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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-40-1

Upon request, the Government Commissioner shall be provided, on behalf of the Conseil des Maisons de Vente, with the documents required to be kept by Article L. 561-12 of the Monetary and Financial Co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-43-1

An Audit Committee is established within the Council of Sales Houses for the purpose of ensuring the proper implementation of the budget. The Audit Committee shall consist of three members of the Coun…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Id : Multi-territorial exploitation licences for online rights in musical works

Article R321-10

I. - Collective management organisations shall monitor the use of rights by online service providers to whom they have granted authorisations for the multi-territorial exploitation of online rights in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

Any termination of the employment contract of an employee of an age determined by decree giving entitlement to payment of the insurance allowance provided for in article L. 351-3 entails the obligatio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Insurance obligation

Article L321-4-1

The delegated sports federations take out personal insurance policies for their licence-holders on the list of top-level sportsmen and women mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2, cover…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-4-1

Any decision to grant or refuse administrative authorisation shall be notified by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article R321-4-1

The objection referred to in article L. 324-8-2 is notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by any other means that can be used to certify the date of receipt and the identity…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall ensure that any insurance undertaking referred to in Article L. 310-3-1 which intends to open a branch, to carry on business for the first ti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Id : Multi-territorial exploitation licences for online rights in musical works

Article R321-11

I. - Collective management organisations pay the sums due to right holders in respect of multi-territorial exploitation authorisations for online rights granted in respect of their musical works withi…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Seizure of fruits

Article R321-17

The pursuing creditor may authorise the distrainee to sell the fruits out of court or, with the authorisation of the execution judge, may arrange for the fruits to be cut and sold by auction or by any…

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