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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R336-3

When an insurance undertaking uses financial futures instruments for the first time, it must inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in advance.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R427-3

The annual flat-rate contribution instituted in V of article L. 426-1 is due in respect of any insurance contract concluded pursuant to the first paragraph of article L. 1142-2 of the Public Health Co…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article R2192-3

An Order of the Minister for the Budget, appended to this Code, defines the technical procedures for submitting, transmitting and receiving invoices on the public invoicing portal in application of Ar…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Remuneration of the holder

Article R2213-3

The partnership contract may stipulate the conditions under which, each year, the sums owed by the purchaser to the contractor and those owed by the contractor by way of penalties or sanctions are off…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Organisations approved for the collective management of the additional annual remuneration due to performers

Article R327-3

Accreditation is granted by an order of the minister responsible for culture, published in the Journal officiel de la République française.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Waiver - Forfeiture

Article R623-36

Renunciation of a plant variety certificate is made by means of a written declaration. It is formulated to the person in charge of the missions of the national plant variety authority by the owner of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: National registers

Article R623-38

The person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority keeps a Register of applications for plant variety certificates and a National Register of plant vari…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Waiver - Forfeiture

Article R623-37

A breeder whose rights may be forfeited pursuant to 1° and 2° of the first paragraph of Article L. 623-23 shall be given formal notice to put an end to this situation by means of a notification sent t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: National registers

Article R623-39

Applications for plant variety certificates are entered in the register of applications in chronological order, immediately after the application is filed. For each application, the entry includes in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Tax on the operators of electronic contact platforms for the provision of certain transport services

Article 300 quater

The chargeable event for the tax provided for in article 300 bis is the completion of the calendar year during which the matchmaking service referred to in the same article 300 bis is provided in Fran…

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