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Showing 64016410 of 7758 articles for Art. 10 nov. 1982

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-3

…nt, proven and serious searches for rightholders, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 113-10, in the Member State of the European Union where the first publication or, in the absence thereof…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-17

…artists: 1° 25% of sums from private copy levies; 2° All sums collected pursuant to Articles L. 122-10, L. 132-20-1, L. 214-1, L. 217-2 and L. 311-1 and which could not be distributed either pursuant…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B

…ese provisions also apply to exchanges with a balancing payment, provided that this does not exceed 10% of the nominal value of the securities received. However, the capital gain is, up to the amount…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-14

…after verification of the accuracy of the revenue and expenditure entries, equal to or greater than 10% of the revenue of the operating section in the case of a municipality with fewer than 20,000 inh…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-44

…ifts and bequests; it may delegate these powers to the Director under the conditions it determines; 10° Acquiring, disposing of and exchanging buildings, leases and mortgages; 11° Participation in pub…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 septies

…t sent to the competent authorities of the country of dispatch in application of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste or, in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-7

…ding or in a complex of buildings covered by the provisions of the aforementioned law no. 65-557 of 10 July 1965, or belonging to holders of real property rights over the premises, or to holders of sh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-3

…ceptance or refusal of donations and legacies.The Director General takes the decisions mentioned in 10° and 11° of article L. 1418-1 on behalf of the State. These decisions are not subject to any hier…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L151-1

…tion and information in Corsica. Notwithstanding articles L. 131-3, L. 131-4 and L. 131-6 to L. 131-10 of the Tourism Code, a specialised institution is responsible, within the framework of the guidel…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-1

…the management of authors' interests; 9° A person qualified in literary and artistic property law; 10° A person qualified in public law; 11° A person qualified in business management and accounting.…

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