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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-49

…of acceptance or in default of payment; 3° For presentation for payment in the case of a clause of return without charge, the bearer forfeits his rights against the endorsers, against the drawer and a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-41

…here a judicial liquidation judgment, personal bankruptcy, a management ban provided for by Article L. 625-8 or a measure of incapacity is pronounced against one of the partners. Nor is it dissolved b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan.

Article L3333-4

…aring, company profit-sharing, voluntary payments by employees and the persons mentioned in article L. 3332-2 belonging to companies within the scope of the agreement and, where applicable, additional…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-39

…days of being notified of the dismissal, the person concerned sends his employer, under conditions determined by regulation, a certificate proving the arrival in his home, within fifteen days, of a ch…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-38

…suspension, employed parents benefit from the protection against dismissal provided for in articles L. 1225-4 and L. 1225-5. The application of these articles does not prevent the expiry of the fixed-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-37

…to sixteen weeks, taken within a period and divided up in accordance with the terms and conditions determined by decree.Adoption leave is extended to :1° Eighteen weeks when the adoption brings the nu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Economic census

Article L2196-3

Each year, contracting authorities and contracting entities communicate the data contributing to the economic survey of public purchasing, in accordance with the conditions laid down by regulation.The…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-32

Any infringement knowingly committed against the rights of the holder of a plant variety certificate, as defined in Article L. 623-4, constitutes an offence punishable by a fine of 10,000 euros. If th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-35

…st State security, anyone who has knowingly infringed one of the prohibitions laid down in articles L. 623-9 and L. 623-10 is punishable by a fine of 4,500 euros. If the infringement has been detrimen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-31

Civil actions and claims relating to new plant varieties, including when they also concern a related issue of unfair competition, shall be brought exclusively before judicial courts, determined by reg…

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