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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article R135-1

…sources defined in that State in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 3 of Directive 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012. The body shall also carry ou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tariffs

Article 1001

…ural or agriculture-related profession as these professions are defined by articles L722-9 and L722-28 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, as well as insurance of the risks of members of their fam…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23°: Tax credit for energy transition

Article 200 quater

…g, a single energy audit gives entitlement to the tax credit;m) Expenditure paid, between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2020, for the removal of an oil tank.n) Expenditure, paid between 1 January 202…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-1 (art. A312-1)

…you can contact the Ministry of Sport (Declaration of the file to the CNIL, receipt no. 1039564 of 28 September 2004 amended in August 2005). This declaration should be sent to the departmental direc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-24

…the effective exercise of an exception to copyright and related rights mentioned in Article L. 331-28. Failure to propose the implementation of such measures within a reasonable period of time is dee…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII quater : Taxes levied by groupings substituted for communes for the application of provisions relating to the business property tax, the business value added tax, the flat-rate tax on network companies and the additional tax on property not built on.

Article 1609 nonies C

…l sea and electricity production facilities using mechanical wind energy installed before 1 January 2019, provided for in Article 1519 D;b) Electricity production facilities of nuclear or fossil-fired…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-11

…ot covered by an allocation sub-account mentioned in Article L. 142-4 and appearing, in Article 423-28 of Regulation No. 2015-11 of 26 November 2015 of the French Accounting Standards Authority relati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R773-39

…e replaced by the words "in 7° quater"; 8° In Articles R. 561-13, R. 561-16, R. 561-20-4 and R. 561-28, after the words "mentioned in 1° to 6°," the words "with the exception of 1°c," are inserted;8°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-11

…after the date of delivery; b) Or, in the case of a periodic invoice within the meaning of Article 289(I)(3) of the General Tax Code, thirty days after the end of the ten-day delivery period; The per…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

…ion of the storage facilities for non-hazardous waste concerned Unit of collection Quota (in euros) 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 From 2025 B.-Authorised plants recovering more than 75% of the biogas…

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