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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-5 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 123-61-1)

Article Annexe 1-5

…eclarant (1) Name or business name of the legal entity Registered with the RCS, number Identity and capacity of the signing legal representative. 2. Purpose of the declaration Declares that the annual…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 bis A

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article R135-1

…at least the following sources: 1° For published books: a) Legal deposit registers; b) Indexes and catalogues of the holdings and collections of publicly accessible libraries and similar institutions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-17

…34-16 for municipalities with 10,000 inhabitants or more is made up of:1° The ratio between the per capita financial potential of municipalities with 10,000 inhabitants or more and the per capita fina…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

…ioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7-2

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1

…hapter apply if the payee's payment service provider and the payer's payment service provider are located, one in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, Reunion Island, Mayotte or Sai…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Financing small-scale fishing

Article 238 bis HP

…157 of 23 February 2005 on the development of rural areas aged under fifty on the date of the application for approval; b) And who have not qualified for the provisions of articles 199 undecies A or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article D211-1 A

…L. 229-7 of the En…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-16

In the cases provided for in article L. 217-14, the consumer informs the seller of his decision to cancel the contract. The consumer returns the goods to the seller at the latter's expense. The seller…

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