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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Renewal of the contract

Article L1254-17

…term provided for in article L. 1254-12, subject to the derogation provided for in article L. 1254-13. The conditions for renewal are stipulated in the contract or are the subject of an amendment sub…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Groupings of tourist municipalities and classified tourist resorts.

Article L134-3

The provisions of articles L. 133-11 and L. 133-12 are applicable to groupings of communes or to fractions of groupings of communes constituting a single, continuous territory. The provisions of artic…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2132-7

Subject to the provisions of articles R. 2132-11 to R. 2132-13, communications and exchanges of information during the award of a contract pursuant to this Book shall take place by electronic means. A…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-9

…ss otherwise stipulated, this power extends to the registration requests referred to in articles R. 132-10 to R. 132-13 and R. 132-15, upon receipt of the notifications provided for in Article R. 132-…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific rules for calculating sums held in the automatic account for promotion abroad in 2022

Article 919-109

…inemas is equal to the total of the amounts calculated, under the conditions set out in article 721-13, in respect of admissions achieved during the year 2020 and those achieved during the year 2021.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Portion of contract performance reserved for SMEs

Article R2213-5

…or indirectly, to the small and medium-sized enterprises or craftsmen mentioned in article R. 2151-13 is set at 10% of the estimated value of the partnership contract, excluding financing costs, exce…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Organisations authorised to conclude contracts that may be extended to rightsholders who are not members of the organisation

Article R329-14

The application for approval, accompanied by a file drawn up in accordance with article R. 329-13, is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the Minister for Culture, who issues…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R742-9

…e registry. This publication shall be carried out in the same way as provided for in article R. 741-13. It is made within fifteen days of receipt of the judgment by the agent or, if there is no agent,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Uncultivated land. Development

Article 1025

…ession of uncultivated or manifestly underexploited land referred to in articles L. 125-1 to L. 125-13 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code are exempt, subject to the provisions of article 1020, fro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Vb: Tax on the sale for valuable consideration of bare land that has been made buildable

Article 1605 nonies

…land or rights relating to bare land made constructible as a result of their classification, after 13 January 2010, by a local town planning plan or by another town planning document in lieu thereof,…

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