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Showing 86118620 of 11873 articles for Art. CE 14-10-2015 n° 374440

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-5

…plication of this paragraph are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply where the seniority of a trade mark previously registered in France…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure

Article R53-8-54

…dividual file. The provisions of the second paragraph of Article 706-53-14 relating to the prior placement of the person in a specialised service are not applicable. The commission gives its opinion e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting rules.

Article R144-5

…article R. 123-187 and R. 123-189 of the French Commercial Code are applicable to the Banque de France, subject to the exceptions provided for in articles R. 143-6 and R. 143-7. An Order of the Minist…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product

Article R225-2

…s account and articles R. 224-14 to R. 224-17 for sub-accounts opened in the form of a group insurance contract shall apply to the French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article R612-31-3

When it decides on the automatic transfer of a portfolio of insurance contracts concluded in the territory of one or more Member States of the European Economic Area, pursuant to 14° of Article L. 612…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific solidarity allowance.

Article D5424-62

Beneficiaries of the specific solidarity allowance, under the conditions and according to the procedures set out in 2° and 3° of article R. 5423-1 and in articles R. 5423-12 to R. 5423-14 and R. 5425-…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-7

…cial Code by a company controlled, directly or indirectly, exclusively or jointly, by mutual insurance companies mentioned in articles L. 322-26-1 and L. 322-26-4 of this code and belonging to the sam…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-124

…ocated pursuant to articles L. 225-123 and L. 22-10-46. However, a transfer as a result of inheritance, the liquidation of community property between spouses or an inter vivos gift to a spouse or rela…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Calculation of tax

Article 977

…rate of the tax is set at: Fraction of the net taxable value of the assets Applicable rate (as a percentage) Not exceeding €800,000 0 Greater than €800,000 and less than or equal to €1,300,000 0.50 Gr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1791 ter

…aphs of Article 132-23 of the Penal Code relating to the security period are applicable to the offences provided for in this Article.

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