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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of sports agents

Article R222-37

For the application of the provisions of the third paragraph (1°) of article L. 222-17, limiting the remuneration of a sports agent to 10% of the amount of the contract concluded by the parties that h…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-18-1

…decision is taken on the application for registration referred to in Articles R. 512-15 and R. 512-17 within six months of its submission. This period is interrupted, where applicable, by the notific…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The town council.

Article D2573-6

…in Ia to IV. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM R. 2121-1 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 2121-2 Decree no. 2013-938 of 18 October 2013R. 2121-5 to R. 2121-8Decree no. 2000-318…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 nonies

…ares allocated to employees of sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière governed by the law of 26 April 1917 are subject to income tax according to the rules applicable to salaries and wages. This p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-1

…fter referred to as the "Unified Patent Jurisdiction Agreement"; 3° Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of 17 December 2012 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent pro…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L156-2

…tions laid down by the rules in force in mainland France pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and free…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The Grace Period.

Article 510

…fter service of a summons or act of seizure or from the hearing provided for by the article R. 3252-17 of the French Labour Code, as appropriate, the enforcement judge has jurisdiction to grant a peri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The situation of employees during the observation period.

Article R631-26

The order issued by the official receiver pursuant to article L. 631-17 indicates the number of employees whose redundancy is authorised as well as the activities and professional categories concerned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compensation for contaminated victims.

Article L3122-5

…taking into account, on the one hand, the benefits listed in article 29 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 aimed at improving the situation of road accident victims and speeding up compensation procedur…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: RIGHT TO STAY ON FRENCH TERRITORY AND RECEPTION CONDITIONS

Article R573-1

Without prejudice to the second paragraph of Article 11-1 of Decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, the authority competent to renew the asylum application certificate pursuant to Article L. 571-1, is…

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