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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Relations between sports associations and companies

Article L122-18

…provisions of Book VI of the Commercial Code relating to business difficulties, the sports company formed by it is jointly and severally liable to implement the safeguard plan or court-ordered recove…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-16

…to a named person with a "not to order" clause or an equivalent clause is transferable only in the form and with the effects of an ordinary assignment.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-11

…Article L. 224-5, the policyholder may not irrevocably opt for the liquidation of his rights in the form of a life annuity before the maturity date mentioned in Article L. 224-1.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R133-2

…ns granted by the municipality or municipalities concerned, the creation of a tourist office in the form of a public industrial and commercial establishment may not affect the stipulations of the cont…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions relating to video game companies and video games

Article D331-21

…2° of 1 of III of article 220 terdecies of the General Tax Code, the video game is finalised in the form of a first version ready to be duplicated with a view to its marketing or to be made available…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Summons to registered creditors

Article R322-6

…an the fifth working day following delivery of the summons to the debtor, the summons to pay in the form of a seizure is notified to the creditors registered on the day of publication of the summons.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition of the jury

Article R2162-26

…1414-3 of the General Local Authorities Code, the members of the consortium's tendering committee form part of the jury. For other consortia, the composition of the jury is determined by the consort…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article L341-20

…ovisions of articles L. 341-1 to L. 341-9 and L. 341-12 to L. 341-18 apply to credit granted in the form of an overrun as defined in 11° of article L. 311-1.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Letters rogatory from foreign States

Article 739

…cordance with French law unless the foreign court has requested that it be executed in a particular form. If so requested in the letter rogatory, the questions and answers shall be transcribed or reco…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Introductory provisions

Article 1102

…free to contract or not to contract, to choose their co-contractor and to determine the content and form of the contract within the limits set by law. Freedom of contract does not permit derogation fr…

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