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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events.

Article L762-2

…goods intended for the personal use of the purchaser, the value of which does not exceed a ceiling set by decree.Any trade show is subject to prior declaration to the competent administrative authorit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-2

No person may use the title of statutory auditor unless he fulfils the conditions referred to in the provisions of this title.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Performers' rights

Article R212-2

…ations called upon to appoint representatives and the number of representatives from each shall be determined by order of the Minister responsible for culture. An alternate shall be appointed, under t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-2

…ion or in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area must, within the time limit set by the Institute, appoint a representative who satisfies the conditions laid down in the previous…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Semiconductor products

Article R622-2

…d place of its first exploitation or, failing that, the date on which it was first fixed or coded ; 2° A graphic representation of the topography, inserted in a fold, in which those parts have been ma…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Group action

Article L652-2

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Contractual plan

Article L732-2

The contractual plan may include measures to defer or reschedule debt payments, to forgive debts, to reduce or eliminate the interest rate, to consolidate, and to create or substitute collateral.The p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal penalties

Article L762-2

…the companies mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 751-2 is punishable by the penalties set out in article 226-18 of the Penal Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair terms

Article R212-2

In contracts concluded between professionals and consumers, are presumed to be unfair within the meaning of the provisions of the first and fifth paragraphs of article L. 212-1, unless the trader can…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Group action

Article R652-2

For the application of Article R. 652-1 in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, references to the judicial court are replaced by references to the court of first instance.

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