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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article R421-1-1

The following may also be entered on the list of qualified persons provided for in Article L. 421-1 : 1° Subject to meeting the diploma requirements of 1° and 2° of Article R. 421-1 and provide eviden…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 A

…eciated.These depreciation methods correspond to traditional daily use in terms of duration; in the case of continuous use of the equipment in question, the depreciation rates are increased.2. The pro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 122

…premiums paid, where applicable, since the acquisition of this bond or contract, increased, in this case, by the acquisition price of the bond or contract.Where these proceeds are attached to bonds or…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 173

1. In the cases referred to in Article 169-1 a, and subject to the derogation provided for in 2 below, goods imported under temporary admission must be, before expiry of the time limit and after havin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-9-1

…ithin one month of being notified of the amendments to the statutes of the mutual or union. In this case, the right of cancellation open to the participating member and the legal entity subscribing th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions and forfeitures.

Article A211-3

…the public transport of persons, when the passengers are transported inside the vehicles; b) In the case of commercial vehicles, when the persons being transported are seated either inside the cab, on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Corrective measures, restrictions on use, interruption of distribution, exemptions, information and advice for consumers

Article R1321-32

…measures taken allow the situation to be rectified within a maximum period of thirty days. In this case, it sets the maximum permissible value for the parameter concerned and the time allowed to corr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of a registrant and a correspondent

Article R561-23

…itiative of making a declaration to the department referred to in Article L. 561-23, in exceptional cases, in particular because of the urgency of the matter, concerning a transaction that he or she f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 13: Interventional activity under medical imaging in cardiology

Article R6123-133-2

…ccount, where applicable, the nature of the procedures, by order of the Minister for Health. In the case of a new establishment, the minimum annual activity is forecast for the first year. Annual acti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-3

For the application of articles L. 2334-5, L. 2334-7, L. 2334-14-1 and L. 2334-20 to L. 2334-23, the communes are classified by demographic groups determined according to the size of their population.…

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