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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L611-12

The opening of safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings automatically terminates the agreement recorded or approved pursuant to Article L. 611-8. In this case, the creditors recov…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R512-18-1

A decision is taken on the application for registration referred to in Articles R. 512-15 and R. 512-17 within six months of its submission. This period is interrupted, where applicable, by the notifi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article R613-58-1

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Levies

Article R512-17

Any sampling shall include at least three samples, except in the cases provided for in articles R. 512-18 to R. 512-24. One is sent to the State laboratory for analysis, the other two may be sent to t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article R616-2

The website of the Commission d'évaluation et de contrôle de la médiation de la consommation includes all useful information for consumers in the event of a cross-border consumer dispute. In particula…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the admissibility decision

Article R722-7

In the event of a property seizure, where the forced sale of a debtor's property has been ordered and the commission refers the matter to the judge responsible for the property seizure for the purpose…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article R623-3

In addition to the information prescribed in articles 56 and 752 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the summons shall expressly set out, on pain of nullity, the individual cases presented by the associat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liquidation

Article 791

The rate of land registration tax is reduced to 0.60% for inter vivos transfers free of charge. The value to be used for the tax base may not be less, where applicable, than that used as the basis for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Stamp duties, other duties and taxes

Article 1840 I

Any fraud or attempted fraud and, in general, any manoeuvre with the aim or having the result of defrauding or compromising the tax, committed in the use of stamping machines is punishable by the pena…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Methods of proof - Recording offences

Article 1883

The enjoyment, by way of farm, or lease, or commitment of a property, is also sufficiently established, for the request and continued payment of duties and, where applicable, additional tax, relating…

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