple request on their par…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-14

…ied out on a deceased person in a state of brain death without their consent expressed during their lifetime or through the testimony of their family. However, if the deceased person is a minor, this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Model agency licence.

Article L7123-14

The issue of a model agency licence by the administrative authority is subject to conditions determined by regulation. Where an agency is legally established in another Member State of the European Un…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 septdecies

Customs and excise officials and the other persons mentioned in Article L. 5112-1-22 of the Transport Code may disclose to each other, either spontaneously or on request, all documents and information…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-14

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of hospital pharmacy assistant, natio…

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