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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Software pledge agreement

Article L132-34

…issement des fonds de commerce, the exploitation right of the author of software defined in Article L. 122-6 may be pledged under the following conditions: The pledge contract shall, on pain of nullit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Investment certificates.

Article L228-34

…apital increase for cash, with the exception of that reserved for employees on the basis of article L. 225-138-1, new preference shares without voting rights and with the same rights as the investment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-34

I. - After receiving the application for authorisation referred to in Article L. 532-30, the Autorité des marchés financiers shall examine whether the AIFM's designation of France as the reference Mem…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Net gains and distributions relating to carried interest rights

Article 242 ter C

…ent companies of venture capital mutual funds, specialised professional funds falling under article L. 214-37of the Monetary and Financial Code in its wording prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 20…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L2123-34

…f this subscription is subject to compensation by the State under the conditions set out in article L. 2335-1 of this code.When the mayor or an elected municipal official deputising for him or having…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 C ter

Where, subsequent to the exercise of the option provided for in the first paragraph of II of article 208 C, real estate, rights in rem mentioned in the sixth paragraph of II of the same article, right…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII: System applicable to investment gold.

Article 298 sexdecies C

…d where such gold has been acquired or imported with a view to its conversion into investment gold; c. Services whose purpose is to change the form, weight or purity of gold, including investment gold…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-9

The time limits mentioned in articles 495-18 and 495-19 are assessed, in the event that payment of the fine is sent by post, with regard to the date of dispatch of the means of payment attested by the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII quater : Taxes levied by groupings substituted for communes for the application of provisions relating to the business property tax, the business value added tax, the flat-rate tax on network companies and the additional tax on property not built on.

Article 1609 nonies C

…stablishment of intercommunal cooperation applying the schemes determined in Article 1609 quinquies C.b) The business property tax rate applicable in each member municipality is brought closer to the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4 : Smoothing or spreading devices

Article 75-0 C

…deduction in accordance with 1° of I of article 156, and the net taxable income of the tax household. IV. IV -In the event of a waiver of the option for corporation tax under the conditions provided…

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