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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260 C

…° Transactions carried out between themselves by the agricultural credit banks mentioned in article L. 512-21 of the Monetary and Financial Code; 3° bis (Repealed)4° To interest, agios, remuneration f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Collection of information and documents

Article L512-10

…on, justification or document necessary for the controls. The authorised agents pursuant to article L. 511-3 may, on being summoned or on site, hear any person likely to provide information useful to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Savings and provident institutions

Article L512-90

…members of the Management Board. Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Article L. 612-39 or L. 612-40, authorisation may be withdrawn by the Supervisory Board of the central body…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article L512-1

…einsurance intermediaries and insurance intermediaries on an ancillary basis, as defined in article L. 511-1, must be registered in a single register of intermediaries, which is freely accessible to t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration application

Article L512-3

An applicant or holder of a filing who has not complied with the prescribed time limits may, if he can show a legitimate excuse, be relieved of any forfeiture he may have incurred.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration application

Article L512-2

The application for registration shall be filed in the forms and under the conditions laid down in this Book. It shall contain, on pain of inadmissibility, the identification of the applicant and a re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Invalidity of a registration

Article L512-5

If the grounds for invalidity affect the design only in part, the registration may be maintained in a modified form provided that, in that form, the design meets the criteria for the grant of protecti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration application

Article L512-1

The application for registration shall be filed, on pain of invalidity, at the Institut national de la propriété industrielle where the applicant has his domicile or registered office in Paris or outs…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION

Article L512-2

Subsidiary protection is not granted to a person if there are serious grounds for believing:1° That he or she has committed a crime against peace, a war crime or a crime against humanity;2° That he or…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION

Article L512-1

Subsidiary protection is granted to any person who does not meet the conditions for being recognised as a refugee but for whom there are serious and proven grounds for believing that there would be a…

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