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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Renewal and termination of contracts

Article L215-1

…acts for the provision of television services within the meaning of article 2 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication and for contracts for the supply of on-demand audiovis…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-2

…and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, done at Lugano on 30 October 2007.Applications for recognition or declaration of enforceability, on the territory of t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 230

…ituated must be deposited by the shipowner at the customs office of the said home port within 15 or 30 days of leaving the port where the repairs are carried out, depending on whether or not the latte…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Procedural provisions and respect for the rights of policyholders and creditors

Article L311-51

…Article L. 311-1 who has been the subject of a transfer provided for in 3° or 4° of Article L. 311-30, Article L. 311-35 or Article L. 311-41 and the acquirer to exchange information or provide assis…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the establishment of a relay facility

Article L311-35

…ollege may, after having determined that the transfer procedure referred to in 3° of Article L. 311-30 has failed, decide to set up a bridge institution. The latter is responsible for receiving, on a…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Transitional and common provisions

Article L133-17

…his code was submitted by 31 December 2017 at the latest and declared complete by the prefecture by 30 April 2018 at the latest, or that the municipality is in the process of obtaining classification…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-6

…payable by any television service publisher, within the meaning of article 2 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, who is established in France and who, during the prev…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-180

…institutions or finance companies affiliated to it or to them within the meaning of articles L. 511-30 to L. 511-32 of the Monetary and Financial Code, to the employees of the said companies as well a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares

Article L22-10-59

…t under the conditions provided for, as the case may be, in Article L. 22-10-8, in article L. 22-10-30 or article L. 22-10-76.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies D

…les 199 undecies A and 199 undecies B and the carryovers of these tax reductions, up to a limit of €30,600 less the amount deducted under a of this 1.2. For the purposes of assessing the limit mention…

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