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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-24

…ility certificate application, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article R. 612-3-2. The applicant may correct the declaration of priority within a period of sixteen months from the earliest priority…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVIIIa: Information provided to users by electronic matchmaking platforms

Article 242 bis

A company, regardless of its place of establishment, which, in its capacity as a platform operator, puts people in contact electronically with a view to the sale of a good, the provision of a service…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Decisions and appeals

Article R824-24

…lection order.In the event of a stay of execution under the conditions provided for in articles L. 824-2 and L. 824-3, the limitation period for issuing the collection order is suspended.The pecuniary…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: The Standing Conference on Women's Sport

Article D142-42

…es under the conditions set out in articles…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-17

…ovided for by law, public proceedings are extinguished by payment of a fixed fine set by law, which may not exceed the amount provided for in the first paragraph of Article 131-13 of the Penal Code, u…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Waiver or limitation

Article R613-45-1

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-29

I. - A general purpose investment fund may not invest more than : 1° 5% of its assets in eligible financial securities or money market instruments issued by the same issuer ; 2° 20% of its assets in e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L3123-24

The contributions of the departments and those of their elected representatives are calculated on the amount of the allowances actually received by the latter pursuant to the provisions of this chapte…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L4135-24

For the application of articles L. 4135-22 to L. 4135-23, the contributions of the regions and those of their elected representatives are calculated on the amount of the allowances actually received b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article R3123-24

The ceiling on the contribution rates provided for in article L. 3123-22 is set as follows:-rate of contribution by the department: 8%;-rate of contribution by the elected representative: 8%.

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