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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-31

…s Court of Appeal directly hears appeals brought against decisions of the body mentioned in Article L. 412-1 taken pursuant to this chapter. The foregoing provisions do not preclude recourse to arbitr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Specialist committees

Article L533-31

…ement functions within the investment firm. The branches of investment firms referred to in Article L. 532-48, where they are material in relation to their size, are required to provide evidence of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-31

…istered office, territorial scope and mode of administration of the Caisses de Crédit Agricole Mutuel. They determine the nature and scope of their operations, the rules to be followed for amending th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-31

The AIFM referred to in Article L. 532-30 shall comply with the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to portfolio management companies, with the exception of Subsection 2 of Section 5 of C…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central bodies

Article L511-31

…status of cooperation, held directly or indirectly by a central body within the meaning of article L. 511-30, are not taken into account when calculating the limit of 50% of the capital of the credit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-31

Brokerage fees for public sales and the amount of fees payable to a sworn goods broker for the valuation of goods deposited in a general shop are set in accordance with the conditions laid down by ord…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Advertising order contract

Article L132-31

In the case of a commissioned work used for advertising, the contract between the producer and the author entails, unless there is a clause to the contrary, the transfer to the producer of the rights…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L217-31

A recourse action may be brought by the seller against any person upstream in the chain of commercial transactions, including the producer, in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract

Article L224-31

Providers of publicly available internet access services or interpersonal communications services shall make available to the consumer a free, easily identifiable and accessible facility to prevent an…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Borrower information

Article L312-31

In the event of a change in the borrowing rate, the borrower shall be informed on paper or on another durable medium before the change takes effect. This information shall indicate the amount of the i…

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