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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-17

The following may be contributed to a société civile professionnelle, in ownership or in enjoyment: 1° All intangible, movable or immovable rights, in particular, if applicable, the right for a partne…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Consumer Council

Article D821-3

The public authorities consult the National Consumer Council, as and when necessary, on the broad outlines of their policies that concern consumers and users and, in particular, during discussions on…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I to IIIa

Article 1635-0 quinquies

I. - A flat-rate tax on network companies is introduced for the benefit of local authorities or their public establishments for inter-communal cooperation. This tax is determined under the conditions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Departmental Commission for Intercommunal Cooperation

Article L5211-44-1

In departments whose territory includes mountain areas delimited in accordance with article 3 of law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 relating to the development and protection of mountain areas, the compo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions relating to measures ordered by the judge

Article 1215

In the event of the death of an adult subject to a protective measure exercised by a legal representative for the protection of adults, the latter may, in the absence of known heirs, refer the matter…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation, exchange of information and supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article L634-2

The procedure established, pursuant to I of Article 8 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic life, by the persons mentioned…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article L633-9

Notwithstanding Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, any entity estab…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General mortgages

Article 2393

Other than those provided for by special laws, the claims to which a general legal mortgage is attached are: 1° Those of one of the spouses against the other; 2° Those of minors or adults under guardi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Public health and environmental whistleblowing

Article L4133-1

Without prejudice to the right to have recourse, if the conditions are met, to the reporting or public disclosure mechanism provided for in Chapter II of Title I of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-35

Companies belonging to the building and public works professions falling within the scope of articles L. 3141-32 and L. 3141-33, relating to the paid leave fund, and articles L. 5424-6 to L. 5424-19,…

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