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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-5

The custodian is chosen from a list of entities drawn up by the Minister responsible for the economy. AIF custodians may delegate their duties under the conditions laid down in the general regulations…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Timeshare contract.

Article L1252-9

The termination of the timeshare contract is carried out in accordance with the provisions of Title III, relating to the rules for the termination of open-ended employment contracts.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L151-3

The rules relating to the designation of tourist communes and the classification of tourist resorts in Corsica are set out in I A and I of article L. 4424-32 of the General Local Authorities Code.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classified tourist resorts.

Article L133-16

Article L. 2123-22 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales sets out the rules governing increases in local elected representatives' allowances voted by the municipal councils of classified…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-3

All offers and sales of the services referred to in Article L. 211-1 must be accompanied by appropriate documents complying with the rules laid down in this section.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on sales and rentals of videograms

Article D336-2

The rules relating to the increase in tax on videogram sales and rentals for certain works are set out in articles 331 M bis and 331 M ter of Annex III to the General Tax Code.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations and responsibilities of the authorised representative

Article L2422-9

The rules for the award and performance of contracts concluded by the agent are those applicable to the project owner, subject to any adaptations provided for by regulation to take account of the agen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L22-10-1

Companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility are governed by the rules applicable to their corporate form, subject to the provisions of t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capacity

Article 1145

Any natural person may contract except in the case of incapacity provided for by law.The capacity of legal persons is limited by the rules applicable to each of them.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Sources of obligations

Article 1100-1

Legal acts are expressions of will intended to produce legal effects. They may be conventional or unilateral.They obey, as a matter of course, for their validity and effects, the rules that govern con…

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