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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-12

…l be rejected, in whole or in part: 1° Which does not satisfy the conditions referred to in Article L. 612-1 ; 2° Which has not been divided in accordance with Article L. 612-4 ; 3° Which relates to a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Disputes

Article L2314-32

…relating to the electorate, to the composition of the lists of candidates in application of article L. 2314-30, to the regularity of the electoral operations and to the appointment of trade union repr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L762-6

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 425-1 with the exception of 5° thereof Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 425-2 Law no. 2019-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-1

…ancial year and the date on which the report is drawn up, and its research and development activities. Existing branches are mentioned.III. - The documents mentioned in this article are, where applica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS ADOPTED BY REGIONAL AUTHORITIES

Article L4141-2

…inter-regional cooperation;7° (Deleted);8° Decisions taken by overseas regions pursuant to articles L. 611-16 and L. 611-17 of the Mining Code;9° Decisions taken by the overseas regions pursuant to Ar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26

…wholly or mainly in the provision of electronic communications within the meaning of 6° of Article L. 32 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code; 2° Micro-enterprises and small enterpri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-32

In each housing finance company, the specific controller referred to in Article L. 513-23 ensures that the company complies with Articles L. 513-28 to L. 513-30.It also verifies that the housing loans…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Commercial paper.

Article L512-8

…s obliged to accept under the conditions set out in the penultimate and final paragraphs of Article L. 511-15. Any stipulation to the contrary is deemed unwritten.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-21

…re the new application does not constitute a substantial modification within the meaning of Article L. 752-15 of this Code, it may be submitted directly to the National Commission for Commercial Devel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

Title I and Chapter I of Title II of Book I of this Part, with the exception of Article L. 5121-9-1, as well as Articles L. 5122-1, L. 5124-13, L. 5125-1-1 and 6° of Article L. 5125-32 are applicable…

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