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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-8

Authors of original graphic and plastic works who are nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area benefit from a resale rig…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-2

…e requirements mentioned in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 214-24-1 by an asset management company is subject to : 1° Compliance by the portfolio management company with the legislative and r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-3

…nd paragraph of II of Article L. 214-24-2, the marketing, with a passport, in a Member State of the European Union other than France, to professional clients, of units or shares of third-country AIFs…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L141-3

The Commission referred to in the eighth paragraph of Article L. 141-2 examines applications for registration from the persons referred to in Articles L. 211-1 to L. 211-6 and, after checking that the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-37

…uit is granted for a period of four years by the Prefect, after an inspection and an opinion by the Commission nationale d'examen des circuits de vitesse (National Speed Circuit Examination Commission…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 quinquies A

I. - Notwithstanding the provisions of 1 of Article 38, the taxable income of the Banque de France is determined on the basis of the accounting rules defined pursuant to Article L. 144-4 of the Moneta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Overseas departments

Article 294

…out of the departments of Guadeloupe or Martinique to mainland France, another Member State of the European Community, the departments of French Guiana, Mayotte, or Réunion ; 3° The dispatch or trans…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-2

…a representative whose domicile, registered office or place of business is in a Member State of the European Union or in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.Subject to the exc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-8

The AMF shall assess the risks that may arise from the use of leverage by an AIF or its management company. It may, where it considers it necessary to ensure the stability and integrity of the financi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-2

…ocuments referred to in article R. 4112-1, with the exception of 3°.He shall also provide a copy, accompanied if necessary by a translation made by a translator approved by the French courts or author…

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