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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Contracts between a performer and a phonogram producer

Article L212-15

Where the contract concluded between a performer and a phonogram producer provides for the direct payment by the producer of remuneration which is a function of the receipts from exploitation, the pho…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-15

The national blood transfusion master plan is drawn up by the Minister for Health, after consultation with the Minister for Defence, on the basis of the project prepared by the Etablissement Français…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Access by purchasers to supporting documents and evidence

Article R2343-15

The purchaser may stipulate in the consultation documents that candidates are not required to provide supporting documents and evidence which have already been sent to them as part of a previous consu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Composition and operation of the Local Finance Committee

Article R1211-15

…rs of the Local Finance Committee may be challenged before the Conseil d'Etat by any voter, by the candidates and by the Minister of the Interior, within ten days of the publication of the results in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 7: Liquidation procedures other than safeguard and legal redress

Article A743-15

…gives rise to the collection of a principal fee, which varies according to the number of employees and the turnover of the company concerned, determined in accordance with the provisions of article R…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 nonies

…ments eligible for exemption from business property tax pursuant to articles 1464 A, 1464 F, 1464 G and 1465 and of I of l'article 1466 A, the deliberation determines the exempted proportion of the va…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 quinquies

I. - 1. Subject to 2, 3 and 4, the contribution on the value added of businesses is determined on the basis of the turnover achieved and the value added produced during the year in respect of which th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 ter

I. - Natural or legal persons as well as unincorporated companies and trustees for their activity carried out under a trust agreement who carry out an activity under the conditions set out in articles…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Suspension, withdrawal from the lists and prohibition on inclusion on the lists

Article R221-15

I. - The status of elite athlete, elite coach, elite referee and judge, U23 athlete or member of the National Team may be withdrawn or suspended at any time by reasoned decision of the Minister for Sp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157 bis

…et overall income if this income does not exceed €16,410;- €1,310 if this income is between €16,410 and €26,400.In the case of married persons subject to joint taxation, the deduction provided for in…

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