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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-18

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 321-65, no person may conduct voluntary sales of furniture by public auction unless he meets the following conditions: 1° Be French or a national of a State oth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-19

Auctioneer's clerks with proof of at least seven years' professional practice, persons who have exercised equivalent responsibilities for the same length of time with one or more operators of voluntar…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article L133-12

The designation referred to in article L. 133-11 is granted, at the request of the municipalities concerned, by decision of the competent administrative authority taken for a period of five years.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article L133-11

Communes that implement a tourism policy and offer accommodation for non-residents, as well as those that benefit from tourism, under the conditions referred to in the second paragraph of II of articl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to control by the administrative authority

Article R122-14

Withdrawal of approval or removal from the list is ordered jointly by the Minister for Culture and the Minister for the Disabled after receiving the opinion of the commission provided for in article R…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to control by the administrative authority

Article R122-13

The Minister responsible for culture and the Minister responsible for people with disabilities draw up the list mentioned in 1° of article L. 122-5-1 after the opinion of the commission provided for i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to control by the administrative authority

Article R122-15

I. - The commission in charge of the disability exception is placed under the Minister in charge of culture and the Minister in charge of the disabled.It has the following missions:1° To examine and i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Credit and property formalities

Article A444-169

The services listed under numbers 178 to 180 of Table 5 give rise to the collection of the following fees: Service number the service (table 5 of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Emolument…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Credit and property formalities

Article A444-171

The services listed under numbers 182 to 195 of Table 5 give rise to the collection of the following fees: Service number the service (table 5) of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Fee 182…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Credit and property formalities

Article A444-170

Checking the purchaser's criminal record against the criminal record (number 181 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of the following fees:1° In the case of acquisition by one or more natural per…

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