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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-8

…efined: -in 8°, 10° and 12° of Article L. 122-5; -in e of 3° and 7° and 8° of article L. 211-3; -4° bis, 5° and 6° of article L. 342-3.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L4321-1

…35-22 à L. 4135-24 ;4° The contribution to the Centre national de la fonction publique territoriale;5° The remuneration of regional agents, the related contributions and social security contributions;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Decision

Article R2333-120-58 bis

The decision may be drawn up in paper or electronic form. Where the decision is drawn up on paper, the minutes shall be kept at the court registry for each case, together with the correspondence and d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R310

…w Caledonia;4° For its application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, 12° of I shall be deleted;5° For the application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia of 2° of II, the words: "pursuant to Ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L3321-1

…123-22 à L. 3123-24;4° The contribution to the Centre national de la fonction publique territoriale;5° The remuneration of departmental staff, related contributions and social security contributions;5…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
0I bis : Transfers of assets outside France by companies

Article 238 bis-0 I bis

…t in 1992 provided that the proceeds mentioned in I have not been taxed on the basis of article 238 bis-0 I, and for which the correlative debts are recorded in the opening balance sheet of the first…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article L310-5

…es in cases where this use does not relate to a sales operation defined in I of l'article L. 310-3 ;5° Using the name factory outlet or factory depot in disregard of the provisions of Article L. 310-4…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L612-43

…L. 612-2, other than the bodies mentioned in 3° and carrying out activities of a hybrid nature, 4° bis, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8° and carrying out activities of a hybrid nature, 11° and 12°, and in the bodies m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° bis: Real estate investment funds

Article 137 ter

…f distribution and pay to the Treasury the withholding tax or levy provided for in Article 2 of 119 bis and in III of

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 bis

…from transferable capital falling within the provisions of articles 118,119,238 septies B and 1678 bis give rise to the application of a withholding tax, the rate of which is set by 1 of Article 187,…

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