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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-21

…the application of this article, which include special provisions for the agents referred to in the last paragraph of Article L. 611-7 and for the natural persons covered by Article L. 611-7-1, shall…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 210 D

…of the transaction referred to in the first paragraph. The valuation difference referred to in the last paragraph of the article 49 of the aforementioned law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 may not give r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 212

…rce of law no. 2018-1317 du 28 décembre 2018 de finances pour 2019, not charged at the close of the last financial year opened before 1 January 2019 shall be deductible under the same conditions as th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Procedure before the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624

…rman of the commission or his delegate may reject it by a reasoned order that is not subject to appeal. The Commission may order the performance of additional information entrusted to one or more of i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised inter-regional courts in economic and financial matters

Article 704-3

…of this article shall apply to a judgment of the Investigating Chamber rendered on the basis of the last paragraph of Article 704-2, in which case the appeal shall be brought before the Criminal Divis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Pollution of maritime waters by discharges from ships

Article 706-111

…ns of this article shall apply to a judgment of the Investigating Chamber given on the basis of the last paragraph of Article 706-110, in which case the appeal shall be brought before the Criminal Div…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXXIII: Procedure applicable in the event of a collective accident

Article 706-180

…present article is applicable to a judgment of the Investigating Chamber given on the basis of the last paragraph of the same Article 706-179, in which case the appeal is brought before the Criminal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-173

…it shall be served on the parties. This Article shall apply to a judgment given on the basis of the last paragraph of Articles 706-169 and 706-170 in which an Examining Chamber rules on its relinquish…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-176

…ssional qualification certificates, the date and place where they were obtained and the date of the last revision if the qualification is subject to revision. Where applicable, it shall mention the au…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Maintenance of remuneration received

Article L2261-13

…in application of the agreement or contract terminated and the contract of employment, during the last twelve months. This guaranteed remuneration is understood within the meaning ofArticle L. 242-1…

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