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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 207

1. The following are exempt from corporation tax:1° (provisions no longer applicable);1° bis. Professional trade unions, whatever their legal form, and their unions for their activities relating to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2411-1

…delegate; 11° Employee representative mentioned inarticle L. 662-4 of the French Commercial Code ; 12° Employee representative on the board of directors or supervisory board of public sector undertak…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 ter B

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Scope of application

Article 995

…s amended, of Decree No. 89-158 of 9 March 1989 implementing Articles 26 and 34 to 42 of Law No. 88-1201 of 23 December 1988, as amended, and relating to debt securitisation funds;10° Contracts taken…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: General provisions

Article D591

…wyer wishes to provide his client with a copy, provided for in the seventh paragraph of Article 114;12° Declarations of a change of declared address provided for in the last paragraph of article 116;1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 219

…0% for financial years commencing on or after 1 January 2007.A share of costs and expenses equal to 12% of the gross amount of capital gains on disposals is taken into account in determining taxable i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Agency staff

Article L1432-11

…ies, the Agency and Working Conditions Committee exercises the powers provided for in Articles L. 2312-78 to L. 2312-80, the second paragraph of Article L. 2312-81 and Articles L. 2312-83 and L. 2312-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-1

…logy ;7. Cardiovascular medicine ;8. Neurology ;9. Pneumology ;10. Nephrology ;11. Medical biology ;12. Public health ;13. Psychiatry ;14. Nuclear medicine ;15. Medical gynaecology.C. - 1 free.VII. -…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article D47-9-1

I.-The provisions of I, II, III and IV of article D. 1er-13 are applicable to transmissions of information made pursuant to article 706-47-4. II.-The list of professions and activities exercised by th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 217 undecies

…is linked, directly or indirectly, to one or more other companies within the meaning of Article 39(12), the turnover to be used is the sum of its turnover and that of all the companies linked to it.…

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