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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: The auction process

Article R322-41-1

Before placing the bids, if the property being seized is a residential property or the business assets of an establishment open to the public and used wholly or partly for accommodation, the lawyer mu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L331-1-4

…l conviction for infringement, infringement of a right related to copyright or the rights of the producer of databases, the court may order, at the request of the injured party, that the objects made…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L722-4-1

The court may order, of its own motion or at the request of any person with standing to bring an infringement action, all legally permissible investigative measures even if a seizure for infringement…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-48-1

…e previous paragraph, the borrower is only required to repay the capital in accordance with the scheduled repayment schedule and, where applicable, to pay the interest for which the lender has not bee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article LO2122-4-1

A municipal councillor who does not have French nationality may not be elected mayor or deputy mayor, nor may he or she hold office, even temporarily.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R431-16-4

…year as shown in each of the separate accounts defined in Article R. 431-16-3 of this Code, after deduction of the share of dividends and the allocation to the legal and regulated reserves. III - The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-1

…services, a commune may retain all or part of the service affected by the transfer of competencies, due to the partial nature of the latter.Territorial civil servants and non-tenured territorial agent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-4-1

Failure by manufacturers of medical devices or their agents, or by any person engaged in the manufacture, distribution, import or export, even on an ancillary basis, of medical devices, to make the de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-4-1

When an offence referred to in Article L. 6241-1 or a breach referred to in Article L. 6241-3 is detected, the Minister for Defence shall, for the medical biology laboratories under his authority, tak…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D47-1-4

If an appeal is lodged against the European Investigation Order, the magistrate who issued that order shall inform the executing authority thereof, as well as of the outcome of that appeal. However, f…

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