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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 quinquies : Capital gains realised on contributions to companies or restructuring of professional non-trading companies

Article 151 octies B

I. - Capital gains subject to the regime of articles 39 duodecies à 39 quindecies resulting from the exchange of rights and shares carried out at the time of the contribution of such rights or shares…

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

Article L137-2

…ion from the 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 on…

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

Article L331-25

…s is issued 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 availabl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…le décret n° 89-794 du 30 octobre 1989 modifié.-moniteurs en pharmacie régis par le décret n° 92-1229 du 19 novembre 1992 modifié.-attachés temporaires d'enseignement et de recherche régis par le déc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 9-2

…ovided for in articles 80,82,87,88,388,531 and 532 of this code and to the article 65 of the law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press ; 2° Any investigative act emanating from the public prosec…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-1

…of article R. 321-1, as amended on the date of publication of the amending finance law 2013-1279 of 29 December 2013, and taken out with a company mentioned in article L. 310-2. The amount of the cont…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-4

…t of compensation due to the victim or his heirs, after deduction of the benefits listed in article 29 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 designed to improve the situation of victims of road accidents a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Measures to combat specific risks

Article L3135-3

…nt of compensation due to the victim or his heirs, after deduction of the benefits listed inarticle 29 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 aimed at improving the situation of victims of road accidents an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure applicable to the interoperability of technological measures

Article R331-35

…ce for an opinion in accordance with the procedures set out in the last paragraph of Article L. 331-29 and decide to stay the proceedings on the application referred to it, pending this opinion.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons and activities

Article 1447

…period defined in article 1467 A, derive gross revenue excluding tax, within the meaning of article 29, of less than €100,000 or turnover, within the meaning of 1 of I of article 1586 sexies, of less…

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