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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exemptions

Article 35 ter

Individuals who sell electricity produced from installations with a power output not exceeding 3 kilowatts peak, which use the sun's radiative energy, are connected to the public network at no more th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulated commitments

Article R331-3

The fifth paragraph of Article R. 343-5 and Article R. 343-6 apply to the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 only if these undertakings satisfy, before allocation to the provision for the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Specific elements of the private project management assignment

Article R2431-35

…s or the supplier of industrial products;2° To enable the project owner to assess the operating and maintenance costs;3° To specify the period of performance of the public contracts concerned.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Basis, rates and exemptions for tourist tax.

Article L2333-31

…tourist tax: 1° Minors; 2° Holders of a seasonal employment contract employed in the municipality; 3° Persons benefiting from emergency accommodation or temporary rehousing; 4° Persons occupying prem…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-3

Pursuant to the sixth paragraph of Article L. 355-1, and without prejudice to the provisions of Article R. 352-29, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may limit the regular communicat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-3

…s foreign filing is claimed or that a guarantee certificate has been issued pursuant to the Law of 13 April 1908; 2° A graphic or photographic reproduction of the designs presented in accordance with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-3

…inistry of Defence and distributed by the armed forces health service medical supply establishments;3° Or imported by the Ministry of Defence.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Financial and tax provisions

Article L4434-3

…des: 1° The sums required to repay loans taken out by the department to finance road works prior to 3 August 1984, the date of publication of the loi n° 84-747 du 2 août 1984 relative aux compétences…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: General health administration.

Article L1524-3

The provisions of articles L. 1421-1, L. 1421-2, L. 1421-3 and L. 1425-1 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands subject to the following adaptation: for the application of ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer and loss of trademark rights

Article L714-3

…rticle L. 411-4, if the trademark does not meet the conditions set out in Articles L. 711-2, L. 711-3, L. 715-4 and L. 715-9.

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