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Showing 16011610 of 60748 articles for Art. CE 11-5-2021 n° 440044 and 440045

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-11

I. - Where the detention provided for by European Union regulations and relating to goods suspected of infringing a geographical indication is implemented before a request from the person authorised t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Debt consolidation

Article L314-11

…ious loans includes one or more loans mentioned in article L. 313-1 whose relative share does not exceed a threshold set by decree by the Conseil d'Etat, the new credit agreement is subject to the cha…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-11

…notification to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution of the decision by the insurance undertaking to suspend or restrict operations on the contract under the conditions provided for i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-11

The provisions of this chapter apply separately to each allocation sub-account established in application of article L. 134-2.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-11

…divided assets, the sole trader provides proof of the express agreement of his spouse or co-tenants and of their prior information about the rights of the creditors mentioned in 1° of I of article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article L642-11

…ils to perform its undertakings, the court may, at the request of the public prosecutor on the one hand, the liquidator, a creditor, any interested party or ex officio, after obtaining the opinion of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Music Ombudsman

Article R214-11

The mediator has a period of three months in which to carry out his task, from the date of receipt of the request or, where applicable, from the date of receipt of the observations of the party or par…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Consent to medically assisted procreation

Article 1157-2

…uples, this declaration is made jointly.The declaration is recorded in a notarised deed in the absence of third parties.A copy of the deed may only be issued to those whose consent has been recorded.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-11

…ally liable, under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences set out in this Title shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the same…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-11

The administrator or, failing this, the liquidator shall report to the official receiver on the execution of the acts enabling the plan to be implemented in accordance with Article L. 642-8. When he h…

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