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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Penalty procedure

Article L327-14

I.-A member of the Control Board is summoned to the hearing. He/she attends the hearing without the right to vote. He may present observations in support of the notified complaints and propose a sanct…

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

Article L211-14

I.-The traveller may cancel the contract at any time before the start of the trip or holiday. In this case, the vendor may require the traveller to pay appropriate and justifiable cancellation costs.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Contracts between a performer and a phonogram producer

Article L212-14

…arantee.II.The terms and conditions of the minimum remuneration guarantee provided for in I and its level are established by one or more specific agreements concluded between, on the one hand, the pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4113-14

In urgent cases, where the continued practice of a doctor, dental surgeon or midwife exposes his or her patients to serious danger, the Director General of the regional health agency responsible for t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-14-1

If the offences defined in Article L. 615-14, or if the offender is or has been bound by agreement with the injured party, the penalties incurred are increased to double. The offenders may, in additio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-149-1

In the event of the issue of new equity securities or new securities giving access to the capital as well as in the event of a merger or demerger of the company called upon to issue such securities, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-147-1

I. - Articles L. 225-147 and L. 22-10-53 are not applicable, by decision of the Board of Directors or the Management Board, where the contribution in kind consists of: 1° Securities giving access to t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14-1

Independently of the application of the provisions of Articles L. 232-13-1 and L. 232-14, the testing operations mentioned in Article L. 232-12 as well as those falling within the competence of the in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-14

The contract of incorporation or the articles of association, as the case may be, may make the management lease of a business or a craft business in the general shop subject to the approval of the ten…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-14

The contract may contain a non-competition clause after termination of the contract. This clause must be drawn up in writing and relate to the geographical area and, where applicable, the group of per…

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