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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-31

…e training or course of study followed and the initial and continuing vocational training received; 6° A document from the competent authority in his home country certifying that he has not been convi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31 bis

The member of a société civile de placement immobilier, governed by articles L. 214-114 et seq. of the French Monetary and Financial Code, whose share of income is, pursuant to Article 8, subject in i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-31

…rité de la concurrence, specifies the terms of the association contract provided for by articles L. 212-29 and L. 212-30. This contract may not contain any clause relating to the programming of the as…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Support for video publishing

Article 422-31

The following works are eligible for support for video publishing:1° Long-length cinematographic work or programme of short-length cinematographic works;2° Audiovisual work in the genre of fiction, an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Conduct of medical examinations.

Article R4626-31

The medical examinations provided for in this sub-section are : 1° At the expense of the establishment when it has an independent occupational health and prevention service or when it is linked by agr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Establishment of filiation by possession of status

Article 317

Each of the parents or the child may apply to a notary for the issue of an acte de notoriété, which will be evidence of possession of status until proven otherwise.The acte de notoriété is established…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Agents

Article L775-17

…olumn of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 523-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 523-2, with the exception of its h) Act 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 523-…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Administrative levy

Article R512-24-1

…re made available on the market by means of a remote communication technique, the authorised agents may order, where applicable under the conditions provided for in Article L. 512-16, of goods in orde…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-21

…in very conspicuous lettering, that the seized property is placed in the custody of the holder, who may neither alienate it nor move it, except in the case provided for in the second paragraph of Arti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Organisations authorised to conclude contracts that may be extended to rightsholders who are not members of the organisation

Article R329-17

…f a member of the deliberative and governing bodies of an approved organisation. Failure to declare may result in the withdrawal of approval under the conditions laid down in article R. 329-18.

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