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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-2

The filing may be made personally by the applicant or by a representative whose domicile, registered office or place of business is in a Member State of the European Union or in a State party to the A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Other payment instruments

Article D734-12

…133-1 to D. 133-32009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-4No. 2017-1314 of 31 August 2017D. 133-5 to D. 133-7n° 2009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-8 to D. 133-12No. 2018-1228 of 24 December 2018II. - For the appli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Other payment instruments

Article D732-12

…133-1 to D. 133-32009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-4No. 2017-1314 of 31 August 2017D. 133-5 to D. 133-7n° 2009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-8 to D. 133-12No. 2018-1228 of 24 December 2018II. - For the appli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Other payment instruments

Article D733-12

…133-1 to D. 133-32009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-4No. 2017-1314 of 31 August 2017D. 133-5 to D. 133-7n° 2009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-8 to D. 133-12No. 2018-1228 of 24 December 2018II. - For the appli…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-101

I. - Where one of the members requests his withdrawal from the company by transferring all of his corporate shares, this shall be done in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 743-44, R. 743-9…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-4

Persons are excluded from the contract award procedure if: 1° They have been sanctioned for failure to comply with the obligations set out in Articles L. 8221-1, L. 8221-3, L. 8221-5, L. 8231-1, L. 82…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-4

The following persons shall be excluded from the procedure for awarding concession contracts: 1° Persons who have been sanctioned for failure to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles L. 82…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-37

Approval of a circuit is granted for a period of four years by the Prefect, after an inspection and an opinion by the Commission nationale d'examen des circuits de vitesse (National Speed Circuit Exam…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to investment services providers, financial investment advisers, providers of participative financing services and participative investment intermediaries

Article L775-42

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° bis : Tax reduction for investment in leisure property

Article 199 decies E

…public body responsible for the development of a new conurbation created in application of the loi n° 70-610 du 10 juillet 1970 tendant à faciliter la création d'agglomérations nouvelles.The owner mu…

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