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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-22-4

The rights attached to a compulsory licence may not be assigned or transferred except with the undertaking or part of the undertaking to which they are attached.This assignment or transfer is, on pain…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIX: Declaration of income from transferable securities (IFU)

Article 242 ter C

…companies of venture capital mutual funds, specialised professional funds falling under article L. 214-37of the Monetary and Financial Code in its wording prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-12-2

…cipal council of the new commune from among its members, under the conditions set out in Article L. 2122-7. By way of derogation, the mayor of the former commune in office at the time of the creation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Determining the topics, timetable and method of negotiation

Article L2222-3-2

…nding on companies which have not concluded an agreement or convention in application of article L. 2222-3-1. If an agreement mentioned in the same article L. 2222-3-1 is concluded, its stipulations r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay parking disputes commission)

Article L2333-87-2

The Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant rules on appeals against individual decisions relating to parking charges.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-25-1

Net revenue losses resulting from I to V of Article 63 of Law No. 2014-58 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of territorial public action and the affirmation of metropolises are compensated for t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-28-1

From 2004, public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status receive a compensation grant equal to the amounts due in respect of 2003 pursuant to I of D of article 44 of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-28-4

…buted freely by the Community Council according to criteria that take into account the majority of: 2° The inadequacy of the financial potential or tax potential per inhabitant of the municipality in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-28-3

…th when it is greater than 30% and less than or equal to 40%, by the eighth when it is greater than 20% and less than or equal to 30%, by the ninth when it is greater than 10% and less than or equal t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Eligible training courses and use of the account

Article L6323-17-2

…rmined by decree. The seniority condition is not required for the employee mentioned in article L. 5212-13, nor for employees who have changed jobs following redundancy for economic reasons or due to…

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