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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-49

If the patent application is likely to be rejected for one of the cases provided for in Article L. 612-12 (4°, 5°, 6° and 8°), the applicant is notified of the decision and the reasons for it. The not…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-13

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph, fines imposed in application of article L. 4741-12 may not result in the termination or suspension of the employment contract or in any financial los…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial assistance

Article R5132-25

The financial aid mentioned in articles R. 5132-23 and R. 5132-24-1 is paid, on behalf of the State, by the Agence de services et de paiement. This aid cannot be combined with any other State-funded e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX octies: Taxe spéciale d'équipement au profit de l'établissement public Société du Grand Paris (Special equipment tax for Société du Grand Paris)

Article 1609 G

…rticle.The product of this tax is set annually at the amount provided for in I of Article 46 of Law n° 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for 2012.The proceeds mentioned in the second parag…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article L2512-28

…fraction du produit net de la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée prévue au D du V de l'article 16 de la loi n° 2019-1479 du 28 décembre 2019 de finances pour 2020 perçue par la Ville de Paris l'année précéden…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-3

The contract sets out, for the health care organisation or authorisation holder :1° Its strategic orientations, the development of its activities and, where appropriate, any related restructuring, tak…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 910-1

Donations granted directly or indirectly to religious associations within the meaning of articles 18 and 19 of the Law of 9 December 1905 on the separation of the Churches and the State, to congregati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article R1612-26

The procedure defined in articles R. 1612-19 to R. 1612-23 applies when a local authority or local public body has not sent the administrative account provided for in article L. 1612-13.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-26

In article R. 713-19 : a) In the first paragraph, the words: "category or sub-category" are replaced by the word: "college"; b) In the second paragraph, the words: "the professional category, sub-cate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Service vouchers

Article D3123-22-2

To be eligible for the financial assistance provided by article L. 3123-19-1, the elected representatives concerned must produce any document justifying the use of a universal employment-service vouch…

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