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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Additional departmental tax on tourist tax.

Article L422-14

The rules governing the additional tax levied by the département on tourist tax are set out in article L. 3333-1 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Irregular, unacceptable or inappropriate tenders

Article L2152-1

The purchaser rejects irregular, unacceptable or inappropriate bids.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct payment of the subcontractor

Article L2193-11

…ontractor who has been accepted and whose payment conditions have been approved by the purchaser shall be paid directly by the purchaser for the part of the contract for which he is responsible.Any wa…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct payment of the subcontractor

Article L2193-12

Direct payment is compulsory even if the contractor is being wound up by the court, is in receivership or is the subject of safeguard proceedings.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-1

Securities issued by joint stock companies are financial securities within the meaning of article L. 211-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, which confer identical rights per class.Securities issued…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-12

The certificate shall only be issued if a prior examination shows that the variety for which protection is sought constitutes a new plant variety in accordance with Article L. 623-2. However, the body…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-16

Preliminary examination, issue of the certificate and all acts of registration or deletion give rise to the payment of fees for services rendered. A fee is paid annually throughout the period of valid…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-15

The certificate designates the variety by a denomination enabling it to be identified, without confusion or equivocation, in all the States party to the International Convention for the Protection of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-10

Before the end of the period provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 623-9, the bans prescribed in the first paragraph of the said article may be extended, at the request of the Minister for…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-14

Applications for plant variety certificates, acts granting the certificate and any acts transmitting or modifying the rights attached to an application for a certificate or to a certificate may only b…

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