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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 30

Subject to the provisions of article 15-II, the gross income of buildings or parts of buildings which the owner reserves the right to use is made up of the amount of rent that they could produce if th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Referral to the conciliator and examination of the claim

Article R141-19

…request for conciliation is submitted after the expiry of the time limit set out in Article R. 141-15, the Chairman of the Mediation Conference may invite the other party to take part in an optional…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article L451-3

…body mentioned in article L. 424-1 and to the national insurance bureau mentioned in article L. 421-15.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-14

Subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 612-15 and if it has received a filing date, the patent application shall give rise to the drawing up of a search report on the elements…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: TEMPORARY PROTECTION

Article L581-6

…ry protection who have obtained the right to join him/her on the basis of the provisions of Article 15 of Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 shall automatically receive a temporary residence…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Undivided usufruct.

Article 815-18

The provisions of articles 815 to 815-17 are applicable to undivided interests in usufruct insofar as they are compatible with the rules of usufruct. The notifications provided for by articles 815-14,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 4 - Automatic processing of personal data for the purpose of establishing the biological profile of athletes referred to in Article L. 230-3

Article R232-41-9

…access and rectification may be exercised with the latter under the conditions set out in Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016. The data controller has two months in which…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-93

…drink in cinematographic entertainment establishments during the period between 3 January 2022 and 15 February 2022, as provided for by decree no. 2021-699 of 1 June 2021 prescribing the general meas…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-17

…distribution has been made in breach of the provisions of articles L. 232-11, L. 232-12 and L. 232-15; 2° If the company establishes that the beneficiaries were aware of the irregular nature of this…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article R237-1

…ception of 1° and articles R. 424-1, R. 424-4, R. 424-7, R. 424-11, R. 431-20, R. 431-22 and R. 432-15 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by this book.

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