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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-7

…court sale where the debtor has not set up a lawyer and to decisions made pursuant to articles R. 311-11 and R. 321-21. Judgements ruling on disputes or incidental claims are not subject to oppositio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Semiconductor products

Article L622-7

The articles L. 411-4, L. 411-5, L. 612-11, L. 613-8, L. 613-9, L. 613-19, L. 615-2, L. 615-3, L. 615-5, L. 615-5-1-1, L. 615-5-2, L. 615-7, L. 615-7-1, L. 615-8, L. 615-8-1, L. 615-10 and L. 615-17 s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis B

…ommes versées pour l'acquisition des biens non visés à l'article 1er, premier alinéa, de ladite loi mais se rattachant directement à l'exploitation de l'entreprise de presse, sont exemptes de tous imp…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND TO SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L651-4

…applicable in French Guyana. However, the provisions of the first two paragraphs of article L. 614-11 are applicable to the holding of the hearing mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 522-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Infringements relating to Regulation (EU) No 2015/751 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on interchange fees for card-related payment transactions

Article L361-1

…il 2015 on interchange fees for card-related payment transactions, detected pursuant to Article L. 511-7 of the French Consumer Code, are subject to an administrative fine that may not exceed the foll…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article R341-9

…s referred to in Article L. 310-3-2, the mutual insurers and associations referred to inArticle L. 211-11 of the Mutual Code and the provident institutions and associations referred to inArticle L. 93…

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

Article A444-69-1

I.-For donations or legacies mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 444-11-1, the applicable rate is, where applicable, reduced to 0.45% for the portion of the base equal to or greater than €60,000 if i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HQ

…eligible for the scheme provided for venture capital companies by article 1-1 of law no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 containing various economic and financial provisions, nor the scheme provided for in fa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-23-1

…712-4 until the decision ruling on the latter or by the notification provided for in Article R. 712-11 until the application is regularised.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article A160-3

…n the basis of the tables and interest rates set by Articles 142-3 and 142-6 of Regulation No. 2015-11 of 26 November 2015 of the French Accounting Standards Authority relating to the accounting frame…

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