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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-14

1. Knowingly infringing the rights of the owner of a patent, as defined in Articles L. 613-3 to L. 613-6, shall be punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. When the offence…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article L313-14

Advice is considered to be independent if it is provided on the basis of a sufficiently large number of credit agreements available on the market and if its provision does not give rise to any remuner…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L314-14

The terms and conditions under which the credit transactions referred to in articles L. 314-10 to L. 314-13 are concluded in order to guarantee that the borrower is properly informed are specified by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation and performance of the contract

Article L341-14

Making the borrower or buyer subscribe to or accept or endorse bills of exchange or promissory notes is punishable by a fine of 300,000 euros.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-14

…r provide information on the payment terms of their suppliers and customers in accordance with procedures defined by decree. This information is the subject of an attestation by the statutory auditor,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-14

…opriate or conceal, or attempt to misappropriate or conceal, all or part of their assets, or to fraudulently be recognised as owing sums which they did not owe.The same penalties shall apply to a sole…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article R214-14

When the mediator finds that the parties have reached an agreement, the content of the agreement is recorded in a conciliation report signed by the parties and the mediator, which specifies the measur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-14

The provisions of Chapter III of Title II of Book II of this Part are applicable to the communes of the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments with the exception of those of articles L. 2223-19 t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment and related services

Article L752-14

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment and related services

Article L753-14

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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