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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 duodecies

…nsation referred to in articles L. 1235-1, L. 1235-2, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 to L. 1235-13, 7° of Article L. 1237-18-2 and 5° of Article L. 1237-19-1 of the French Labour Code as well as t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article L561-25

…gardless of the medium used, kept pursuant to Article L. 561-10-2 and Articles L. 561-12 and L. 561-13 be communicated directly to it within the time limits it sets. This right is exercised on the bas…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-8

…of claims with the electronic references of the portal provided for in Articles L. 814-2 and L. 814-13.The clerk's office of the court that opened the proceedings shall request the keeper of the Natio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-9

…prudentiel et de résolution are subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 511-13 and to the provisions of Articles L. 511-33 to L. 511-38 and L. 511-41 . They also ensure that th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article L612-38

…entral Bank in accordance with the provisions of Article 18(5) of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013, the supervisory board shall initiate sanction proceedings against an institut…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R92

…on and audiovisual broadcasting of judgments, rulings and court orders incurred pursuant to article 131-35 of the Criminal Code;9° Expenses resulting from acts carried out for the execution of judicia…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…the stay-at-home mother's allowance and the childcare allowance, maintained under Articles 12 and 13 of Law no. 77-765 of 12 July 1977 instituting the family supplement, the disabled adults' allowan…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-4

…representative; c) Two or three other State employees carrying out the duties defined in article L. 131-12, including at least one sports technical advisor assigned to the rectorate of the academic re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721

A reduction in sentence may be granted by the sentence enforcement judge, following the opinion of the sentence enforcement commission, to convicts serving one or more custodial sentences who have giv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Disciplinary chambers of first instance and regional and inter-regional councils.

Article L4124-7

I. - Subject to the provisions of article L. 4124-10-1, the disciplinary chamber of first instance of the medical and dental surgeons' orders shall sit with the regional or inter-regional council and…

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