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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Qualified persons.

Article R221-3

…for a natural person or legal entity registered in the register provided for in a of article L. 141-3, of using the services of a person who does not hold the professional guide-lecturer card mentione…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-3

…cifying the grounds on which the application for registration should be rejected pursuant to 2° and 3° of Article L. 712-7. Within two months of the publication of the regulations for use, any person…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L422-3

The measures taken by the European Commission pursuant to Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: School and university health services.

Article L2325-3

As stated in article L. 541-3 of the Education Code, reproduced below: "In each department and arrondissement capital, in each commune with a population of more than 5,000 and in communes designated b…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 511-3

…emas;2° Exploitation in France in the form of videograms intended for the private use of the public;3° Exploitation in France on television services;4° Exploitation in France on on-demand audiovisual…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article R2393-3

…when the purchaser requires it to sub-contract part of its contract. The provisions of sub-section 3 specify the rules for the competitive tendering of sub-contractors applicable to the holder of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transfer of the business assets of the sole trader

Article L526-30

…assets of the business assets must be sufficient to meet the liabilities due on these same assets; 3° Neither the author nor the beneficiary of the transfer must have been subject to personal bankrup…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section

Article R718-3

…Trademarks; 2° To the local authorities and public establishments mentioned in Article L. 712-2-1; 3° To the agent of the aforementioned natural or legal persons. If the natural or legal person to wh…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Principal penalties

Article L823-3

The offences defined in articles L. 823-1 and L. 823-2 when the acts:1° Are committed as part of an organised gang;2° Are committed in circumstances that directly expose foreign nationals to an immedi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Determination of rental value.

Article R145-3

…ublic, to the operation or to each of the various activities that are carried out on the premises ; 3° Of its dimensions, the conformation of each part and its adaptation to the form of activity carri…

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