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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Name and territory of the municipality

Article L2573-3

…2113-21 to L. 2113-25 and the second paragraph of article L. 2113-26, as they read prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales, sont applicables aux co…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-17

…t on the development of the legal offer in the report mentioned in article 18 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication.It shall identify and study the technical methods enab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-161

…hes of assessment Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 1.935% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.064% From €17,000 to €30,000 0.726% Over €30,000 0.532%2° In the case of judicial discharges, according to the following s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-17

…anies governed by the Monetary and Financial Code; 5° Investment companies governed by l'ordonnance n° 45-2710 du 2 novembre 1945 relative aux sociétés d'investissement; 6° Sociétés de développement r…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 212-27

The maximum amount of support is €30,000, including a maximum of €20,000 for the author.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-13

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Law applicable to cross-border contracts

Article L253-1

…table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 232-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Provisions relating to the public establishment for the protection of Mediterranean forests

Article L1424-67

People employed by an association, created before the date of promulgation of the loi n° 2004-811 du 13 août 2004de modernisation de la sécurité civile, whose dissolution results from the full transfe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Early repayment

Article L313-48

For contracts concluded from the date of entry into force of the loi n° 99-532 du 25 juin 1999 relative à l'épargne et à la sécurité financière, no compensation is payable by the borrower in the event…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities and contentious actions

Article L2541-23

…and Haut-Rhin departments that were enforceable on 3 March 1982, the date of publication of the loi n° 82-213 du 2 mars 1982 relative aux droits et libertés des communes, des départements et des régio…

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