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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-180

…n in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle 188.66 € e) Appointment of a proxy (article 21 annex of the code of civil procedure) 26.41 € f) Deposit of power of attorney in the hands of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of works by providers of online content-sharing services

Article L137-2

…rightholders for the reproductions that it makes. II - Article 6(2) and (3) of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy do not apply to the provider of the online content…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article L331-25

…electronically on the basis of the information mentioned in 2° of article 19 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy; when this information is not available, the autho…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L2321-2

…department's collection of administrative acts; 3° Functional allowances provided for in article L. 2123-20, contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to article L. 2123-25-2, contr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73

…ons of this Title: 1° Crime of murder committed in an organised gang provided for by 8° of Article 221-4 of the Criminal Code; 1° bis Crime of murder committed in concurrence, within the meaning of Ar…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2641-1

…e application of the regulatory provisions of Book I in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon : 1° In Article R. 2111-9: a) 2° is deleted ; b) In 5°, the words: "other technical standards drawn up by European stan…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 261

…tion provided in public establishments and private establishments governed by articles L. 151-3, L. 212-2, L. 424-1 to L. 424-4, L. 441-1, L. 443-1 to L. 443-5 and L. 731-1 to L. 731-17 of the Educati…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R445-3

…ences to the minimum growth wage are replaced by references to the minimum wage; 5° In articles R. 421-3, R. 421-4, R. 426-16, R. 426-19 and R. 431-14, references to the provisions of the Labour Code…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 2

…inistrative certificate attesting to the presence of the signatures of the parties to the contract. 21. Staff costs of local authorities, their groupings, their public establishments and their directl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-9

I.-In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 213-2, requisitions sent under the conditions provided for in this code for the interception of telephone communications shall give rise to reimburse…

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