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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterfeiting litigation

Article L716-4-3

An infringement action shall be inadmissible where, at the request of the defendant, the proprietor of the trade mark is unable to prove that: 1° That the trade mark has been put to genuine use in res…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Mixed holding companies and mixed parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-4-1

…ts subsidiaries.For the purposes of the previous paragraph, the word "establishment" shall be understood within the meaning of Article 4(1)(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Job search.

Article L5411-6-4

The provisions of this section and of 2° of Article L. 5412-1 may not oblige a jobseeker to accept: 1° A level of pay that is lower than the pay normally paid in the region and for the profession conc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-4

For the application of Article L. 2312-1, the presentation of the budget guidelines takes place within a period of ten weeks prior to the examination of the budget.The draft budget of the metropolitan…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publication of information, transparency and comparison of tenders

Article L224-42-3

Where providers of publicly available Internet access services or interpersonal communications services impose conditions on the provision of such services, the relevant information shall be published…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 9: Circular economy

Article L4433-24-4

The regional council may adopt a regional action plan for the circular economy. It may also decide to conduct local experiments involving the interconnection of the various waste collection, sorting a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-10-4

No later than ten years from the date of approval, the deliberative assembly of the region, department or local authority shall carry out an assessment of the plan, particularly from an environmental…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Taxes established and collected as direct taxes for the benefit of local authorities and various bodies

Article 1644

Sums to be collected by the State under Article 1641 are added to the proceeds of direct taxes to be paid to local authorities and other bodies.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Taxes established and collected as direct taxes for the benefit of local authorities and various bodies

Article 1641

…n non-built-up properties;c) Council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the principal dwelling;d) Cotisation foncière des entreprises;e) Imposition forfaitaire sur les e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on the costs of chambers of commerce and industry

Article 1600

…ween the regional chambers of commerce and industry, under the conditions set out in 10° of article L. 711-16 of the French Commercial Code.Exempt from this tax are:1° Taxpayers who exclusively carry…

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