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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-17

…y copyright or by a related right or by audiovisual exploitation rights mentioned in article L. 333-10 of the French Sports Code on electronic communications networks, the Autorité de Régulation de la…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies

Article L512-93

…tion, the local authorities and, under the conditions defined by article 3 bis of law n° 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, the other natural persons or legal entities mentione…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1734

…s right of disclosure or any behaviour that impedes disclosure will result in the application of a €10,000 fine. This fine applies to each request if all or some of the documents or information reques…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article R511-2-1

…he case may be, shall decide on an application for the authorisation provided for in Article L. 511-10 within six months of receipt.Where the application is incomplete, the AMF or the European Central…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Fire and rescue service administrative board and fire and rescue service administrative and technical committee (R)

Article R1424-11

…e different colours and are clearly marked, on the one hand, with the pre-printed words: "1 vote", "10 votes", "100 votes", "1,000 votes" and "10,000 votes" and, on the other hand, with the lists of c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article R2313-1

…n; 5° Outstanding debt/population; 6° Overall operating allocation/population. In municipalities of 10,000 inhabitants or more, this data also includes the following ratios: 7° Personnel expenditure/a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-2

…Appoints to posts, sets remuneration and compensation subject to the provisions of articles R. 821-10 and R. 821-13 ; for the application of the Labour Code, it exercises the powers of the company di…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Rent.

Article L145-39

…rt order. The variation in rent resulting from this revision may not lead to increases of more than 10% of the rent paid during the previous year in any one year..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Information for the administrative authority and local authorities

Article L1233-57-12

…ablishment referred to in Article L. 1233-57-9. All the information mentioned in article L. 1233-57-10 shall be sent simultaneously to the administrative authority. The employer shall also send it the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expiry of the contract term and continuation after expiry.

Article L1243-8

…indemnity intended to compensate for the precariousness of his situation.This indemnity is equal to 10% of the total gross remuneration paid to the employee.It is added to the total gross remuneration…

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