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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-2

…n, public presentation, public projection and transmission in a public place of the work televised; 2° By television broadcasting. Television broadcasting means the dissemination by any telecommunicat…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L122-2

…lity single-member sports company" (entreprise unipersonnelle sportive à responsabilité limitée); or2° Or a société anonyme with a sporting object;3° Or a professional sports limited company;4° or a l…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Information to be provided to the public by groups.

Article L356-24

…ticipating and parent undertakings referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 respectively shall put in place appropriate structures and systems at group level to meet the requ…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure by declaration to the administrative authority

Article R223-2

The declaration of seizure provided for in article L. 223-1 shall contain the following information, failing which it shall be null and void: 1° The name and address of the debtor or, in the case of a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book VII: ENFORCEMENT OF REMOVAL DECISIONS

Article L730-2

In accordance with article L. 264-1, the provisions of 6°, 7° and 8° and the last paragraph of article L. 731-1, article L. 731-2, 6°, 7° and 8° of article L. 731-3, articles L. 731-4, L. 731-5, L. 73…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Agricultural credit

Article L512-20

…ole mutuel comprise : 1. Les caisses régionales de crédit agricole mutuel définies à l'article L. 512-34; 2. The caisses locales de crédit agricole mutuel affiliated to the caisses régionales mentione…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-25

…s shall not be admissible where: 1° It is not made at the time of filing of the patent application; 2° The filing date of the earlier application or applications, the benefit of which is requested, is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L910-2

…ms listed below are replaced as follows:1° "Tribunal judiciaire" by "tribunal de première instance";2° "Tribunal de commerce" or "justice consulaire" by "tribunal de première instance statuant en mati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Biological activities for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-27

…he recommendations of the French National Authority for Health in accordance with the provisions of 2° of article L. 161-37 of the French Social Security Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article R5721-2

When a mixed syndicate defined in article L. 5721-2 no longer counts, as a result of the application of articles L. 5211-41-1, L. 5215-22, L. 5215-40-1, L. 5216-7 and L. 5216-10, only one member, its…

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