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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-17

…c and cultural education and training actions for artists: 1° 25% of sums from private copy levies; 2° All sums collected pursuant to Articles L. 122-10, L. 132-20-1, L. 214-1, L. 217-2 and L. 311-1 a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-3

…products subject to initial hospital prescription, the name of the health establishment or service; 2° The name of the medicinal product or product prescribed, or the active ingredient of the medicina…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Publication of the register

Article R123-156

…annonces civiles et commerciales shall contain for natural persons: 1° The registration references; 2° The name, customary name, pseudonym and forenames of the registered person; 3° The activity or ac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of departmental mandates

Article L3123-6

No dismissal or professional downgrading, no disciplinary sanction may be pronounced due to absences resulting from the application of the provisions of articles L. 3123-1 and L. 3123-2 on pain of nul…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of regional mandates

Article L4135-6

No dismissal or professional downgrading, no disciplinary sanction may be pronounced due to absences resulting from the application of the provisions of articles L. 4135-1 and L. 4135-2 on pain of nul…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Assessment of the tax

Article 272

1. Value added tax which has been levied in connection with sales or services shall be imputed or refunded under the conditions provided for in Article 271 when these sales or services are subsequentl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: French regulated markets.

Article R*421-6-1

…roval of the rules of a regulated market made pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 421-10; 2° Requests to amend the rules of a regulated market made pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

…0II. - For the application of Article L. 1521-1:1° The words: ", départements, regions" are deleted;2° The last sentence of the first paragraph is deleted.III.-.For the application of Article L. 1522-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Expenditure

Article L2573-41

…to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of Article L. 2321-2:1° In 2°, the words: "recueil des actes administratifs du département" are replaced by the words: "Journal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

…any of the following offences: 1° Crime defined in articles 224-6 and 224-7 of the Criminal Code ; 2° Deliberate injury to life or limb, destruction, damage or deterioration, threat of injury to pers…

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