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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-56-1

…ts, the patent application shall be rejected in accordance with the provisions of 9° of article L. 612-12.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R312-32

…ating to overdrafts repayable within a period of more than one month and not more than three months 1. Identity and contact details of the lender/credit intermediary Lender Address Telephone number (*…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° Special schemes

Article 743

The following are exempt from land registration tax: 1° Construction leases; 2° Long-term leases concluded pursuant to articles L. 416-1 to L. 416-6, L. 416-8 and L. 416-9du code rural et de la pêche…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares

Article L22-10-59

…any's salaried employees provided for in the third sentence of the second paragraph of Article L. 225-197-1 is not applicable to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market. I…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R313-8

(Order 29 April 2015-borrower insurance)MODEL STANDARDISED INFORMATION SHEETBorrower insurance for home loans1. The distributorName:Company name:Address: Tel:SIREN number for insurance organisations:O…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R312-9

…y if it is sent, legibly and fully completed, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt (1), to (identity and address of the lender), before the expiry of the abovementioned periods. I, the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Committee of experts

Article A331-7

…ittee of experts provided for in IV of article 220 sexies of the French General Tax Code comprises: 1° The director in charge of cinema at the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée or his rep…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Committee of experts

Article A331-8

The Expert Committee may only validly deliberate if at least three of its members are present.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Committee of experts

Article A331-27

…ttee of experts provided for in 2 of IV of Article 220 terdecies of the General Tax Code comprises: 1° The director in charge of multimedia at the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée or his…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Committee of experts

Article A331-9

The Committee of Experts may hear any person it considers likely to enlighten its choices. Persons heard in this way do not take part in the deliberations of the Expert Committee and are bound by an o…

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