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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Procedures and penalties

Article L343-7

In the event of a repeat offence of the offences defined in article L. 343-4 or if the offender is or has been bound to the injured party by an agreement, the penalties incurred shall be doubled. The…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Procedures and penalties

Article L343-4

It is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros to infringe the rights of the producer of a database as defined in Article L. 342-1. Where the offence has been committed as p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Procedures and penalties

Article L343-6

Corporate entities held criminally liable, under the conditions provided for by Article 121-2 of the Penal Code, offences defined in this chapter shall incur, in addition to a fine in accordance with…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 undecies

…are submitted, investigated and judged in accordance with the rules applicable to these same taxes.III - In support of their accounts, taxpayers keep information on the quarterly weights relating to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-10

…e guarantee fund by companies whose membership of the fund has ended may not be repaid by the fund. III - An order of the Minister for the Economy specifies the accounting management procedures for th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L470-2

…od, no action has been taken with a view to investigating, establishing or sanctioning this breach. III. - Breaches punishable by an administrative fine shall be recorded in a report, in accordance wi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-2

…sible to determine the latter, the sum of one million euros.The sums shall be paid to the Treasury. III.-The penalties provided for in 3° of I and 3° of II may be suspended in whole or in part. If, wi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liquidation

Article 790 A bis

…onee carries out his or her main professional activity or one of the functions listed in 1° of 1 of III of Article 975, where it is subject to corporation tax.The benefit of the exemption is subject t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 F

…sequent allowance provided for in the last paragraph of I of the same article 1466 B is applicable. III.-The exemptions provided for in I and II apply from 1st January of the year following the year i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5211-17

…peration and each of its member municipalities under the conditions provided for in 3 of 3° of B of III of article 85 of law no. 2005-1719 of 30 December 2005 of finance for 2006 (1). The transfer of…

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