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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations

Article L441-18

If the distributor fails to fulfil a contractual commitment, the supplier may impose penalties. These penalties are proportionate to the damage suffered as a result of the non-performance of contractu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L3121-17

…e decentralised services of the State, are made available under the conditions laid down in article L. 311-9 of the code of relations between the public and the administration.The provisions of this a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Special provisions relating to the exploitation of certain unavailable works

Article L138-1

…ions holding film, audiovisual or sound heritage, for works permanently included in their collections. II. II - The provisions of this chapter do not apply to commercially unavailable sets of works if…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Purchasing techniques

Article L2125-1

…eet its needs or to enable tenders to be submitted or selected in accordance with specific procedures. The purchasing techniques are as follows: 1° Framework agreements, which enable one or more econo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: LOCAL AUTHORITY INSTITUTIONS

Article LO6324-1

…il, the name, composition and operating procedures of which are determined by the territorial council. The neighbourhood council is consulted by the president of the territorial council before any del…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-11

Natural persons guilty of the offence provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 521-10 may also be ordered, at their own expense, to remove from commercial channels the objects deemed to be in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-10

Under the conditions set out in II of article L. 3131-17, the State representative may, by means of a reasoned order, take any individual measure to combat the international spread of disease, in part…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-19

…ir professional independence make them liable to the disciplinary sanctions provided for in article L. 4234-6.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L4132-16

…ecentralised departments of the State, are made available under the conditions laid down in Article L. 311-9 of the code des relations entre le public et l'administration.The provisions of this articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional representation

Article L7111-10

…the elections taken into account for the measurement of the audience provided for in 3° of Article L. 2122-5, at least 30% of the votes cast in the college of journalists in favour of organisations r…

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