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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3

I.-The fixation of the performer's performance, its reproduction and communication to the public, as well as any separate use of the sound and image of the performance when it has been fixed for both…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 40

I. Subject to what is stated in Article 238 octies, and by way of derogation from the provisions of 1 of Article 38, capital gains arising from the disposal during the course of business of fixed asse…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous goods intermediaries

Article L551-1

I. - An intermediary in various goods is 1° Any person who, directly or indirectly, by means of promotional communication or canvassing, offers on a regular basis to one or more clients or potential c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L632-16

…ere such activities are carried out on behalf of authorities of a State that is not a member of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, they shall be carried out…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Special provisions relating to the exploitation of certain unavailable works

Article L138-1

…rts referred to in the previous paragraph shall be carried out by publicly accessible libraries, museums, archive services or institutions depositing the cinematographic, audiovisual or sound heritage…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-27-1

…iders shall communicate the information required in the first paragraph of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015. The detailed rules…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-17

…fter the trade, with the exception of the cases provided for in point 2 of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securitie…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-5

…graph shall notify this agreement to the group supervisor and to the ultimate parent undertaking at EU level. Where the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution has entered into the agreement…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Product monitoring and governance requirements

Article L516-1

…rance products, shall develop, apply and update in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2358 of 21 September 2017, a validation process for each insurance product, or significant…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-25

…origin, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 37 and Annex I of Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting a…

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