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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Tax on admission prices to screenings organised by cinema operators

Article L115-3

…wo screenings were organised. However, for the months of December and January, the tax is due until 31 December and from 1 January respectively.The tax is not due if the monthly amount per cinema is l…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Public contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L2514-3

…l or exclusive right to sell or lease the subject of such public contracts and where other entities may freely sell or lease it under the same conditions as the contracting entity. However, this Artic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-3

…in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, New Caledonia and Mayotte, Article L. 621-1 of this Code reads as follows:"Art. L. 621-1:"The fact, by any director or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-35

…arranted by particularly urgent circumstances, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, on a provisional basis, order the protective measures listed in Articles L. 612-33, L. 612-33-1…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Commitments of the private project manager

Article R2432-3

…ed as a result of circumstances that the project manager could not have foreseen, the project owner may ask the project manager to adapt his studies, without additional remuneration.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L321-37

…ties in which an operator of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction mentioned in Article L. 321-4. Any clause to the contrary is deemed unwritten. Nevertheless, if the operator is a legal enti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Waiver - Forfeiture

Article R623-36

…ative with a special power of attorney. If the certificate belongs to several persons, renunciation may only be made if it is requested by all of them.If the real, pledge or licence rights have been e…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative proceedings for a declaration of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark

Article R716-3

…al de la propriété industrielle shall observe and observe itself the principle of contradiction. It may not base its decision on pleas, explanations or documents put forward or produced by the parties…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Data recorded in the processing operation

Article R142-3

The personal data mentioned in 1° of Article R. 142-2 may also be collected, provided that the collection presents a level of protection and guarantees equivalent to those of domestic law:1° By consul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
4. Prisoners

Article R1112-30

…hout causing any inconvenience to hospital services or other patients. In an emergency, the patient may be hospitalised before receiving ministerial authorisation.

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