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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 1: Development tax

Article 1635 quater D

…he Construction and Housing Code; 2° For other constructions, subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the T…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-33

With the exception of the procedures and formalities required for access to and the exercise of regulated activities, any company complies with the obligation to declare its creation, the modification…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6a : Inventory of fixtures, rental charges and taxes

Article L145-40-2

…y gives rise to an annual summary statement sent by the lessor to the lessee within a period set by regulation. During the course of the lease, the lessor shall inform the lessee of any new charges, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-54-1

An individual may not simultaneously hold more than one office as chief executive officer of sociétés anonymes having their registered office on French territory. As an exception to the provisions of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-77

An individual may not simultaneously hold more than five offices as a member of the supervisory board of public limited companies having their registered office on French territory. By way of derogati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-82

…of Article L. 225-68 and unless otherwise provided for in the Articles of Association, the internal regulations may provide that, for the purposes of calculating the quorum and majority, members of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-67

A natural person may not hold more than one office as a member of the management board or sole managing director of public limited companies having their registered office on French territory. As an e…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Management, administrative and executive bodies

Article L323-13

…y, the protection of personal data and business secrecy. The articles of association or the general regulations shall determine the penalties applicable to any person who fails to send his full declar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article L411-1

…to undertake any awareness-raising and training activities in these areas;2° To apply the laws and regulations relating to industrial property; to this end, the Institute provides, in particular, for…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article L332-4

…uently found to be unfounded or the seizure annulled. If the claimant fails, within a period set by regulation, either to take civil or criminal action on the merits, or to lodge a complaint with the…

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