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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-18

Where the taxpayer has not filed his declaration within the time limits mentioned in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2a: Farm-saved seed

Article L623-24-5

Failure by farmers to comply with the conditions for application of the derogation defined in article L. 623-24-1 shall cause them to lose the benefit of the provisions of this section.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bakers' names and signs

Article L122-18

The baker's name and the commercial bakery sign mentioned in article L. 122-17 may be used when the bread is sold itinerantly by the trader, or under his responsibility, when the trader fulfils the co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Registration and deregistration formalities.

Article L143-18

If the security from which the registered lien or pledge arises is to order, negotiation by way of endorsement entails the transfer of the lien or pledge.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-18

In the event of an order resulting from a court decision that is enforceable, even provisionally, the legal interest rate is increased by 50% on expiry of a period of two months and is doubled on expi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order

Article L237-18

I. - One or more liquidators are appointed by the members, if the dissolution results from the end of the statutory term or if it is decided by the members. II. - The liquidator is appointed : 1° In g…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-18

Negotiations on the professional integration and continued employment of disabled workers take place on the basis of a report drawn up by the employer setting out the situation with regard to the obli…

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

Article L522-18

To the regulations provided for in Article L. 522-17 shall be annexed a general tariff and, where applicable, special tariffs for the remuneration of storage, under the terms of this chapter, and of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-18

The dividend distributed, if any, to holders of preference shares may be paid in equity securities, in accordance with the terms set by the Extraordinary General Meeting or the Articles of Association…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of candidates

Article L1441-18

The declaration of candidacies results from the filing of a list of candidates for each industrial tribunal by the representatives of the organisations to which seats have been allocated in applicatio…

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