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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-3-2

Information in electronic form relating to the rights regime of the producer of a database, within the meaning of Article L. 331-11, benefit from the protection provided for in Article L. 335-4-2.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-17-3

Where the applicant uses information provided to him by the customs administration, by way of derogation from Article 59 bis of the Customs Code, for purposes other than those provided for in this Cha…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-3-2

An action for a declaration of invalidity of a design is not subject to any limitation period.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-3-1

…relating to designs and models, including where they also concern a related question of unfair competition, shall be brought exclusively before the judicial courts, determined by regulation. The fore…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Renewal and termination of contracts

Article L241-3-1

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 215-1-1 relating to the arrangements for terminating contracts electronically is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis B

…ial basis by attaching to the profit or loss for each financial year a sum equal to the difference between:1° The accrued interest for the financial year or since acquisition, calculated by applying t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis C

…rticle 38 bis A and which are allocated to the hedging of financial instruments valued at their market value or to the specialised management of a trading activity, are valued at their market value at…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis A

…m Article 38, the credit institutions and finance companies mentioned in Article L. 511-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code and the investment firms mentioned in article L. 531-4 of the same code who…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 ter C

Par exception aux dispositions du premier alinéa du 5° du 1 de Article 39, the provision set aside to cover the costs of dismantling, removing installations or restoring a site, which result from a le…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies GA

I. - Insurance and reinsurance companies are authorised to set aside, free of tax, a provision relating to their credit insurance operations other than those carried out for export on behalf of the St…

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