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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-40

An order of the Minister for the Interior and the Ministers for the Budget and Sport sets out :a) the administrative organisation ;b) The presentation of the budgets and their execution;c) the general…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Public contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L2514-2

The same rules apply to public contracts concluded by a contracting entity for the purchase of energy or fuels intended for the production of energy, when this entity carries out one of the activities…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-16

In accordance with the provisions of articles 39-3 and 495-22, the Public Prosecutor of the Judicial Court of Rennes is competent to: 1° Where the information in the official report does not comply wi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-44

…ions. Failing the conclusion of a company agreement within six months of the publication of the loi n° 2009-669 du 12 juin 2009 favorisant la diffusion et la protection de la création sur internet, et…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Borrowings by départements, communes and public establishments

Article 133

…on behalf of these organisations (1); 2° (repealed as from the date of entry into force of the loi n° 96-142 du 21 février 1996, articles 1er, 11 et 12 30°); 3° Negotiable bond securities not listed…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1

…The application for a reduction in fees provided for in Article L. 612-20, as it read prior to loi n° 2005-842 du 26 juillet 2005, shall be submitted in writing to the Director General of the Institu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of objects protected by a neighbouring right by providers of online content sharing services

Article L219-2

I.-By providing access to objects protected by a related right uploaded by its users, the provider of an online content sharing service performs an act of exploitation that falls within the scope of t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General obligations

Article R322-6

The operator of an establishment mentioned in article L. 322-1 is required to inform the Prefect : a) Any serious accident ; b) Any situation which presents or has presented serious risks in terms of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Taxable transactions and persons

Article 1635 quater C

The person liable for the development tax is the person who is the beneficiary of the authorisation mentioned in article 1635 quater B on the date on which it is due or, in the event of construction w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Persons liable for payment of the tax

Article 284

…ons cease to be met following the sale to their occupants, under the conditions provided for by loi n° 84-595 du 12 juillet 1984 defining lease-to-own property, of housing mentioned in 1° of III of ar…

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