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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L712-4-1

…ade mark referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 712-4, unless otherwise stipulated in the contract; 3° Any legal entity acting on the basis of its name or business name referred to in 3° of Article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-10

…he mutual fund mentioned in article L. 3332-16. For the spouse of the company director mentioned in 3° of the same article and for the employee whose employment contract is suspended, who have not rec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Tasks and accreditation of associations providing assistance to victims of crime

Article D1-12-6

…2° The association's SIRET number, its identifier in the national register of associations (RNA); 3° A copy of the association's articles of association in force; 4° A copy of any internal regulatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Damaged property

Article 1059

Subject to the provisions of 3° of Article 679, plans, reports, certificates, notifications, judgments, contracts, receipts and other acts made pursuant to the loi du 29 décembre 1892 sur les dommages…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 695-9-3

…execute the said order in the issuing State, if different from the issuing authority; 2° (Repealed) 3° The date and purpose of the freezing order; 4° Data making it possible to identify the property o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-11-3

…ormat of the information requested, as well as the arrangements for its disclosure or transmission; 3° The information requested is limited to what is strictly necessary for the performance of the spe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5721-6-3

…referred to in 2° of Article L. 5211-43, half of the members elected by the college referred to in 3° of the said article, a representative of the departmental council when the department is a member…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-66

…teFrom €0 to €6,5000.774%From €6,500 to €17,0000,426%From €17,000 to €30,0000.290%Over €30,0000.213%3° A fixed fee of €56.60, in cases other than those provided for in 1° and 2°.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for projects

Article 633-4

…the company's development strategy; 2° The technical quality and innovative nature of the project; 3° The integration of environmental issues; 4° The consistency of the budget and the business model;…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book VII: ENFORCEMENT OF REMOVAL DECISIONS

Article R740-1

In accordance with article R. 264-1, the provisions of articles R. 741-1 to R. 741-3, R. 742-1, R. 742-2, R. 743-1 to R. 743-22 and R. 744-1 to R. 744-47 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situ…

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