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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-10

The municipality, the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system or the Lyon metropolis may, by a deliberation taken before 1st July of the year preceding that of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-1

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-1

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-1

The manufacture, import, export and wholesale distribution of medicinal products, products and articles mentioned in article L. 4211-1, the manufacture, import and distribution of investigational medi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer and loss of trademark rights

Article L714-3

The registration of a trademark shall be declared invalid by court decision or by decision of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property, pursuant to Article L. 411-4, if th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-11

For affected credit agreements defined in 9° of article L. 311-1 concluded using a distance communication technique, the fourteen-day withdrawal period cannot be reduced.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Cases of force majeure.

Article L1234-12

Termination of the business due to force majeure releases the employer from the obligation to respect the notice period and to pay the redundancy compensation provided for in article L. 1234-9.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L1525-18

The 1° and 2° of Article L. 1324-3, in the version resulting from Order No. 2017-9 of 5 January 2017, are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-6

Any advertisement within the meaning of article L. 5122-1 which has not obtained approval pursuant to articles L. 5122-8 and L. 5122-9 or which is carried out despite the suspension or withdrawal of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-2

The judicial authorities responsible for prosecuting offences under Articles L. 571-3 to L. 571-9 and L. 571-14 to L. 571-16 may, at any stage of the proceedings, request the Autorité de contrôle prud…

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