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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-14-3

Corporate entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the Criminal Code, of the offence defined in Article L. 615-14 shall, in addition to a fine in accordance wi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Sports associations in the workplace

Article L121-9

In the absence of a works council, the tasks mentioned in articles L. 121-7 and L. 121-8 are carried out by the employee delegates jointly with the head of the company, in application of articles L. 2…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single subsection: Organisation and operation

Article R121-39

The revenues of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons are those mentioned in Article L. 121-16.The Office's expenditure includes:1° Staff costs;2° Operating and equipm…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single subsection: Organisation and operation

Article R121-33

As part of its remit set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 121-13, the board of directors of the office deliberates on the following matters:1° The general organisation of the establishment;2°…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L523-1

…sonment provided for in Books I, II and III as well as for the offences provided for in Articles L. 121-2 to L. 121-4.The proposed settlement specifies the amount of the settlement fine. This amount i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Traders.

Article R121-5

The single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 receives, under the conditions laid down in this book:1° In the single declaration file for setting up the business, where applicable, the declaration of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Fees and allowances of experts, interpreters, persons in charge of social and personality investigations and delegates and mediators of the public prosecutor's office

Article R121

In addition to the reimbursement of their travel expenses, calculated in accordance with the conditions laid down for travel by civilian State personnel for the Ministry of Justice, the natural person…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Ordinary procedure

Article R121-11

Unless otherwise provided, the application shall be made by summons at the first useful hearing of the enforcement judge. The summons shall contain, on pain of nullity, a reproduction of the provision…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports associations

Article R121-4-1

When it informs the Prefect of the département in which the sports association has its registered office of the association's membership, the approved sports federation attaches the certificate of sub…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Rules relating to non-marine damage insurance

Article A121-1-1

In motor third party liability insurance, the reference premium referred to in article 2 of the appendix to article A. 121-1 may give rise to the application of an additional premium for insured perso…

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