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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Common provisions

Article L1527-1

…ks I and II of Part Six of this Code do not apply, with the exception of those mentioned in Article L. 6431-9;13° The reference to any social or medico-social establishment or sector is not applicable…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-30

When requesting the approval of an access formula in application of article L. 212-27, any cinema exhibitor who achieves more than 25% of admissions or takings in a given catchment area or more than 3…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article L721-7

…rticipation; 7° The arrangements and frequency of controls, the type of body referred to in Article L. 721-9 in charge of carrying them out, as well as the arrangements for financing these inspections…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article L2313-1

…unes of 3,500 inhabitants or more, budget documents, without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 2343-2, are appended with:1° Summary data on the financial situation of the municipality;2° A lis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article L310-6-1

…adopted for its application are investigated and recorded by the agents mentioned in II of article L. 450-1, under the conditions provided for in articles L. 450-1, L. 450-2, L. 450-3, L. 450-7 and L…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L631-2

For the application of this Code in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the terms listed below are replaced as follows: 1° "Judicial Court" by "Court of First Instance" ; 2° "Cour d'appel" by "tribunal supérieu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-1

I.-The provisions of Articles L. 621-1 and L. 621-2 as well as those of Article L. 622-6 relating to the obligations incumbent on the debtor are applicable to the judicial liquidation proceedings.Wher…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-1

…is not required for the sole purpose of providing one or more of the services mentioned in article L. 321-2.Before authorisation is granted, investment services providers other than portfolio managem…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L312-4

…of credit is less than €200 or more than €75,000, with the exception of those mentioned in Article L. 314-10 whose purpose is to consolidate loans and those intended to finance expenditure relating t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-7

I. - For the persons mentioned in 1° to 6° and 7° bis of Article L. 561-2, the obligations laid down in I and III of Article L. 561-5 and in Article L. 561-5-1 may be implemented by a third party in e…

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