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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Use of fixed-term usage contracts

Article 122-15

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée notes the non-compliance by beneficiaries of financial aid with their obligations relating to the conditions for the use of customary fixed-term cont…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-15

I.-The right to object does not apply to this processing pursuant to Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-15

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 663-15, the remuneration due for assisting the debtor in the preparation of a project involving a substantial change in the objectives or means of the p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-15

If the articles of association are drawn up by private deed, as many originals as are necessary to provide each partner with a copy and to comply with the provisions of l'article 7 du décret n° 78-704…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article L224-100

The rules relating to the obligation to provide information by credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and the bodies mentioned in Article L. 518-1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article L224-101

The rules on direct marketing of banking or financial services are laid down by the provisions of Chapter I of Title IV of Book III of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article L224-102

The rules on canvassing for insurance are set out in the provisions of Chapter II of Title I of Book I of the Insurance Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Additional tax on certain registration duties

Article 1584 bis

The municipal council may, by deliberation, reduce the rate of the additional tax on registration duties or land registration tax by up to 0.5% for the transfers referred to in 1° of 1 of article 1584…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-15

The decisions of the Board of Directors are enforceable if, within fifteen days of their receipt, the Minister responsible for sport has not made any observations known. However, decisions relating to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tax on offshore wind turbines

Article 1519 C

With the exception of the levy mentioned in XIX of article 1647 made for the benefit of the State, the product of the tax on electricity production installations using mechanical wind energy at sea me…

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