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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: The National Council of Sworn Freight Brokers

Article L131-33

Sworn commodity brokers are represented by a National Council of Sworn Commodity Brokers.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Carriers.

Article L133-3

Receipt of the goods transported extinguishes any action against the carrier for damage or partial loss if within three days, not including public holidays, following that of such receipt, the consign…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Brokers in general

Article L131-3

Brokers of transport by land and water constituted in accordance with the law have alone, in the places where they are established, the right to broker transport by land and water. They may not combin…

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Subsection 5: Conditions of application

Article L131-35

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of this section, in particular the procedures for registration on the lists of sworn goods brokers, as well as those re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Self-employed door-to-door salespeople.

Article L135-3

Self-employed door-to-door salespeople whose business income has reached an amount set by decree during a period defined by the same decree are required to register with the Trade and Companies Regist…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article L128-3

Consultations of the file referred to in Article L. 128-1 shall be recorded, including the consultant's identifier and the date and time of the consultation.

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Section 2: Forwarding agents.

Article L132-3

The commission agent who undertakes transport by land or water is obliged to enter in his logbook a declaration of the nature and quantity of the goods, and, if required, their value.

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Section 1: The deed of sale.

Article L141-3

The seller shall, notwithstanding any stipulation to the contrary, be liable for the warranty due to the inaccuracy of its statements under the conditions laid down by the articles 1644 and 1645 of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-3

I.-A creditor who initiates an attachment-sale procedure or the debtor against whom it is initiated may request, before the commercial court within whose jurisdiction the business is operated, the sal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Advance information of employees enabling them to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in undertakings subject to the obligation to set up a works council

Article L141-31

The sale is again subject to articles L. 141-28 to L. 141-30 when it occurs more than two years after the date on which all employees were informed of the sale. If during this two-year period the work…

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