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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-17-2

…down in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006, referred to above, and in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 953/2003 of 26 May 20…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for issuing the European arrest warrant.

Article 695-17-1

If the public prosecutor is informed by the judicial authority of the executing Member State of a request from the arrested person for the appointment of a lawyer on national territory, he shall provi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-177

…t for the issue of a certificate of non-damageability provided for by the Alsace-Lorraine law of 19 June 1906 on the certificate of non-damageability gives rise to the collection of a fixed fee in acc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-17

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 663-17, the fee for registering claims on the list provided for in Article R. 622-15 (number 5 of table 4-2) gives rise to the collection of a fee equal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Auctions.

Article D514-17

…rs competent to carry out public sales under the conditions set out in article 3 of the order of 26 June 1816 which establishes, in execution of the law of 28 April 1816, judicial auctioneers in towns…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1798 ter

…obligations laid down in Articles 28 to 30 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 and Articles 13 to 20 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/274 of 11 December 2017 sup…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Distance supply of financial services to a consumer

Article L754-17

…of the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 343-1 law no. 2014-344 of 17 March 2014 L. 343-2Order no. 2017-1433 of 4 October 2017

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Disciplinary sanctions

Article L341-17

…ons laid down, depending on their nature or activities, in articles L. 612-39, L. 621-15 and L. 621-17.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the Board of Directors (R)

Article R1424-17

…s mentioned in article L. 4 of the General Civil Service Code and repealing Decree no. 91-573 of 19 June 1991.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Fixed duty and contributions

Article D784-17

…of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from the decree D. 621-27 No. 2020-1768 of 30 December 2020 D. 621-28 No. 2018-1327 of 28 December 2018 D. 621-29 No. 2022-1734 of 30 D…

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