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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Duties, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L812-2

…th regard to the nature of the case and who meets the conditions defined in 1° to 4° of Article L. 812-3. It shall give special reasons for its decision with regard to this particular experience or qu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-1

…horisations for the disclosure and free working of patents for invention referred to in Article L. 612-9, as well as, at the request of the Minister for Defence, the extension and lifting of prohibiti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article R611-14-1

…e appendix to this article and who are the authors of an invention mentioned in 1 of article R. 611-12, the additional remuneration provided for in article L. 611-7 is made up of a profit-sharing bonu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article R811-3

…9 of 20 October 2021;4° The provisions of Book IV with the exception of articles R. 421-1 to R. 421-12, R. 422-1 to R. 422-66, R. 423-1 and R. 423-2;5° The provisions of Book V with the exception of a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1600

…° Artisanal fishermen and artisanal fishing companies referred to in 1° and 1° bis of Article 1455 ;12° Those liable for the business property tax who benefit from the minimum contribution exemption p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-20-2

…a mixed financial holding company which has been granted approval in accordance with Article L. 517-12 and whose parent undertaking is established in another Member State of the European Union or in a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use of funds by skills operators to pay for work-linked training, personal training accounts and skills development for companies with fewer than fifty employees

Article L6332-14

…funding take into account the recommendations of France Compétences mentioned in 10° of article L. 6123-5 with regard to cost observation and levels of funding. The levels of reimbursement set by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-46

…se administered. This definition also applies to cell therapy preparations as defined in Article L. 1243-1 ; 4° Undesirable effect of a medical device or an in vitro diagnostic medical device, any nox…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the payer and beneficiary accompanying transfers of funds

Article L722-9

…561-5 and the information obtained has been retained under the conditions set out in Article L. 561-12 ; 2° The principal is one of the persons referred to in 13° of Article L. 561-2, in the situation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article D561-32-1

…e beneficiaries of the suspicious transaction or with a domiciliary within the meaning ofArticle L. 123-11 of the Commercial Code; 2° Carrying out financial transactions by companies in which there ha…

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