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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5-4

…thout the authors' authorisation for the exclusive purpose of illustration in the context of teaching and vocational training, including apprenticeships, and for the preparation and distribution of ex…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Opposition to cold calling

Article L223-1

Consumers who do not wish to be the subject of commercial canvassing by telephone may, free of charge, register on an opposition list against telephone canvassing.A professional is prohibited, either…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-3

I.- Except in cases where the period of Ineligibility is not applied or is reduced under the conditions provided for in article L. 232-23-3-10 and without prejudice to the granting of a suspended susp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Regional Intervention Fund

Article L1435-10

The national guidelines for the fund are determined by the national steering committee for the regional health agencies.The regional distribution of appropriations is set each year by order of the min…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7° : Tax reduction for subscriptions to the capital of press companies

Article 220 undecies

…nd 31 December 2024 to the capital of companies mentioned in the article 2 of law no. 86-897 of 1 August 1986 reforming the legal status of the press, subject to corporation tax under the conditions o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L341-1

Any unsolicited contact, by any means whatsoever, with a specific natural person or legal entity with a view to obtaining their agreement to ... constitutes a banking or financial solicitation: 1° The…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter XX: Levies on betting and gaming

Article 302 bis ZL

In the case of online gambling or betting, the levy is due in respect of sums committed as part of a gambling or betting session carried out by means of a player account opened on a dedicated site as…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1394

The following are exempt from property tax on undeveloped properties:1° National roads, departmental roads, communal roads, including public squares used for fairs and markets, as well as the roads of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 768

The automated national criminal record, which may include one or more processing centres, is kept under the authority of the Minister of Justice. It receives, as far as persons born in France are conc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary occupational pension contracts

Article A143-4

The notice referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 143-2-2 contains the following information 1° The name, country of origin and name of the authority responsible for supervising the suppleme…

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