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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3

Article L713-17

…e to comply with these provisions is punishable by the penalties laid down in articles L. 86 to L. 117-1 of the same code.A commission chaired by the prefect or his representative is responsible for e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Training obligation

Article L722-17

Commercial court judges are required to undergo initial and continuing training organised under conditions set by decree. Any commercial court judge who has not met the initial training requirement wi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-17

I.-Conforming to article L. 425-4 of the town planning code, the applicant, the State representative in the department, any member of the departmental commercial development commission, any profession…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-17

Statutory auditors are liable, both to the person or entity and to third parties, for the harmful consequences of faults and negligence committed by them in the performance of their duties. Their liab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-17

The statutory auditors shall be convened to all meetings of the board of directors or the management board and the supervisory board, or of the collegiate administrative or management body and the sup…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article R321-17

In the intervals between two general meetings, and at least two months before the forthcoming one, any member of the collective management organisation has the right to examine any document drawn up b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Music Ombudsman

Article R214-17

The mediator may, in compliance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 214-13, decide on the publication of the conciliation agreement or recommendation, in full or in excerpts, in n…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-17

The Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique shall inform the person whose activity is to offer access to online public communication services of the suspension sentence i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Organisations authorised to conclude contracts that may be extended to rightsholders who are not members of the organisation

Article R329-17

The Minister responsible for culture shall be informed within fifteen days of any change in status or general regulations and of any termination of office of a member of the deliberative and governing…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-17

The following may be contributed to a société civile professionnelle, in ownership or in enjoyment: 1° All intangible, movable or immovable rights, in particular, if applicable, the right for a partne…

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