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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Customs detention

Article L716-8

In addition to the cases provided for by the Community regulations in force, the customs administration may, at the written request of the holder of a registered trade mark or the beneficiary of an ex…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-9

In addition to the cases provided for by European Union regulations, the customs administration may, at the written request of a person authorised to use a geographical indication or of any organisati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-3-1

I.-The written agreement concluded either between the supplier and the wholesaler, as defined in I of article L. 441-1-2, or between the wholesaler and the distributor or service provider sets out the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Annual tax

Article 1478

I. - The business property tax is due for the entire year by the taxpayer who carries out the activity on 1 January.However, a taxpayer who ceases all activity in an establishment is not liable for th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1665 bis

Taxpayers shall receive, no later than 1st March of the year in which the tax relating to the previous year's income is settled, an advance payment on the amount of the tax benefits provided for in ar…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article Annexe art. A132-4

…y information document or the specific information document provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 and Commission Delegated Regu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services

Article D533-15

…rticle 50 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 of 25 April 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU.Information on all costs and charges, including costs and charges related to the investme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article L612-38

…ter to the resolution college pursuant to the provisions of Article 38(8) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2014, it may initiate sanction proceed…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIa: Supplementary apprenticeship contribution

Article 1609 quinvicies

…n respect of remuneration paid in 2013 and to 0.4% from that due in respect of remuneration paid in 2014. Where the annual salaried workforce exceeds two thousand employees, the rate of the contributi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L744-1

…U) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012, Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 and Regulation (EU) No 2022/858 o…

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