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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article R811-1

…e 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 Institut n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quater A

1. a. Taxpayers who own, rent or occupy free of charge a dwelling located in France, used as their main residence, may benefit from an income tax credit for expenditure on the installation or replacem…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable to the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article R534-1

…e décret du 18 novembre 1924 relatif à la tenue du livre foncier da…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R910-1

…522-1 to R. 522-25;5° Articles R. 611-23-1, R. 662-4in its version resulting from Decree No. 2016-1851 of 23 December 2016 on the appointment of judicial officers and auctioneers in certain procedur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2573-12

…fonction publique territoriale " sont remplacés par les mots : " de l'article 8 de l'ordonnance n° 2005-10 du 4 janvier 2005 portant statut général des fonctionnaires des communes et des groupements…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-176

…ntity document, a passport photograph complying with the specifications of standard ISO/IEC 19794-5:2005, a declaration on honour attesting to the accuracy of the information given on the declaration…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article D6154-10-3

…terventional procedure and to which a double K or KC and Z quotation was assigned prior to 31 March 2005, the fee rate is set at 40% for university hospital centres and 20% for hospital centres. The l…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Termination of the rights management authorisation

Article L322-7

…d fourth paragraphs of article L. 324-10, I and II of article L. 324-12, articles L. 324-14, L. 324-18, L. 325-7, I and II of article L. 326-3 and articles L. 326-4 and L. 328-1.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the supervisory authorities by groups.

Article L356-22

…Article L. 612-24 of the Monetary and Financial Code. Pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 356-18, they shall draw up written policies guaranteeing that the information disclosed meets the requir…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article L2315-67

…nd economic committee draws up consolidated accounts, under the conditions set out inarticle L. 233-18 of the French Commercial Code. The accounting requirements for these consolidated accounts are se…

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