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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-25

…of a plant variety certificate. The holder of an ex officio licence referred to in articles L. 623-17 and L. 623-20, the holder of a compulsory licence referred to in Article L. 623-22-3 and, unless…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 9: Informing and involving residents

Article L5842-12

…ISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-46 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 5211-49 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 5211-49-1 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 5211-50 Order no. 2015-1…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Choice of award criteria

Article R2152-7

…ically advantageous tender, the purchaser shall base himself: 1° Either on a single criterion which may be : a) Price, provided that the sole object of the contract is the purchase of standardised ser…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Distribution of the proceeds of road traffic fines.

Article R2334-10

…the same I for municipalities or groupings whose population was greater than 10,000 inhabitants in 2017 and is less than this threshold in respect of the year of allocation.III.-For the application o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Urban policy allocation

Article R2334-37

…40 for each commune in the department that ceased to be eligible for the city policy allocation in 2017.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L122-9

…ols a sports company or exercises significant influence over it, within the meaning ofArticle L.233-17-2 of the French Commercial Code, is prohibited from: 1° To grant a loan to another sports company…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Payment service providers

Article L521-6

…provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Act No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties and Regulation (EC) No.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 422-7

…iversity Images aid is subject to:1° To the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Data accessors

Article R142-46

The implementation of the processing mentioned in article R. 142-43 by the mayor of the municipality of the place of accommodation or, in Paris, Lyon and Marseille, by the district mayor is subject to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-9

…rary data retention service offered by the single body under conditions that comply with Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, files and freedoms and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the Euro…

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