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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Exception for illustrative purposes in education and vocational training

Article R122-29

The appropriate licences referred to in II of article L. 122-5-4 shall be sent to the educational establishments or, in accordance with article R. 122-30, to the competent ministers, by registered let…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R134-11

The publicity measures referred to in Article L. 134-7 include an information campaign conducted at the initiative of the Ministry responsible for culture, in conjunction with the collective managemen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 ter

Corporations taxable under 5 of Article 206 do not have to include in their taxable income: a. Interest on sums held in Livret A passbook accounts; b. Under the conditions and subject to the reservati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 quater

Sums corresponding to the share of profits made by joint agricultural interest companies that is allocated to suppliers or customers who are farmers or bodies mentioned in article L 541-1 of the Code…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 septdecies

1. Mutual insurers and unions governed by the Mutual Code and provident institutions governed by Title III of Book IX of the Social Security Code may allocate a special solvency reserve account up to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Capital gains realised by individuals

Article 248 G

The provisions of Article 150-0 B shall apply to capital gains realised from 21 July 1993, the date of publication of privatisation law no. 93-923 of 19 July 1993, on the exchange of the securities re…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Examination of the appeal

Article L532-5

Before ruling on an appeal that raises a new question of law, presents a serious difficulty and arises in numerous cases, the National Court of Asylum may, by a decision that is not subject to appeal,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Examination of the appeal

Article L532-7

On his own initiative or at the request of the applicant, the president of the Cour nationale du droit d'asile or the president of the panel appointed for this purpose may, at any time during the proc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Powers of the State representative in the département

Article L2215-9

Where a tunnel or bridge spans several départements, the management of rescue operations, under the responsibility of the municipal police pursuant to article L. 2212-2, is entrusted, in the event of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Criminal penalties

Article L2223-36

Corporate entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in Article 121-2 of the Criminal Code, the offences defined in Article L. 2223-35 shall incur, in addition to the fine in accord…

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