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Showing 110 of 68896 articles for Art. L. 123-1 and L. 123-9

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions

Article L123-1

Banknotes and coins are protected as intellectual works by articles L. 122-4 and L. 335-2 of the French Intellectual Property Code. The issuing authorities are vested with the author's rights.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration and publication of deeds, agreements and judgements

Article L123-1

…al works for which the title has previously been registered under the conditions set out in article L. 122-1, must be entered in the public film and audiovisual register, at the request of the most di…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ANNUAL REPORT ON GUIDELINES FOR POLICY ON ASYLUM, IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION

Article L123-1

…he Government submits to Parliament a report on the multi-annual guidelines for asylum, immigration and integration policy. This report indicates and comments on the quantitative data relating to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-1

I.-A register of commerce and companies shall be kept in which the following shall be registered, upon their declaration:1° Natural persons having the status of traders, even if they are required to b…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Insurance against hail and livestock mortality.

Article L123-1

…four days of the occurrence of the loss, except in the case of fortuitous events or force majeure, and unless the contract provides otherwise.In the case of livestock mortality insurance, this time l…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: Third parties

Article L123-1

…penalty of a fine, without prejudice to damages. Under the same conditions, a third party in whose hands a seizure has been made may also be ordered to pay the costs of the seizure, subject to recours…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-1

…author enjoys, during his lifetime, the exclusive right to exploit his work in any form whatsoever and to derive a pecuniary profit therefrom. Upon the death of the author, this right continues for t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 123-1

…e case of automatic financial assistance for the production of feature-length cinematographic works and automatic financial assistance for the production of audiovisual works, the investment of the su…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Notifications

Article 1231

…sion of the judge or of a deliberation of the family council, by the clerk's office against a dated and signed receipt, is equivalent to notification once the interested party has been made aware of t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compensation for loss resulting from non-performance of the contract

Article 1231

Unless the non-performance is definitive, damages are only payable if the debtor has first been given notice to perform within a reasonable period.

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