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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-23

…f said contract corresponding, where applicable, to items of remuneration, compensation or benefits due or likely to be due as a result of the termination or change of these duties, or subsequent ther…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-23-6

…position partially revokes the patent, it refers the proprietor back to the National Institute of Industrial Property to request that the patent be amended to comply with the decision. However, this r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-23-5

…gs shall bear the costs it has incurred, unless the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property decides on a different apportionment of those costs, insofar as equity requires, a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-23-1

The plant variety certificate shall be declared null and void, by court decision, if it is established that: 1° Either it has been granted to a person who was not entitled to it, unless it is transfer…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 bis U

The remuneration paid by the industrial technical centres mentioned in article L. 521-1 of the research code is exempt from payroll tax.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 235 ter ZAA

…December 2011 and until 30 December 2016.This contribution is equal to 10.7% of the corporation tax due, determined before offsetting tax reductions and credits and tax receivables of any kind.For tax…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 bis N

The remuneration paid to employees benefiting from an employment support contract or a contract for the future defined respectively in articles L. 5134-20 and L. 5134-35 of the Labour Code is exempt f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 bis R

Remuneration paid to teachers at apprentice training centres is exempt from payroll tax.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 234 decies A

…cle 234 ter and, where applicable, to that provided for in article 234 nonies, and the registration duties provided for in articles 736 to 741 bis for the period running from 1 January to 30 September…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 235 ter XA

…ntioned in the fourth paragraph of 4 of Article 38 is not complied with on a loan still outstanding during the recovery period referred to in Article L. 169 of the Book of Tax Procedures and without p…

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