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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Share of global contract performance reserved for SMEs

Article R2171-23

If the holder of a global contract is not itself a small or medium-sized enterprise or a craftsman, the minimum proportion that it undertakes to entrust, directly or indirectly, to small and medium-si…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4° Tax credit for expenditure on the production of phonographic works

Article 220 octies

I. - Phonographic production companies within the meaning of Article L. 213-1 of the Intellectual Property Code, subject to corporation tax, are eligible for a tax credit in respect of expenditure on…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to contracts concluded by electronic means

Article 1127-2

The contract is only validly concluded if the recipient of the offer has had the opportunity to check the details of his order and its total price and to correct any errors before confirming it to exp…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-28

The decree in the Council of State subjecting the patent, which is the subject of the formal notice, to the ex officio licence system, is issued on the joint report of the Minister responsible for ind…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-29

The application for an operating licence provided for in Article L. 613-18 (paragraph 4) is sent to the Minister responsible for industrial property. It states: 1° The surname, first name and professi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-26

The formal notice provided for in Article L. 613-18 (paragraph 1) shall be the subject of a reasoned decision by the Minister responsible for industrial property, taken after consultation with the Min…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-27

The one-year period provided for in paragraph 2 of Article L. 613-18 runs from the day of receipt of the notification provided for in Article R. 613-26. The legitimate excuses provided for in paragrap…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Rights guaranteed to foreign nationals during legal proceedings

Article R342-20

On receipt of the application for extension, the court clerk notifies the foreign national of his or her right to choose a lawyer. If the foreign national so requests, the judge will have one appointe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Rights guaranteed to foreign nationals during legal proceedings

Article R342-21

When the foreign national is held at the disposal of the courts, the public prosecutor decides on the conditions of the holding. He shall inform the foreign national and the administrative authority t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Request for an opinion from the Conseil d'Etat

Article R532-29

The decision to refer a matter pursuant to Article L. 532-5 is made by the panel referred to in Article R. 131-7.It is sent to the Secretary of the Administrative Jurisdiction Department of the Counci…

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