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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5

When the work has been disclosed, the author may not prohibit:1° Private and free representations made exclusively within a family circle;2° Copies or reproductions made from a lawful source and stric…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L312-4

Excluded from the scope of the provisions of this chapter are: 1° Credit transactions intended to enable the acquisition or maintenance of rights of ownership or enjoyment of land or an existing build…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Transactions carried out by supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L143-2

The benefits provided under the contracts referred to in article L. 143-1 may include additional cover in the event of the member's death before or after ceasing professional activity, as well as in t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Duties, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L812-2

I.-No one may be appointed in court to perform the duties of a judicial representative unless they are registered on the list drawn up for this purpose by a national commission. II.-However, the court…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-7

I. - The provisions of Sections 1 to 3 of Chapter III of Title II of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-10-1

When the persons and entities mentioned in II of Article L. 621-9 provide their services on the Internet, investigators and auditors may, in order to access the information and elements available on t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-3-3

Article L. 441-9 is amended as follows:1° In the second paragraph, the words "within the meaning of 3 of I of l'article 289 du code général des impôts," are deleted;2° In the fourth paragraph , the wo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Categories of revenue

Article L2331-8

Non-tax revenue from the investment section may include in particular:

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-7

I. - For the persons mentioned in 1° to 6° and 7° bis of Article L. 561-2, the obligations laid down in I and III of Article L. 561-5 and in Article L. 561-5-1 may be implemented by a third party in e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-11-2

On the occasion of the general renewal of the members of the municipal council, any mayor in a municipality of at least 1,000 inhabitants or any deputy mayor in a municipality of at least 10,000 inhab…

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