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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Designation of the inventor and claim of ownership.

Article R611-15

The Institut national de la propriété industrielle does not check the accuracy of the designation of the inventor provided for in article R. 612-10.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-15

The ceilings provided for in articles D. 3324-10 and D. 3324-12 apply to the total profit-sharing allocated to each employee.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Nature of the tests leading to the award of the first and second level state diploma for sports instructors and reserved for candidates who are or have been high-level sportsmen and sportswomen.

Article A212-157

The jury, in accordance with article A. 212-144, draws up the list of those admitted to the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif du premier degré et du deuxième degré, in the light of the results obtaine…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic video editing account

Article 611-15

The sums entered in the automatic video publishing account may also be invested to cover the following publishing expenses, relating to cinematographic works mentioned in article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-152

Any partner exercising the profession of judicial administrator or judicial representative within the company, who has been subject to a definitive disciplinary sanction equal to or greater than three…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-15

The threshold mentioned in article L. 312-34 is set at €10,000 over a twelve-month period.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Condoms.

Article R5134-15

The provisions of articles R. 5122-5, R. 5122-6, R. 5122-7, R. 5122-9 and R. 5122-13 to R. 5122-16 are applicable to condom advertising. Applications for approval must be accompanied either by the cer…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-15

If the court has not issued a committal order with deferred effect pursuant to 3° of I of article 464-2, persons who are not imprisoned or who are serving a sentence under the semi-liberty, out-of-cou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 HA

I. - The flat-rate tax referred to in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to liquefied natural gas installations, underground natural gas storage facilities, natural gas transmission pipelines, compresso…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct allocations based on the production conditions of cinematographic works

Article 222-15

For cinematographic works with a production cost of less than €4,000,000, the amount of the direct allocation is equal to 50% of the amount invested by the distribution companies. The total amount of…

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