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

Article L613-23

…he time limits laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, any patent granted pursuant to Article L. 612-17 may be opposed by any person, with the exception of its proprietor, to the Director General o…

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

Article L614-23

…tion shall be applied, in particular as regards the conditions of receipt of the international application, the language in which the application must be filed, the establishment of a fee for services…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Valuation of the property

Article L313-23

…he procedures relating thereto in relation to the granting of loans referred to in 2° of Article L. 313-1.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Termination of the transaction

Article L315-23

When the lender is led to request the cancellation of the contract, it may demand the immediate repayment of the capital paid in, as well as the payment of accrued interest.Until actual settlement, th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Annual contribution on rental income

Article 234 duodecies

…is granted by a legal person or body required to file the declaration provided for in 1 of Article 223, excluding those taxed at the corporation tax rates provided for in Article 219 bis, the contribu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Annual contribution on rental income

Article 234 quindecies

The contribution provided for in article 234 nonies is equal to 2.5% of the base defined in articles 234 duodecies à 234 quaterdecies.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Contribution levied in respect of the participation of employers in the construction effort and the participation of agricultural employers in the construction effort

Article 235 bis

1. The rules concerning the contribution collected in respect of the participation of employers in the construction effort are defined in articles

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 quater

…with harmful consequences, mentioned by a decree countersigned by the Budget Minister taken in application of this provision, are not taken into account for the determination of taxable results.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 A

…respond to actual transactions and that they are not abnormal or exaggerated in nature.For the application of the first paragraph, persons are considered to be subject to a privileged tax regime in th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 septies

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