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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R335-5

…cations Regulatory Authority) designated in application of IV of Article 4 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication to implement a means of securing his or her access that w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Corporate mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165-1

Article R214-214-5

…in sociétés anonymes à responsabilité limitée issued by companies governed by law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation when the fund is subscribed by the employees of these co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal and dissolution

Article R1431-19

…distributed under the same conditions.III. - Allocation operations must take place no later than 30 September of the year following the withdrawal. Failing this, the distribution is carried out, in ac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 H

…s date are not subject to taxation. Mobile radio stations built in mountain areas between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2020 are not subject to this tax. Mobile radio stations that mobile radio opera…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Service of documents in ordinary form.

Article 670-3

…broad at the behest of the court registry are taxed, advanced and recovered as costs referred to in 13° of I of Article R. 93 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-14

…ceedings, a report shall be drawn up of the formalities completed pursuant to articles 495-8 to 495-13. Where the person has not accepted the proposed sentence or sentences, or where the president of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Harassment.

Article L1152-2

…s article benefit from the protections provided for in I and III of Article 10-1 and Articles 12 to 13-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising econo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-33

In accordance with article R. 212-10-13, the authorised training body must: 1° Submit to the regional directorate for youth, sport and social cohesion a provisional annual calendar of training session…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-15

…et out in Article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offence provided for in Article L. 572-13 of this Code are liable to :1° A fine, in accordance with article 131-38 of the French Penal Code…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Referral to the commission de surendettement des particuliers (household over-indebtedness commission)

Article L721-3

…ision on the admissibility of the application, subject to the penalties provided for in Article 226-13 of the Criminal Code.These provisions do not, however, preclude the application of the rules set…

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