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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-14

…hority of another Member State of the European Union on the basis of equivalent provisions, a party may not use or disclose before the competent court, when it has obtained such information in the cou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-41

…l public holidays are treated in the same way as days on which, under the laws in force, no payment may be demanded or no protest drawn up. The drawee of the bill of exchange who receives the notifica…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisations authorised to manage reprographic reproduction rights

Article R322-1

A collective management organisation governed by Title II of Book III may be approved under Article L. 122-10, if it meets the following conditions: 1° Demonstrate the diversity of its members on the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Late payment of taxes recovered by tax administration accountants

Article 1730

1. Gives rise to the application of a surcharge of 10% for any delay in the payment of sums due in respect of income tax, social security contributions collected in the same way as income tax, council…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Automated processing of personal data known as "digital criminal records

Article R249-12

…ingle personality file, which is kept in accordance with the provisions of Decree no. 2014-472 of 9 May 2014 taken for the application of Articles L. 322-8 to L. 322-10 of the Juvenile Criminal Justic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article D1242-1

Pursuant to 3° of Article L. 1242-2, the sectors of activity in which fixed-term contracts may be concluded for jobs for which it is common practice not to use open-ended contracts due to the nature o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1222-6

…f subsidiaries and the acquisition of financial holdings;9° Rules relating to contracts and markets;10° The annual report referred to in the last paragraph of article L. 1222-1;The Board of Directors…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-84

…thout prejudice to any other useful indications and in particular those provided for by articles 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 19 and 20 of the loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966 relative aux sociétés civiles pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Compagnie Nationale and the regional companies

Article R821-26

…Nationale shall send the Haut Conseil the activity declarations referred to in V of Article R. 823-10. In the event of non-compliance with this obligation, the High Council may, after unsuccessful fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Medicinal products subject to registration.

Article R5121-146

…l product is composed of several strains, the common name of the strains mentioned on the labelling may be supplemented by an invented name; 3° The name and address of the proprietor of the medicinal…

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