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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-41

The provisions of this sub-section govern companies formed pursuant to Title I of the Law n° 90-1258 of 31st December 1990 and whose corporate object is the joint practice of the profession of industr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article R722-38

…the lawyer he has freely chosen and the agreement entered into with him under the article 10 of loi n° 71-1130 du 31 décembre 1971 portant réforme de certaines professions judiciaires et juridiques.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Fire and rescue services

Article R1424-51

…orm the duties of a volunteer firefighter during duty time, except in the cases provided for by loi n° 96-370 du 3 mai 1996 relative au développement du volontariat dans les corps de sapeurs-pompiers.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-65

Transfers of successive rights (numbers 11 and 12 of table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° According to the following scale, in the case of the transfer of successive rights en…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-119

A proportional fee is charged for a sale with right of redemption (number 99 in table 5), according to the following schedule:Base of assessment Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 3.870% From €6,500 to €17,0…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R753-11

…rom the decreeR. 313-152005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-16No. 2006-1115 of 5 September 2006R. 313-17n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-17-1 and R. 313-17-2n° 2006-22 of 5 January 2006R. 313-18no. 200…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R752-10

…rom the decreeR. 313-152005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-16No. 2006-1115 of 5 September 2006R. 313-17n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-17-1 and R. 313-17-2n° 2006-22 of 5 January 2006R. 313-18no. 200…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R754-9

…rom the decreeR. 313-152005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-16No. 2006-1115 of 5 September 2006R. 313-17n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-17-1 and R. 313-17-2n° 2006-22 of 5 January 2006R. 313-18no. 200…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article L771-2

…in favour of independent professional activity L. 711-3 and L. 711-6 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 relative à la partie législative du code de la consommation L. 711-4 Res…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to offences not giving rise to the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-4

…ication when information concerning you is subject to automated processing (art. 39 et 40 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978) to:the officer of the public prosecutor's office at the local court or t…

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