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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure applicable to the interoperability of technological measures

Article R331-35

I.-In the absence of an agreement between the parties and the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique recorded under the conditions laid down in Article R. 331-34, the ra…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 7: Reduction in royalties

Article R613-63

The reduction in royalties provided for in Article L. 612-20 is as of right for natural persons. If the applicant is a legal entity, the request for reduction must, on pain of inadmissibility, be subm…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Consequential acts

Article 862

Notaries, bailiffs, registrars and other public officers, lawyers and administrative authorities may not make or draw up a deed by virtue of or as a consequence of a deed compulsorily subject to regis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Provisions common to industrial establishments and commercial premises

Article 1501

I. - Special valuation procedures may be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat for categories of premises, establishments or installations of an industrial or commercial nature, where there are pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Permanent rules

Article 1511

I.-Where the assessment rates referred to in article 1510 have not been set by the departmental commission provided for in article 1651, the mayor, duly authorised by the municipal council, is entitle…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Payment of direct taxes and similar charges by bank transfer or direct debit

Article 1681 sexies

1. Subject to 2,3 and 4, where their amount exceeds €50,000, taxes payable under the conditions set out in article 1663 shall be paid, at the taxpayer's option, by direct transfer to the Treasury acco…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-6

Administrative detention centres meet the following standards:1° A minimum usable surface area of ten square metres per detainee, including rooms and areas freely accessible during working hours;2° No…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Basis for the local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-7

This tax is levied on the following fixed advertising media defined in article L. 581-3 of the Environment Code, visible from any road open to public traffic, within the meaning of article R. 581-1 of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-22-1

The third fraction of the rural solidarity grant is allocated to the first ten thousand communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants or mentioned in I of article L. 2334-22-2, from among those eligible…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5111-1

Territorial authorities may associate for the exercise of their competences by creating public cooperation bodies in the forms and conditions provided for by the legislation in force. The category of…

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