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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: General provisions applicable to joint stock companies.

Article L224-2

The share capital must be at least €37,000. The reduction of the share capital to a lower amount may only be decided subject to the condition precedent of a capital increase intended to bring it to an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-4

…on and the terms of payment of the remuneration are decided by a commission chaired by a representative of the State and composed, in equal numbers, on the one hand, members appointed by the organisat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-6

…mmunication services making musical works available. It may also be referred to by their representatives or by any interested professional or trade union organisation, as well as by the Minister respo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-1

…other cases, it is the responsibility of the producers of said programmes to comply with the exclusive right of holders of related rights provided for in Articles L. 212-3 and L. 213-1. These uses of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-2

…national conventions, the remuneration rights recognised by the provisions of article L. 214-1 are divided between performers and phonogram producers for phonograms fixed for the first time in a Membe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-3

…the methods of payment of remuneration are established by agreements specific to each branch of activity between the representative organisations of performers, producers of phonograms and persons us…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-5

The remuneration provided for in Article L. 214-1 is collected on behalf of right holders and distributed among them by one or more organisations mentioned in Title II of Book III.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: RIGHT OF ASYLUM AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article L240-1

The provisions of Book V are applicable to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by this Book with the exception of the provisions of Article L. 521-2, L. 522-1 to L. 522-5 and 1° of article L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: SEMI-PUBLIC COMPANIES WITH A SINGLE OPERATION

Article L1541-1

…l authorities may create, with at least one economic operator shareholder, selected after a competitive tendering process under the conditions defined in Article L. 1541-2, a single-operations semi-pu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: SEMI-PUBLIC COMPANIES WITH A SINGLE OPERATION

Article L1541-2

…e-operations semi-public company.The subsequent procedures that may be implemented when the competitive tendering procedure is unsuccessful are applicable.II. - Candidates likely to be selected to be…

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