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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I, II and IV

Article 1378 quater A

The conversion, authorised by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, of a body formed, in any form whatsoever, with a view to one of the objects set out in Article 2 of Law no. 78-654 of 22 June 1978, into a p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Investigating courts

Article A36-11-1

The media and formats of audiovisual recordings of interrogations of persons under investigation made pursuant to Articles 116-1 and D. 32-2 and transmitted to the courts must comply with the standard…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II ter: Consolidation within a group of the payment of value added tax and similar taxes

Article 1693 ter A

The value added tax credit recognised by a taxable person who is a member of the group in respect of a period prior to the entry into force of the option provided for in Article 1693 ter may not be ca…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS FOR INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-1 A

The category of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation includes syndicats de communes, communautés de communes, communautés urbaines, communautés d'agglomération and métropoles.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions applicable to the publication of a musical work

Article L132-17-9

Agreements relating to the respective obligations of authors and music publishers and the penalties for non-compliance, and dealing with professional practices, concluded between the professional orga…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the performance of preparations which may present a health risk

Article R5125-33-1

I.-The authorisation to carry out preparations which may present a risk to health mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 5125-1-1 is requested by the pharmacist holding the dispensary concern…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 ter : Taxation of capital gains realised under a construction lease

Article 151 quater

Where the construction lease provided for by the articles L. 251-1 to L. 251-8 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation is accompanied by a clause providing for the transfer of ownership of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Measures to prevent and stop a breach of business secrecy

Article L152-4

To prevent an imminent infringement or to stop an unlawful infringement of a business secret, the court may, on application or in summary proceedings, order provisional and conservatory measures, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Measures to prevent and stop a breach of business secrecy

Article L152-3

I.-In the context of an action relating to the prevention or cessation of an infringement of a business secret, the court may, without prejudice to the award of damages, prescribe, including under pen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Measures to prevent and stop a breach of business secrecy

Article L152-5

Without prejudice to article L. 152-6, the court may order, at the request of the infringer, the payment of compensation to the injured party instead of the measures referred to in I to III of Article…

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