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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-11

No higher bid is allowed when the sale has taken place in the forms prescribed by articles L. 143-3 to L. 143-8, L. 143-10and L. 143-13 to L. 143-15.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The right of accession in relation to immovable property

Article 556

The landings and accretions that successively and imperceptibly form at the riparian bottoms of a watercourse are called "alluvium".Alluvium benefits the riparian owner, whether the watercourse is sta…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Training for sports professions

Article L211-7

…clude teaching on sport for the disabled.They also include teaching on preventing and combating all forms of violence and discrimination in the context of physical and sports activities, in particular…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions applicable to tourist offices

Article L133-2

…onal procedures of the Tourist Office are determined by the Town Council. Where this body takes the form of a public industrial and commercial establishment, the provisions of articles L. 133-4 to L.…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-5

The information mentioned in 1°, 3°, 4°, 5° and 7° of article R. 211-4 communicated to the traveller forms part of the contract and may only be modified under the conditions defined in article L. 211-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-46-1

…by electronic means, if the contract of issue so provides and in accordance with the timeframe and form defined therein.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article L312-46

…e credit agreement. Where this condition is not met, the seller may not receive any payment, in any form whatsoever, or any deposit.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities

Article L2131-10

…right to bring any liability action against any natural or legal person whom they remunerate in any form whatsoever are unlawful..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Gifts made by marriage contract to the spouses and to unborn children of the marriage.

Article 1083

The donation in the form set out in the preceding article shall be irrevocable only in the sense that the donor may no longer dispose of, free of charge, the objects included in the donation, other th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2-1: Establishing the biological profile of athletes falling within the scope of Article L. 230-3

Article R232-67-8

…tests for the purposes set out in the first paragraph of article L. 232-12-1 are sent, in anonymous form, to an athlete passport management unit approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

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