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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 6: Mountain huts

Article L326-1

A refuge is an establishment in an isolated mountain site, either guarded or unguarded, open to the public. Minors may be accommodated in a guarded refuge or, when accompanied, in an unguarded refuge.…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure by declaration to the administrative authority

Article L223-1

The bailiff responsible for enforcing an enforcement order may make a declaration to the competent administrative authority for the purpose of seizing a land motor vehicle. Notification of this declar…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Contracts awarded in accordance with a formal procedure

Article L2124-1

Where the estimated value of the requirement, excluding tax, is equal to or greater than the European thresholds mentioned in a notice annexed to this code, the purchaser shall award the contract in a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-182

The total number of options opened and not yet exercised may not give entitlement to subscribe for a number of shares exceeding a fraction of the share capital determined by decree in the Conseil d'Et…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-60-1

An attendance sheet is kept at each meeting. Decisions taken at each meeting are recorded in minutes, signed by the officers and kept at the registered office in a special register. The particulars th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L712-10

An applicant who has not complied with the time limits mentioned in Article L. 712-2, and who provides evidence of an impediment that is not attributable to his will, fault or negligence, may, under c…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article L312-88

For transactions granted in the form of an overdraft authorisation repayable within a period of more than one month, the lender is required to send the borrower, on a regular basis, on paper or on ano…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article L312-85

Prior to entering into a transaction referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 312-84, the lender shall provide the borrower, on paper or on another durable medium, with information enabling th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE SUBJECT TO A REMISSION DECISION

Article L621-4

A decision to surrender to the competent authorities of a Member State of the European Union may be taken in the case of a foreign national holding a valid EU long-term resident permit granted by that…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Dissolution or suspension of activity of an association or de facto group whose purpose is to support a sports association

Article R332-13

The Commission's secretariat is provided by the Ministry of the Interior. A copy of the minutes provided for in article 14 of the decree of 8 June 2006 relating to the creation, composition and operat…

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