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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: National tattoo product vigilance system.

Article R513-10-9

…on concerning them, as well as the collection of information mentioned in article R. 513-10-12 ; 1° bis The reporting of other adverse reactions, including those resulting from misuse of the product;…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

…rms Located on the Continental Shelf, done at Rome on 10 March 1988 and revised at London on 14 October 2005, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person gui…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxes

Article 1521

I. - The tax applies to all properties subject to property tax on built properties or which are temporarily exempt from such tax, as well as to the housing of civil servants or civilian and military e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-80

The deduction of fees and commissions borne by subscribers of units in mutual funds mentioned in 1 of VI, VI bis and VI ter of article 199 terdecies-0 A of the French General Tax Code and in 1 of III…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-71

…he condition of previous activity income mentioned in 3° of article R. 5424-70, the income declared by the self-employed person to the tax authorities for income tax purposes and corresponding to the…

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

Article 244 quater Y

5° 80% of the tax advantage provided by the tax reduction applied to the investment and by the deduction of the deficit arising from the rental of the property acquired and the capital loss realised o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 octies

…ic production companies within the meaning of Article L. 213-1 of the Intellectual Property Code, subject to corporation tax, are eligible for a tax credit in respect of expenditure on the production,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-4

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of article 3 bis of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, any retail trader duly established on the territory of a f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-85

Supervisory Board members may not receive any remuneration, permanent or otherwise, from the company other than that provided for in articles L. 225-81, L. 225-83, L. 225-84 and L. 22-10-25 and, where…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-12

I. - Where the detention provided for by European Union regulations and relating to goods suspected of infringing a copyright or related right is implemented before an application by the right holder…

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