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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Securities, sums or assets on deposit. Amounts due as a result of death. Obligations of depositaries or debtors

Article 806

I. - Public administrations, any establishments or bodies subject to the control of the administrative authority, companies or firms, investment service providers other than portfolio management compa…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval for organised adapted holidays.

Article L412-2

I.-Any natural person or legal entity who organises holiday activities with accommodation lasting more than five days, specifically for groups of disabled adults, must have "Organised Adapted Holidays…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Withholding

Article R614-36

…ustoms administration of goods likely to infringe patents for invention, as provided for in Chapter IVa of Title I of Book VI.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-1

…to them: 1° Covered deposits defined in application of 2° of article L. 312-16 or covered by an equivalent system; 2° Guaranteed commitments, including guaranteed bonds, and commitments in the form o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 F

…sale for valuable consideration of all fixed assets allocated to the exercise of a professional activity or a complete branch of activity or on the sale of a business, a craft business or a customer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-5

…t and of the Council of 15 May 2014; 3° This Title and Title III of this Book; 4° Any other legislative or regulatory provision, failure to comply with which entails failure to comply with the aforeme…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-3-2

…ed or altered with the aim of infringing a copyright, concealing or facilitating such infringement. IV.-These provisions do not apply to acts carried out for research or computer security purposes, wi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXVII: Tax credit for organic farming

Article 244 quater L

…respect of each of the years 2011 to 2025 during which at least 40% of their revenue comes from activities mentioned in Article 63 under the organic production method in accordance with the rules lai…

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

Article L152-3

…t concerned or from which it may be deduced or, as the case may be, order their total or partial delivery to the applicant. II.-The court may also order that the products resulting significantly from…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-2-3

…d of time after their broadcast, as well as any element that enriches or develops these programmes. IV.-For the purposes of this article, an own television programme means a programme entirely finance…

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