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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-14

…e communication of information provided for in the third paragraph of articles L. 335-10 and L. 335-11, the customs authorities shall inform the applicant of the existence of the procedure provided fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations.

Article L1262-4

…ealth and safety at work, age of admission to work, employment of children; 10° Illegal employment; 11° Reimbursements made in respect of professional expenses corresponding to charges of a special na…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3-1

…the conditions set out in 1°, 2°, 3°, 4° and 5°, carry on the activities set out in article L. 321-11 ;7° The associations referred to in article L. 322-26-3.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to compensation for damage to property.

Article R421-20

…ble to act before the expiry of these time limits. 3. The provisions of articles R. 421-4 to R. 421-11 apply to compensation for damage to the property of an accident victim who has also suffered pers…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-12

…5 rooms: 0.70;- 6 rooms: 0.60;- 7 rooms: 0.55;- 8 rooms: 0.51;- 9 rooms: 0.48;- 10 rooms: 0.45;- 11 rooms: 0.43;- 12 rooms: 0.41;- 13 rooms: 0.39;- 14 rooms: 0.37;- 15 rooms and more: 0.35.III. - T…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R221-2

…ting digital elements, content and services of which the trader is or ought reasonably to be aware; 11° The contact details of the competent consumer mediator(s) to whom the consumer may have recourse…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 881 L

…ns of Article 881 M :1° Where they involve the low-income housing bodies specified in l'article L. 411-2 of the Construction and Housing Code and the other bodies and local authorities indicated in ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Compulsory tax

Article 1584

…y the second paragraph of Article 2346 of the Civil Code; 4° sales carried out under Article L. 342-11 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code; 5° sales made under the chapter III of Title II of Book V…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tertricies

…efined in the first paragraph of article 302 bis ZJ, from online horse betting mentioned in article 11 of Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 763-3

…prosecutor, as from its notification in accordance with the procedures set out in l° of article 712-11.If the person sentenced to socio-judicial supervision has not been subject to a treatment order,…

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