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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater U

…l Code which is liable for corporation tax, income tax or an equivalent tax, and which has its registered office in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L711-2

The following may not be validly registered and, if registered, may be declared invalid: 1° A sign which cannot constitute a trade mark within the meaning of Article L. 711-1; 2° A trade mark devoid o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-15-1

…dentiel et de résolution automatically withdraws the authorisation of a finance company if its registered office or central administration is transferred outside France.Withdrawal of authorisation tak…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7227-12-1

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article A35

…illicite de migrants;-la brigade des chemins de fer;-l'unité nationale d'escorte, de soutien et d'intervention;-le bureau de la police aéronautique.2° Pour les directions zonales de la police aux fron…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R775-38

…ercial Court shall be replaced by references to the Court of First Instance ruling in commercial matters; 3° References to agents of the Directorate General of Public Finances shall be replaced by ref…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23

…or one of its members, by a professional league or an organisation responsible for non-signatory international or national events, by a sports federation, or giving rise to the award of prizes in mon…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-9

…cable in the event of payment on a date prior to that resulting from the application of the general terms and conditions of sale, the rate of penalties payable on the day following the payment date sh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L464-9

The Minister responsible for the economy may enjoin undertakings to put an end to the practices referred to in Articles L. 420-1 to L. 420-2-2 and L. 420-5 or contrary to measures taken pursuant to l'…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Role of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.

Article R5121-157

…ny company or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in article R. 5121-150, that, due to their concerns regarding the safety of a medicinal product, the marketing of the m…

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