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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to non-trading private legal entities engaged in economic activity

Article L612-1

Non-trading legal entities governed by private law with an economic activity whose number of employees, pre-tax turnover or resources and balance sheet total exceed, for two of these criteria, thresho…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-2

…oncomitant transmission to the Minister responsible for industrial property for notification to the European Commission pursuant to the provisions of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: European Union trade mark

Article R717-9

The European Union trade mark or the European Union trade mark application is converted into a French trade mark application as soon as the Institut national de la propriété industrielle receives the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Farmers

Article 298 quater

…ble legal persons who make intra-Community acquisitions that are taxable in the Member State of the European Community in which the shipment or transport of the agricultural products arrives;c) Of exp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Shareholdings in companies.

Article L4253-3

A region may, alone or with other local authorities, participate in the capital of a credit institution or finance company in the form of a public limited company governed by the provisions of Book II…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-9-2

In accordance with the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, the Autorité des marchés financiers may : 1° Delegate to market undertakings and, where applicable, to clearing houses the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-1

…nt long-term rate reference for the currency concerned and equivalent to the reference used for the euro. For contracts of more than eight years, the tariff rate may not exceed the ceiling established…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing and administrative control.

Article L3313-3

…competent administrative authority within a period and in accordance with procedures determined by regulation. If none of the bodies mentioned in articles L. 213-1 and L. 752-4 of the Social Security…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide information and training.

Article L4141-5

…employer are determined by the national committee for prevention and health at work and approved by regulation. In the absence of a decision by the committee at the end of a period of six months from…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: The right to support for young people towards employment and independence

Article L5131-6

…is subject to compliance with the commitment, attendance and motivation requirements set out in the regulations. It is implemented by the bodies mentioned in article L. 5314-1 and by Pôle emploi. It m…

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