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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Management leases.

Article L144-13

…ng transactions relating to goodwill or craft businesses mentioned in 3° of l'article 1er de la loi n° 66-455 du 2 juillet 1966 relative aux entreprises pratiquant le crédit-bail. The provisions of Ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Rights of audiovisual communication companies

Article L216-1

…dcasting, their making available to the public online and their communication to the public in a place accessible to the public on payment of an admission fee, are subject to authorisation by the audi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Tax deductions and reductions for overseas investments

Article D333-1

The rules relating to activities qualifying for the income tax reduction granted to taxpayers in respect of new productive investments made in the overseas departments, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article D111-14

En application de l'article 20 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique et dans l'exercice de l'activité définie au neuvième alinéa de l'article L. 111-7, only…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6251-18

…rritorial council may use local semi-public companies and semi-public companies governed by the loi n° 46-860 du 30 avril 1946 tendant à l'établissement, au financement et à l'exécution de plans d'équ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6351-18

…rritorial council may use local semi-public companies and semi-public companies governed by the loi n° 46-860 du 30 avril 1946 tendant à l'établissement, au financement et à l'exécution de plans d'équ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-12

In wastewater agglomerations whose population and economic activities produce wastewater with a gross organic pollution load of less than or equal to 120 kg per day, the treatment mentioned in article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Provisions applicable to unfair commercial practices other than misleading or aggressive commercial practices

Article L132-1 A

Without prejudice to the award of damages, a civil fine may be imposed, following a request for mutual assistance under Article L. 511-10 relating to a large-scale or EU-wide infringement, pursuant to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-17-2

…istributable by a UCITS are made up of :1° Net income plus retained earnings plus or minus the balance of the income equalisation account;2° Realised capital gains, net of costs, less realised capital…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R4422-30-1

Articles R. 4134-24 to R. 4134-27 are applicable to members of the Corsican economic, social, environmental and cultural council. The Assembly of Corsica is competent to take the deliberation provided…

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