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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Elements constituting a trade mark

Article L711-2

The following may not be validly registered and, if registered, may be declared invalid: 1° A sign which cannot constitute a trade mark within the meaning of Article L. 711-1; 2° A trade mark devoid o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-31

…ial authorities and criminal investigation departments, provided that it relates to their duties.It may also transmit information it holds to the services mentioned in articles L. 811-2 and L. 811-4 o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
General definition of taxable income

Article 13

…unt in the basis of assessment of this net overall income pursuant to 3, 6 bis and 6 ter of article 158, taking into account, where applicable, the amount of the deficits referred to in I of article 1…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L241-4

…is article, the offences provided for in article L. 241-2 and in 2° and 3° of I of article L. 241-3 may be recorded under the conditions provided for in article L. 232-18-9.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-4

…es the quality of its medical and scientific expertise, taking into account any ethical issues that may arise. This board must be consulted by the Director General on applications for the authorisatio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article R124-2

…of cover triggered by the claim referred to in the fourth and fifth paragraphs of article L. 124-5 may not be less than ten years where the insured natural or legal person :I.- Exercises one of the f…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R261-8

…ately put an end to any conflict of interest, within the meaning of paragraph 1 of article 2 of Law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013 on the transparency of public life, which may arise in the performan…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-74

…ter consulting the approval committee, is set at 64 points out of the 100-point scale. A derogation may only be granted if justified by artistic imperatives relating to the screenplay and if the numbe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisations exempt from administrative approval.

Article R322-132

…the obligation to set up an establishment fund and a solvency margin. Their articles of association may provide that rates are set by the company or fund with which these undertakings are reinsured un…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-13

…s, if the employee has not, in the six years prior to the interview mentioned in II of Article L. 6315-1, benefited from the interviews provided for in the same Article L. 6315-1 and from at least one…

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