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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-5

…repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 200…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163 bis

…ch it applies from income tax. This levy is based on the amount of the capital less an allowance of 10%. This levy is applicable when the payment is not split into instalments and the beneficiary can…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 239 octies

…etermining taxable income and does not constitute distributed income within the meaning of articles 109 à 111. This benefit is tax-exempt in the hands of the beneficiary, unless the latter is a legal…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Candidate registration requirements

Article A212-35

For the prerequisite tests mentioned in article R. 212-10-17, the candidate's registration file is submitted one month before the date set for the tests to the training organisation responsible for or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Events and meetings subject to declaration

Article A331-17

…e event; 5° A certificate of insurance policy, in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 331-10 and R. 331-30, taken out by the event organiser or, failing this, a declaration on honour underta…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-3 (art. R322-27)

…ion items such as crampons. 9. Drowning prevention articles such as buoys for recreational boating. 10. Buoyancy aids such as swimwear with integral floats, armbands. 11. Visual signalling accessories…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Risk Committees

Article L511-93

…gement function. In the case of a branch of a credit institution referred to in I of Article L. 511-10, the risk committee or the mechanism referred to in Article L. 511-89 communicates to the body of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-6

…the fostering of the embryo. The conditions and effects of this consent are governed by article 342-10 of the Civil Code.The couple or unmarried woman receiving the embryo and the couple or unmarried…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-4-1

…to open a public house referred to in article L. 3331-3 without selling alcoholic beverages between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. within the meaning of article L. 3331-4.A change in the person of the owner or ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L4312-13

…ody and meeting the conditions of eligibility is greater than the threshold set in 1° but less than 10% of the total number of nurses in the territorial jurisdiction of the council concerned, the elec…

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