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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 C

…nies are defined as joint stock companies listed on a regulated market in accordance with Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies GC

…mutual insurance companies or supplementary occupational retirement unions mentioned in Article L. 214-1 du code de la mutualité or the institutions for supplementary professional retirement mentioned…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to sanitation

Article L2224-8

…out the inspection of non-collective sanitation installations; they carry out this inspection by 31 December 2012 at the latest, and then at intervals that may not exceed ten years.They may ensure, wi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Exempt assets

Article 976

…ût 1962 complémentaire à la loi d'orientation agricole et à l'article 11 de la loi n° 70-1299 du 31 December 1970 relative aux groupements fonciers agricoles are exempt, provided that these shares rep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-13-1

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 1453-6, it is prohibited for the professionals mentioned in Article L. 5143-2, the groups mentioned in Article L. 5143-6 and for feed business operators approve…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5217-1

…ise the competences listed in I of l'article L. 5217-2 on the date of entry into force of Law no. 2014-57 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of territorial public action and the affirmation of me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-106

…de;2° The criteria mentioned in e of point 3 of Annex VII of Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 are met.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R366-4

…13. 13° Article R. 313-14 reads as follows:"Art. R. 313-14.-The documents provided for in articles R. 313-1 to R. 313-4 and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R364-4

…one of these authorities";12° In article R. 313-12, the last sentence is deleted;13° Article R. 313-14 reads as follows:"Art. R. 313-14.-The documents provided for in articles R. 313-1 to R. 313-4 and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

PROCEDURES FOR CALCULATING AND EVALUATING THE INDICATORS DEFINED IN ARTICLE D. 1142-2-1 FOR COMPANIES WITH BETWEEN 50 AND 250 EMPLOYEES 1. Reference period The employer may choose a period of twelve c…

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