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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ac: Record-keeping

Article 286 quinquies

Any taxable person who facilitates, through the use of an electronic interface such as a marketplace, platform, portal or similar device, the supply of goods or services to a non-taxable person shall…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-28

The decree in the Council of State subjecting the patent, which is the subject of the formal notice, to the ex officio licence system, is issued on the joint report of the Minister responsible for ind…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-26

The formal notice provided for in Article L. 613-18 (paragraph 1) shall be the subject of a reasoned decision by the Minister responsible for industrial property, taken after consultation with the Min…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-27

The one-year period provided for in paragraph 2 of Article L. 613-18 runs from the day of receipt of the notification provided for in Article R. 613-26. The legitimate excuses provided for in paragrap…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXVII: Tax credit for organic farming

Article 244 quater L

…same 1 and 2.III. - The tax credit calculated by the partnerships referred to in Articles 8 and 238 bis L or the groupings mentioned in Articles 238 ter, 239 quater, 239 quater B, 239 quater C and 239…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article R2224-23

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:1° "Waste": any waste as defined in Article L. 541-1-1 of the Environment Code;2° "Household waste": household waste as defined…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account

Article 721-23

Sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account may also be invested to acquire the foreign exploitation rights to cinematographic works mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article 721-6. These sums ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prescription of physical activity

Article D1172-2

The doctor involved in the care of a patient suffering from a long-term condition or chronic disease, with risk factors or a loss of autonomy, for whom adapted physical activity has demonstrated benef…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article L128-2

The clerks of the commercial courts and the clerks of the civil courts ruling on commercial matters shall have permanent access to the file mentioned in Article L. 128-1.The following may be recipient…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Cases in which foreign nationals seeking asylum may be placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L753-2

The decision to detain may only be issued for overriding reasons of protecting public order or national security established on the basis of an individual assessment of the applicant, if other less co…

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