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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expenditure chargeable to the balance of the apprenticeship tax

Article L6241-5

…managed by a consular chamber and consular higher education establishments mentioned in article L. 711-17 of the Commercial Code; 5° Private higher education establishments managed by non-profit organ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-8

…t mentioned in article L. 5121-1 or by any holder of the authorisation provided for in article L. 4211-6 to comply with the obligation to implement a pharmacovigilance system, to manage the pharmacovi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-29

…the investigations provided for in Article 17-1 of Law no. 95-73 of 21 January 1995, in Articles L. 114-1, L. 114-2, L. 211-11-1, L. 234-1 et L. 234-2 du code de la sécurité intérieure et à l'article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-2

…rior or subsequent to an act, linked to its completion and made necessary by the law or regulations;11° "Professional": a natural person who holds an office, a firm or a practice or who is a partner i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: General provisions

Article D591

…graph of Article 99 ;9° Applications by an assisted witness to be examined, provided for by Article 113-6 ;10° Requests for a copy of the investigation file provided for by the fourth paragraph of Art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 sexies

…f the following expenditure incurred in France:a) Remuneration paid to authors listed in article L. 113-7 of the Intellectual Property Code, as well as the related social security charges;b) Remunerat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-5

…at may be received as well as the nature of the duties that justify them.Notwithstanding article L. 1111-6 of the present code, local elected representatives acting as representatives of local authori…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

…17-1 of the same code or by venture capital companies mentioned in article 1-I of law no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 containing various provisions of an economic and financial nature or by venture capital…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-12

…r the conditions and in accordance with the procedures referred to in Articles L. 621-10 and L. 621-11. Where the premises visited are located within the jurisdiction of several courts and simultaneou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-10

…"obligations de financement de l'habitat" or bonds referred to in II ofArticle 13 of Law 85-695 of 11 July 1985 , as well as the list of "obligations foncières", "obligations de financement de l'habi…

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