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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Transport

Article L4424-20

…ubstituted for the Office des transports de la région de Corse, instituted by article 20 of the loi n° 82-659 du 30 juillet 1982 portant statut particulier de la région de Corse : compétences, dans se…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209 quater

1. Capital gains subject to tax at the reduced rate provided for in a of I of article 219, reduced by the amount of this tax, are transferred to a special reserve. The entry to this special reserve ce…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXIII bis: Taxation of capital gains realised by individuals or companies who are not domiciled in France for tax purposes

Article 244 bis A

I. - 1. Subject to international conventions, capital gains, as defined in e bis and e ter of I of l'article 164 B, realised by the persons and bodies mentioned in 2 of I when disposing of the propert…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-20

When the sale price is finally fixed, the purchaser, in the absence of an agreement between the creditors for the amicable distribution of its price, is obliged, on the summons of any creditor, and wi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-20

Unless otherwise stipulated:1° The authorisation to telecast a work does not include the retransmission of that telecast, however the provider of the retransmission service obtains that work and whate…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-20

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-26 to L. 224-42-4 as well as articles L. 224-57 and L. 224-58 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 f…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Ordinary procedure

Article R121-20

The time limit for appeal is fifteen days from notification of the decision. The appeal is lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the rules applicable to the procedure provided for in arti…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Participation conditions

Article L3123-20

An application submitted by a candidate who may not take part in the procurement procedure pursuant to Articles L. 3123-1 to L. 3123-14, L. 3123-16 and L. 3123-17 or who does not possess the capacitie…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-20

The amount of the fees charged in connection with the filing, examination and granting of the patent as well as its maintenance in force may be reduced when the applicant belongs to one of the followi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-20

The person concerned and his or her counsel, where applicable, the person(s) exercising parental authority or the legal representative, as well as the representative of the Agency's College, may submi…

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