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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article R134-7

A commercial agent who has set up an assigned asset pursuant to Article L. 526-6 shall file in the special register, within six months of the end of the financial year, the accounting documents mentio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order.

Article R237-10

…mary proceedings, at the request of the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 237-14.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contracts

Article R1253-34

In the employment contracts concluded by the employers' group referred to in article R. 1253-14, the geographical area in which the employment contract is to be performed shall be deemed to include th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-7

…cretariat are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions set out in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-13

…ation shall be apportioned in accordance with the provisions of article 22-2 of law no. 95-125 of 8 February 1995 relating to the organisation of the courts and to civil, criminal and administrative p…

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

Article L614-1

…the "Munich Convention"; 2° the Agreement on a Unified Patent Jurisdiction signed in Brussels on 19 February 2013, hereinafter referred to as the "Unified Patent Jurisdiction Agreement"; 3° Regulation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis C

…eceipt of the sums received in respect of the compensation or from the date of law no. 57-198 of 22 February 1957 if the receipt took place earlier;2° That it is charged against the liability items co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-16

…approval between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021. However, works released in cinemas before 19 February 2020 will not be taken into account; 3° Not be externally financed to cover the cost of pro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D811-1-2

…of the same table: Applicable Provisions As amended byArticle D. 411-1-3 Decree no. 2020-119 of 12 February 2020Article D. 411-19-2 Decree no. 2020-225 of 6 March 2020 Articles D. 412-7 to D. 412-13…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Regional planning and development

Article 722 bis

…franches urbaines-territoires entrepreneurs defined in B of 3 of article 42 of Law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on regional planning and development, as well as in the rural regeneration zones menti…

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