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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protected rights and works

Article R511-2

The provisions of article R. 511-1 are applicable to the industries of engravers, stampers, jewellers, goldsmiths, bronze manufacturers and related industries, embroiderers, lace manufacturers, silk m…

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

Article L239-1

…ate units of sociétés à responsabilité limitée subject to corporation tax by operation of law or by option may be leased, within the meaning of the provisions of Article 1709 of the Civil Code, for th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with instalments

Article R2113-4

Purchasers may award a contract comprising a firm tranche and one or more optional tranches. The contract defines the content, the price or the way in which it is to be determined and the way in which…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Special provisions relating to general insurance in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article L191-7

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 211-17 and L. 242-1, the compensation due to the insured shall bear interest at the legal rate from the end of the month following the declaration of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-1

Loss and damage caused by fortuitous events or by the fault of the insured shall be borne by the insurer, unless expressly excluded to a limited extent in the policy. However, the insurer is not liabl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Whole-body insurance.

Article L174-2

The insurer does not cover loss or damage if the boat undertakes the trip in a condition that makes it unseaworthy or insufficiently armed or equipped. Similarly, it does not cover loss or damage resu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules specific to farm leases.

Article 1770

If the lease is for only one year, and the loss is all the fruit, or at least half, the lessee shall be discharged from a proportionate part of the rental price. He shall not be entitled to any rebate…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-5

If the estimates show that the value of the insured item on the date of the loss exceeds the sum insured, the insured shall be deemed to remain his own insurer for the excess, and shall consequently b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-124

…on for the benefit of any person; 5° The conditions for admission to shareholders' meetings and the exercise of voting rights and, where applicable, the provisions relating to the granting of double v…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: French nationals by descent

Article 18-1

However, if only one of the parents is French, a child who was not born in France has the option of renouncing French nationality in the six months preceding his majority and in the twelve months foll…

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