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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-37

…sentative of the municipalities;5° Four representatives of associations approved under article L. 1114-1;6° One representative of associations of retired and elderly people;7° One representative of di…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-26

…ist mentioned in I of Article L. 822-1 has not declared the information mentioned in Article R. 821-14-7 or paid the contributions due under Article L. 821-6-1, the High Council shall give formal noti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe 1-4

…ger of the company, Position held : Declare that they are aware of the provisions of article L. 131-14 du code de commerce, under the terms of which: "In order for a legal entity to be registered on t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article D6141-15

The list of hospital centres designated as regional hospital centres pursuant to Article L. 6141-2 is as follows:1° Centre hospitalier régional d'Amiens ;2° Angers regional hospital centre ;3° Centre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 septies : Companies located in employment areas to be revitalised

Article 44 duodecies

I. - Taxpayers who create activities between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2023 in the employment areas to be redynamised defined in 3 bis of article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on region…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1384 A

…uction and Housing Code. For constructions financed under the conditions set out in articles D. 331-14 to R. 331-16 or articles D. 372-9 to D. 372-12 of the Construction and Housing Code, the financin…

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

Article 209-0 B

…d or a tax period closed before 1st January 2005. For companies that were eligible before 1 January 2007 and have not opted in, the option provided for in I may be exercised at the latest in respect o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health products for human use

Article L1453-1

…or marketing products mentioned in II of Article L. 5311-1 with the exception of those mentioned in 14°, 15° and 17° or providing services associated with these products are required to make public, o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Relationship between collective bargaining agreements and employment contracts.

Article L2254-2

…This dismissal is subject only to the terms and conditions defined in articles L. 1232-2 to L. 1232-14 and articles L. 1234-1 to L. 1234-11, L. 1234-14, L. 1234-18, L. 1234-19 and L. 1234-20.VI. - The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Municipal services

Article L2573-25

…ABLE PROVISIONS IN THE FORM OF: L. 2223-1 law no. 2016-1658 of 5 December 2016 L. 2223-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 4° of Article L. 2223-3 Act no. 2016-1048 of 1 August 2016 L. 2223-4, with t…

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