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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration application

Article L512-2

…been invited, as the case may be, either to regularise the application or to submit his observations. For designs relating to industries which frequently renew the form and decoration of their produc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Comparative advertising

Article L122-2

Comparative advertising may not:1° Take undue advantage of the reputation attached to a trademark or service mark, a trade name, other distinctive signs of a competitor or the designation of origin as…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-26

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 224-73 to L. 224-78 and article L. 224-87 is sanctioned by the nullity of the contract.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-22

…seller or service provider has not reimbursed the consumer under the conditions set out in Article L. 224-62, the sum due shall automatically bear interest at the legal interest rate plus half.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-2

…the exercise of transferred powers are subject to an assessment prior to the transfer of said powers. Any new burden falling on territorial authorities as a result of the State modifying, by regulati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-2

…he public inter-municipal cooperation establishment with its own tax status of which they are members.In the case mentioned in 3°, the creation is subject to the agreement of the municipal councils of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L122-2

The sports company takes the form :1° either a limited liability company with only one shareholder, known as a "limited liability single-member sports company" (entreprise unipersonnelle sportive à re…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L131-2

…de. School and university federations and unions are subject to the provisions of this code and the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L121-2

School and university sports associations are subject to the provisions of this Code and Books V and VIII of the Education Code.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Medical certificate

Article L231-2

…simple advice from a collegiate body with medical competence, the federations mentioned in article L. 131-8 set out in their federal regulations: 1° The conditions under which a medical certificate m…

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