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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing of international applications

Article L614-18

International applications for the protection of inventions made by natural or legal persons having their domicile or registered office in France must be filed with the National Institute of Industria…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-18

…of notification of the order to the parties.Failing amicable agreement, the amount of royalties is set by the judicial authority, determined in accordance with Article L. 623-31.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to legal entities and establishments open to the public implementing the exception

Article R122-18

The legal entities and establishments included on the list mentioned in 1° of Article L. 122-5-1 who request the digital file of a work deposited by the publisher may only communicate the file transmi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Solvency assessment

Article L313-18

The creditor shall reassess the borrower's creditworthiness, on the basis of updated information, before a significant increase in the total amount of credit is granted after the conclusion of the cre…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Early repayment

Article L315-18

Early repayment may not give rise to any compensation or costs payable by the borrower other than those mentioned in articles L. 315-16 and L. 315-17.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article L511-18

The controls mentioned in articles L. 511-16 and L. 511-17 are carried out: 1° At the point of entry into the territory prior to any placing under a customs procedure; 2° When the goods are placed und…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Income tax deducted at source

Article 182 B

…2 and received by inventors or in respect of copyright, those received by breeders of new plant varieties within the meaning of articles L. 623-1 to L. 623-35 of the Intellectual Property Code, as wel…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-18

Municipal council meetings are public. However, at the request of three members or the mayor, the town council may decide, without debate, by an absolute majority of the members present or represented…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-18

Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the rules relating to the deliberations and operation of municipal councils and the rules that apply to municipal councils in the exercise of their powers sh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions of practice.

Article L2122-18

…il who has resigned from the office of mayor pursuant to articles LO 141 of the Electoral Code, L. 3122-3 ou L. 4133-3 of this code may not receive a delegation until the end of his term of office as…

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