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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation and form of cheque

Article L131-11

If the cheque bears the signatures of persons incapable of binding themselves by cheque, or forged signatures, or signatures of fictitious persons, or signatures which for any other reason cannot bind…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Grant of cinematographic representation rights

Article L213-11

The proportional participation rate is freely debated between a minimum percentage set at 25% and a maximum percentage set at 50%. However, for cinematographic works shown more than two years after th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Exclusions at the buyer's discretion

Article L2141-11

A purchaser who intends to exclude a person pursuant to this Section shall put that person in a position to provide evidence that he has taken steps to demonstrate his reliability and, where appropria…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-11

Any person governed by public or private law may, on the expiry of a period of three years after the grant of a patent, or of four years from the date of filing of the application, obtain a compulsory…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Prohibition on returning to French territory

Article L612-11

…istrative authority may extend the prohibition on return for a maximum period of two years in the following cases:1° The foreign national has remained illegally on French territory when he/she was obl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the market undertaking

Article L421-11

I. - The contracting company shall take the necessary steps to :1. Detect, prevent and manage the potentially harmful effects, for the proper functioning of the regulated market or for market members,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-11

Any portfolio management company which has decided to dissolve early before the end of this period remains subject, until the end of its liquidation, to the supervision of the Autorité des marchés fin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for exercising general powers

Article L2312-11

The committee carries out its duties without prejudice to the provisions relating to trade union delegates and the collective expression of employees.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Claims covered by the insurance.

Article L3253-11

Also covered are early retirement payments due to an employee or former employee under a professional or inter-professional agreement, a collective agreement or a company agreement. These provisions a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of sale

Article L3512-11

The sale of tobacco products from vending machines is prohibited.

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