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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R15-33-29-4-2

The tasks entrusted by articles R. 15-33-11 à R. 15-33-13 to the magistrate delegated to the judicial missions of the customs and tax authorities with regard to customs officers are applicable to tax…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article L4433-4-3-2

…rogramme specifying the nature, purpose and scope of the international commitments that he proposes to negotiate, in compliance with the international commitments of the Republic, with one or more Sta…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article L716-2-5

An application for a declaration of invalidity filed on the basis of 2°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 711-2 shall be dismissed where the proprietor of the contested trade mark can establish that the trade…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-91

Selective financial aid is awarded to production companies that do not hold an automatic audiovisual production account for the preparation of audiovisual works that belong to one of the following gen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Filings appended to the register

Article A123-63-1

To carry out the electronic transmission of accounting documents provided for in the second paragraph of article R. 123-121-4, the individual limited liability entrepreneur shall use the IT service me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Filings appended to the register

Article A123-63

A model certificate for the issue of information, given by the natural person registering, to his spouse with joint property on the consequences of debts contracted in the exercise of his profession o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Offences concerning public limited companies

Article L242-2

…able by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for any person: 1°, 2° and 3° (deleted); 4° Fraudulently causing a contribution in kind to be valued higher than its true value.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deposits to be made by companies having their registered office abroad

Article R123-120-1

…company has its registered office in one of the Member States of the European Community or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the deeds and documents may, at its request, be file…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Overseas Aid Commission

Article 211-155

The Overseas Aid Commission is made up of six members:1° The Director of Economic, Social and Cultural Affairs for Overseas France or his representative;2° Two film professionals;3° One representative…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4113-48

…ss two points. The remuneration of shares representing the contributions provided for in 2°, 3° and 4° of article R. 4113-36, as well as shares distributed following a capital increase, may not exceed…

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