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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Fees

Article R623-32

…is not made before the expiry of the period provided for in the third paragraph of article R. 623-31. The absence of a warning or any error contained therein shall not constitute grounds for the res…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-48

…w partner occurs at the time of an increase in the share capital, the provisions of articles R. 743-31, R. 743-32, R. 743-33, R. 743-36 and R. 743-42 and the second paragraph of Article R. 743-44 shal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Compulsory prior administrative appeal

Article R2333-120-15

…in the table in Annex II to this code.This report is presented to the deliberative assembly before 31 December. It is examined at the first meeting of the deliberative assembly following the submissi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Payment of business property tax and additional taxes

Article 1681 quater A

…ch levy is equal to one-tenth of the amount of taxes assessed in respect of the previous year up to 31 December of that same year, reduced, where applicable, by the amount of the relief expected under…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of customs offices.

Article 49

…ustoms and Excise set the opening and closing hours of customs offices. 2. However, customs offices may not be open for less than eight hours from 1st April to 30th September and seven hours from 1st…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Local investment funds

Article L214-32-1

…responsible for the economy and the budget. The information contained in this statement is that at 31 December of the year.The Autorité des marchés financiers shall forward the information referred t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2353-32

…n the management body concerned has been determined under the conditions set out in Article L. 2353-31, the European Company Committee shall ensure that they are allocated in proportion to the number…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-9

…erogatives defined in articles L. 4241-1 and L. 4243-1. The "brevet de préparateur" obtained before 31st December 1985, by persons preparing on 1st January 1978 the said "brevet" and by those who bega…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-3

…e arrondissements as they stood on 1 January 1983, the date of publication of the loi n° 82-1169 du 31 décembre 1982 relative à l'organisation administrative de Paris, Marseille, Lyon et des établisse…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order.

Article R237-15

…take the decisions provided for in article L. 237-28 and by the second paragraph of article L. 237-31.

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