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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction.

Article R711-33

…business start-ups and takeovers and for businesses that the region is considering setting up. They may be consulted by the State, the region and their public establishments on any issue relating to e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Declaration of provision of services

Article R4112-9-1

…inform the service provider, on the basis of an examination of his file, either: 1° Either that he may commence the provision of services without prior verification of his professional qualifications…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4331-12-1

…inform the service provider, in the light of the examination of his file, either:1° Either that he may begin providing the services without prior verification of his professional qualifications ;2° O…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Deconcentrated services

Article R8122-2

…Unité Départementale.II. - The Regional Director of the Economy, Employment, Labour and Solidarity may delegate his signature to the head of the division responsible for labour issues to the Departme…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditional tax benefits attached to donations

Article 1378 octies

…ferred to in the third paragraph of article L. 143-2 of the French Financial Jurisdictions Code, it may, by decree issued under the conditions laid down by a Conseil d'Etat decree, suspend all tax ben…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Procedure.

Article L145-58

The owner may, until the expiry of a period of fifteen days from the date on which the decision has become final, avoid payment of the compensation, on condition that he bears the costs of the proceed…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Rights of producers of videograms

Article L215-1

…a videogram by virtue of the preceding paragraph, the copyright and the performers' rights which he may have in the work fixed on this videogram may not be the subject of separate assignments.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Preventing the unlawful downloading and making available of works and subject-matter protected by copyright or related rights

Article L336-1

…ry and artistic property right, the president of the judicial court, ruling in summary proceedings, may order under penalty any measures necessary for the protection of that right and in accordance wi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Default by the borrower

Article L312-39

If the borrower defaults, the lender may demand immediate repayment of the outstanding capital plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Until the date of actual payment, the outstanding sums accrue defau…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 72 C

Farmers may not apply the provision for price increases provided for in 5° of 1 of Article 39 (1). The total amount of provisions for price increases set aside before 1 January 1984 may, as from the f…

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