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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-17

During the withholding period referred to in Article L. 521-14 and the second paragraph of I of l'article L. 521-16, the owner of the registered design or the beneficiary of the exclusive exploitation…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-15

…ed design or the beneficiary of an exclusive exploitation right the request provided for in Article L. 521-14 of this Code, filed within four working days of notification of the withholding referred t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Insurance obligation

Article L321-1

Sports associations, companies and federations take out insurance to cover their own civil liability, that of their salaried or volunteer employees and that of sports users. Licence holders and partic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L326-14

At the request of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, the court may declare null and void one or more transactions carried out by the directors of a company with a liquidator followi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Recognised foreign markets

Article L423-1

The public may not be solicited, in any form whatsoever and by any means whatsoever, directly or indirectly, for transactions on a foreign market for financial securities other than a regulated market…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L6211-1

…e training is free of charge for the apprentice and his/her legal representative.Subject to article L. 6241-5, this book does not apply to military apprentices, who are governed by the Defence Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-16

…ively or jointly control one or more other undertakings , under the conditions hereinafter defined. II.-Exclusive control by a company results from: 1° Either the direct or indirect holding of the maj…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-10

…s issued by specialised organisations and establishments or the establishments mentioned in article L. 1271-9, which have been authorised under conditions determined by decree and which ensure reimbur…

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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 Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L235-1

…provision of this book, with the exception of the first sentence of the first paragraph of article L. 225-35 and the third sentence of the first paragraph of article L. 225-64, or the laws governing…

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