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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-27

…tains the following information: - identification and characteristics of the equipment: the precise reference of the equipment, the manufacturer's instruction manual (or a copy thereof), the date of p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-55

When sums have been entered in the automatic audiovisual production account for reference works belonging to the fiction genre, this company must incur, during the year of notification, expenditure co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article L670-1-1

…mployed activity is carried out exclusively with appropriation of assets.Unless otherwise provided, references made to the person, the debtor, the contract and the co-contractor mean, respectively:- t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article R613-44-1

…l Institute of Industrial Property. It shall include: 1° the identity of the opposing party; 2° The references of the patent against which the opposition has been filed; 3° A statement specifying the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-12

…st one embodiment of the invention; the statement shall in principle be accompanied by examples and references to the drawings, if any; 6° An indication of how the invention is susceptible of industri…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Protection of technical knowledge

Article R622-6

…ticle R. 613-53 relates to the contents of the declaration of filing, supplemented by the dates and references of the filing and its registration.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article R111-3

…pient to verify it, or a sufficiently detailed estimate ;2° In the case of regulated professions, a reference to the professional rules applicable in the Member State of the European Union on whose te…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 A

…or established in France, are required to declare, at the same time as their income tax return, the references of accounts opened, held, used or closed abroad. The terms and conditions for the applica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-33

…application of II of article L. 2123-2, the duration of the lump-sum, quarterly hour credit, set by reference to the legal working week, is equal to:- for borough mayors to three times this duration;-…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-15

…he reinsurers' commitments. The methods for calculating the balance are specified by circular, with reference to normal market conditions for risk reinsurance.

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