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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint ownership of patents

Article L613-30

The articles 815 and following, articles 1873-1 and following, as well as articles 883 et seq. of the Civil Code do not apply to co-ownership of a patent application or patent.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Merchants and persons treated as such

Article 534

All persons who separate and refine gold, silver or platinum for the trade, as well as auctioneers, ministerial officers or any other bodies (auction rooms, municipal credit institutions, etc.) carryi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compensation for loss resulting from non-performance of the contract

Article 1231-5

Where the contract stipulates that the party who fails to perform it shall pay a certain sum by way of damages, no greater or lesser sum may be awarded to the other party.However, the judge may, even…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to economic and financial capacity

Article R2342-5

The provisions of articles R. 2142-6, R. 2142-11 and R. 2142-12 apply.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon

Article R771-5

Articles R. 711-1 and R. 712-1 are not applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Amicable and contentious recovery of tourist tax

Article R2333-53

For the application of I and II of article L. 2333-34, the accommodation provider, hotelier, owner or intermediary shall produce, at the request of the mayor or agents appointed by the mayor, a copy o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preparation, audit and approval of accounts

Article 513

As an exception to articles 510 to 512, the judge may decide to exempt the guardian from submitting the management account for approval in consideration of the protected person's modest income or asse…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preparation, audit and approval of accounts

Article 511

…conditions laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure. The judge may decide that the task of checking and approving the accounts assigned to the director of the court registry services will be carried o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preparation, audit and approval of accounts

Article 512

For protected adults, the management accounts are checked and approved annually by the subrogated guardian where one has been appointed or by the family council where article 457 is applied. Where sev…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preparation, audit and approval of accounts

Article 514

…up a management account of the operations that have taken place since the last account was drawn up and submit it for the verification and approval provided for in the articles 511 to 513-1. In additi…

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