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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-18

…ing to give any reason for his decision or bear any costs other than those provided for in Articles L. 221-23 to L. 221-25. The period mentioned in the first paragraph runs from the day: 1° Of the con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-19

A company agreement, concluded under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2232-12 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the So…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-10-1

When the persons and entities mentioned in II of Article L. 621-9 provide their services on the Internet, investigators and auditors may, in order to access the information and elements available on t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-13

…gard of this rule is punishable under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 411-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code. Company shares may only be transferred with the consent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-19

…ction of its object; 3° By the decision of its members under the conditions provided for in Article L. 251-10; 4° By court decision, for just cause; 5° By the death of a natural person or the dissolut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: THE CONGRESS OF ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L7324-1

…e referred to by the assembly of the territorial authority, under the conditions set out in Article L. 7323-1, any proposal for institutional change and any proposal relating to new transfers of power…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-1

The following are subject to this chapter: 1° Orphan works, within the meaning of Article L. 113-10, which were originally published or broadcast in a Member State of the European Union and which belo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-10

…nd non-permanent operating expenditure in respect of the powers they exercise by virtue of articles L. 310-1 and L. 330-1 of the Heritage Code.The State's financial contribution under the special assi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Nature of copyright

Article L111-1

…oys, by the sole fact of its creation, an exclusive intangible property right enforceable against all.This right comprises attributes of an intellectual and moral nature as well as attributes of an ec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

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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