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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-7

…The overall amount of the additional annual remuneration mentioned in I of this article is set at 20% of all the revenue received by the phonogram producer during the year preceding that of the paym…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article L310-5

…t in articles 495-17 to 495-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, by the payment of a fixed fine of 200 euros. The amount of the reduced fixed fine is 150 euros and the amount of the increased fixed f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 quater

…ommittee of a syndicat de communes may decide, under the conditions provided for in article L. 5212-20 du code général des collectivités territoriales, to levy the taxes mentioned in 1° to 4° of I of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 nonies G

…n euros)AMOUNT OF TAXABLE CAPITAL GROWTHAMOUNT OF TAXFrom €50,001 to €60,000 2% PV-(60,000-PV) × 1/ 20De60,001 to 100,000 2% PVDe100,001 to 110,000 3% PV-(110,000-PV) × 1/ 10De110,001 to 150,000 3% PV…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Departmental Commission for Intercommunal Cooperation

Article L5211-45

…mixed syndicate. It is consulted by the State representative in the department or at the request of 20% of its members. It is also consulted on any project to modify the perimeter of a public establis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R1261-10

…first placed in a closed coffin corresponding to the characteristics prescribed in articles R. 2213-20, R. 2213-25 to R. 2213-27 of the General Local Authorities Code, at the expense and under the res…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article Annexe 3-2-1

…am aware of the provisions of Article L. 321-4 of the French Commercial Code, as amended by Law No. 2011-850 of 20 July 2011 on the liberalisation of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction, un…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L470-1

…er the same conditions, they may enjoin any trader to comply with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 promoting fairness and trans…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-2-2

…scheme are replaced by references to the social security scheme provided for byOrder no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, sickness, maternity, invalidity and d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Classes of insurance and statements to be produced

Article A344-2

…n the first paragraph of article L. 142-4 but not by category 11;19 Reinsurance acceptances (life) ;20 Bodily injury (individual contracts) (including guarantees ancillary to individual life insurance…

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