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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-38

…on of or removing from the national register of companies a person mentioned in 2° to 6° of Article L. 123-36 is punishable by a fine of €4,500 and six months' imprisonment.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-4

For posthumous works, the duration of the exclusive right is that set out in article L. 123-1. For posthumous works disclosed after the expiry of this period, the term of the exclusive right is twenty…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-8

…and a fine of €7,500 for any person to carry out the domiciliation activity referred to in Article L. 123-11-2 without having first obtained the authorisation provided for in Article L. 123-11-3 or a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-26

Notwithstanding the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 123-13, natural persons who have opted for or are automatically subject to the simplified real income tax regime may enter in the i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-27

As an exception to the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 123-18, natural persons placed by option or by operation of law under the simplified real tax regime may use a simplified valuati…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration and publication of deeds, agreements and judgements

Article L123-6

…L. 123-1 which became legally enforceable against third parties before the entry into forc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-9

The rights granted by the law of 14 July 1866 and the article L. 123-8 to the heirs and successors in title of authors, composers or artists are extended by a period equal to that which elapsed betwee…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-11

When the rights extended by the effect of article L. 123-10 have been assigned for valuable consideration, the assignors or their successors in title may, within a period of three years from 25 Septem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation and controls carried out by the registrars of the commercial courts or the judicial courts ruling on commercial matters

Article L123-41

…cial matters competent for the natural persons and legal entities mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L. 123-36 as well as for the natural persons mentioned in 4° and 5° of the same article who have cho…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-3

…works have made themselves known, the term of the exclusive right is that provided for in articles L. 123-1 or L. 123-2.The provisions of the first and second paragraphs shall only apply to pseudonym…

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