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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Measures to boost audiovisual production

Article 916-34

…to the introduction of health measures, works which, in addition to the conditions set out in 1° to 4° of article 311-29, have been the subject in 2020 of a duly completed and certified acceptance of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formulation of technical specifications

Article R2311-5

…sing European standards; 2° European technical approvals; 3° Common civil technical specifications; 4° National civil standards transposing international standards; 5° Other international civil standa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability of those responsible

Article L481-10

As an exception to article L. 481-9, a small or medium-sized enterprise is not jointly and severally liable to compensate the damage suffered by victims other than its direct or indirect contractors w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Control of the profession

Article L821-12-5

The High Council may communicate confidential information to the Autorité des marchés financiers, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, the Autorité de la concurrence, the Banque de Fr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter X: Authorised bodies for the collection of private copy levies

Article R329-7

An organisation governed by Title II of Book III may be approved under Article L. 311-6, if it: 1° Proves, by any means, the professional qualifications of its managers and corporate officers by reaso…

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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 R716-9

…r the sign, on which the application for a declaration of invalidity is based, in whole or in part; 4° At the joint request of the parties, for a period of four months renewable twice; 5° At the initi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibited commercial practices

Article R121-1

In the event that the premiums mentioned in article L. 121-19 are made up of objects distributed with the aim of meeting environmental requirements, these objects are fully recyclable, whether they ar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Access to electricity or natural gas consumption data

Article D224-29

…to energy consumption that has not yet been invoiced; 3° Does not constitute a request for payment; 4° Is based on actual or estimated consumption or on self-reading indices transmitted by the consume…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1516

…ed for in II of article 1518 ter; 3° The updating provided for in III of the same article 1518 ter; 4° The annual modification of tariffs under the conditions provided for in I of the said article 151…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Payment by bank transfer of final levies, withholding taxes and the annual contribution on rental income

Article 1681 quinquies

1. The levies provided for in Articles 117 quater and 125 A and the levies established, liquidated and recovered according to the same rules, as well as the withholding tax provided for in Article 119…

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